August - September 2008
Fracture of the pelvic girdle - Chronic pain in legs and back - Sexual dysfunction
Total medical expenses: $94,176
Final offer before trial: $100,000
TOTAL JUDGMENT: $2,005,439
DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
Michael A. Bomer vs. Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles, Inc. and Ociel Castanada
Case No: 06-CV-176
Judge: Paul A. King
Trial Dates: August 26 - 29 and September 3 - 5, 2008
Plaintiffs' Attorneys: David S. Hoover (The Hoover Law Firm) and Michael L. Poindexter (The Law Office of Michael L. Poindexter, PC)
Defendants' Attorneys: Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles: Bruce A. Menk (Hall & Evans, LLC) Ociel Castanada: Stacy Spurlock (Lasater & Martin, PC)
Type of Claim: Product liability - defective product (claim against Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles) and personal injury - motorcycle/auto collision (claim against Ociel Castanada settled during trial). In 2005, Michael Bomer, 48, purchased a new Blackhawk 240 custom "chopper" motorcycle from Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles...
