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Archive for September, 2009

Truck v Pedestrian; fractures, skin degloving; $1,000,000

Plaintiff, a 63 year old male accountant who worked from his second story home office,  heard the trash truck near the area of his house and went downstairs to throw out shredded documents.  Plaintiff claimed that as he was placing the trash into the side loading trash truck the driver pulled away from the curb [...]

Work Site Accident; negligence of contractor; Amputation, $3,166,667 * cash plus expected structured payments, plus continuing lifetime workers compensation medical benefits.

Plaintiff, a 39 year old male welder suffered a crush injury to his right foot and ankle when a 36” diameter by 20’ long steel casing pipe slipped from the hydraulically operated jaws of a drilling machine. Plaintiff had been welding a specialized drilling bit to the end of the pipe when the pipe slipped. [...]

Work site injury; special employment, head injury: $3,340,000* cash plus expected structured payments; waiver of worker’s compensation lien.

Plaintiff had been working for 2 weeks for a temporary employment agency who had dispatched plaintiff to a newly opened, state of the art, waste recovery and transfer station. Plaintiff suffered a brain injury when he was cleaning a subterranean truck transfer tunnel and trash from above, specifically a television, struck plaintiff on the head. [...]

Dangerous Road Condition, single vehicle accident, wrongful death: $550,000

Plaintiff’s decedent was a passenger owned and operated by her friend. In a sudden rain event the water did not properly sheet (flow) from the roadway. The vehicle hydroplaned and struck a light pole resulting in plaintiff’s decedent’s death. CHP investigation blamed the driver for excessive speed for the conditions.  Claim against the driver for [...]

Auto v Truck: brain injury: 2,390,328.80* cash plus expected structured payments

18 year old plaintiff suffered catastrophic brain injury when the vehicle he was driving at a speed of between 78-83 mph in a 45 mph zone struck the side of defendant’s vehicle as it exited a private driveway. Plaintiff’s vehicle left 312 feet of locked wheel skid. Defendants contended that plaintiff had alcohol in his [...]

Truck v Car: crushing amputation of finger: $950,000.00

Plaintiff lost pinky finger and developed pain syndrome in her right arm due to crushing amputation of pinky finger when big rig made wide turn and in the process crushed plaintiffs finger between the “A pillar” of her vehicle and the side of the truck. The results of every case is dependent upon the specific [...]

Auto v. Pedestrian: $7,284,000.00* ($1,400,000 cash and structure with expected payout of $5,884,406.)

Plaintiff struck at early morning hours when crossing major intersection resulting in brain injury. Defendant contended that plaintiff had elevated blood alcohol level, drug levels, and was darting across roadway in dark clothing. We successfully demonstrated that defendant had adequate opportunity to see plaintiff and avoid the collision. The results of every case is dependent [...]

Work site accident: $2, 475,281.00 Jury Verdict

Dollar v Brian Construction: Plaintiff was employed at a chemical company as a supervisor. During constructing of railway elevated catwalk defendants failed to properly barricade work area and failed to secure flooring resulting in plaintiff falling and causing spinal fractures requiring surgery. Pre trial settlement with co- defendant for additional $400,000. Plaintiff also received  worker’s [...]

Auto v. Pedestrian: $1, 675,000.00 Jury Verdict

30 year old unemployed Latina housewife walking with her 3 children in rural area of Riverside County was struck by car that contended that the pedestrian was in the roadway. We were able to prove that our decedent had not wandered into the roadway and prevailed on the claim of the lifetime value of household [...]

Product Liability, chemical substance: $1,250,000

Plaintiff was removing materials from a hard wood floor using a chemical substance and a floor scrubber machine. A fire started and plaintiff suffered severe burns. Plaintiff contended that the substance was not appropriate for the use intended, there was a failure to properly warn, and there was a design defect by the scrubber manufacturer. [...]

 
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