- Castillo v. County of Los Angeles
Family of 4, including 2 minors, struck and entrapped by giant falling maple silver tree. Family collectively suffered from multiple fractures throughout their bodies, traumatic brain injuries, and loss of consciousness.
County: Los Angeles
Type/ Result: Settlement of $2 Million
- Gregory Lukas, et al. v. Justin Scott Shaw, et al.
Driver hits County inmate picking up trash; Male 51, amputation of both legs below knees
County: Monterey
Type/Result: Settlement at $1.9 Million + - Lee v. Powell
Family with new baby & passenger were forced off E/Bound I-10 near Palm Springs. Defendant driver continued speeding but was followed by CHP Helicopter and arrested near the Arizona border. Losses included wrongful death of baby and passenger. Defendant denied being involved, the Riverside District Attorney dropped criminal charges. After months of active litigation, Defendant offered policy limits.
County: Riverside
Type/Result: Settlement at $1.5 Million - Jane Doe Student v. Roe 1 Lexus and Roe 2 Ford F150 (CONFIDENTIAL)
Multiple-Vehicle Freeway Accident—completely deaf driver injured in a 5-vehicle accident; experiencedtwo impacts causing her cochlear implant to dislodge and malfunction permanently.
County: Los Angeles
Type/ Result: Settlement of $1.45 Million
- Williams v. Ae Kyung
Driver made a wide turn at an intersection causing a rollover. Female suffered crushed right finger, right finger amputation with bone exposure, concussion, neck and back pain. After months of active litigation defendant offered policy limits.
County: Orange
Type/Result: Settlement at $1.25 Million - Virginia Maciejewski v. Terence Walsh
Collision with a drunk driver on 405 freeway; Female 72, series of complicated neck surgeries.
County: Los Angeles
Type/Result: Settlement at $1.2 Million - Dale Marston
Army Veteran was stopped on the NB I-15 freeway in stop and go traffic when he was rear-ended by the defendant, who was texting, forcing our client to be pushed into the vehicle in front of him.
County: Riverside
Type/ Result: Settlement at $1 Million
- Wrongful Death - Uninsured Motorist Claim
Head on impact on a two-lane mountain road
County: San Bernardino
Type/Result: Settlement at $1 Million - Derboghossian v. Polus
Driver unknown to him had advanced diabetes hit his head on dashboard resulting in blindness
County: Stanislaus
Type/Result: Arbitrator Verdict at $1 Million - Susan Roth v. Arizona Pipeline Co.
Rear-ended by a fully loaded ford F800 dump truck. The impact broke her seat and pushed her into the vehicle ahead of her. Female 39, suffered disc bulges at C5-6, C6-7, L4-5, L5-S1, Lumbar Strain and Cervical Strain. Susan underwent two-level fusion surgery.
County: San Bernardino
Type/Result: Settlement at $925,000.00 - Kitrell v. Wendlberger
Defendant driver struck 20-year-old bicyclist; left clavicle fracture and lower back injury resulted in two-level lumbar artificial disc replacement surgery.
County: Los Angeles
Type/ Result: Settlement of $900,000.00
- Foster & Fuller vs. City of Los Angeles et- Central West
Multiple-Vehicle Rear-End Collision; Passengers
County: Los Angeles-Central West
Type/Result: Jury Verdict at $716,565.00 - Carol Austin v. Contrast Lighting
Woman rear-ended by three-axle truck and trailer on 405 freeway, injuries to neck, back, elbow, hip, wrist, disc protrusion and ruptured disc. After three cervical epidural steroid injections Carol underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion at C4-5 and C5-6.
County: Los Angeles
Type/Result: Settlement at $650,000.00 - Yun + 16 Passengers vs. David Hood Trucking
Tour bus passengers rear-ended by freight liner truck; all passengers were hurt when their bus was pushed off the road.
State: Arizona
Type/Result: Settlement of $618,675.00 - Jaquith & Jaquith vs. TDW Construction, et al.
18 Wheeler loses brakes, runs stop sign and collides with vehicle; Female, 46, Pelvis/arm fractures, severe depression
County: Alameda Superior
Type/Result: Settlement of $615,000.00 - Nagin v. Odum
Defendant driver crossed double yellow lines causing head-on collision on a curvy mountainous State Route 74. Trauma RN, 59, fractured her sternum and ribs, tore tendons in her shoulder and labrum. Defendant disputed plaintiff’s damages and the case went to jury that lasted two weeks; Deliberation three hours.
County: Riverside
Type/Result: Verdict $561,727.00 - Walker v. Carrillo
Customer service manager’s Jaguar was rear-ended by Ford F-150 driven by defendant Southbound 405 FWY in the HOV lane. Female, suffered a 2-millimeter paracentral disc bulge at the C6-7 level and an aggravation of 3.5-millimeter dorsal spondylotic ridge at the C5-6 level. She underwent an anterior cervical discectomy, an interbody fusion with an interbody graft, plate fixation, and iliac crest bone marrow aspiration. She then followed up with six weeks of physical therapy.
County: Los Angeles
Type/Result: Settlement at $500,000.00