Verdicts and Settlements

$2,655,240.00 HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT – FRACTURES & AMPUTATION

A man was sitting in a chair in his front yard watering his grass when he was struck by a hit and run vehicle. The driver fled and there were no witnesses. The driver then attempted to burn the car the morning after the accident. There were no witnesses to the arson either. A neighbor found the victim bleeding with open fractures to his legs. The victim suffered multiple fractures and vascular injuries to both lower extremities. His left leg was subsequently arnputated above the knee. An investigation found a piece of the license plate frame at the scene of the accident and it was subsequently linked to the license plate of attempted car arson.
The defendants and four passengers retained criminal counsel immediately and pled the Fifth Amendment due to criminal charges, which were subsequently dismissed due to lack of witnesses. The driver denied he was driving the vehicle at the moment of impact and contended that there was no proof to support the allegations. Our attorneys successfully went to court, proving with circumstantial evidence that the driver was responsible for the victim’s injuries and won the jury verdict.

$16,000,000 CAR ACCIDENT VERDICT – WRONGFUL DEATH & SEVERE BRAIN INJURY

A car carrying a family of four was struck by a drunk driver in Pomona.  The father was killed while the mother sustained severe brain injuries. Our attorneys obtained a jury verdict for the mother and her 2 children.

$1,000,000 BIG RIG RUNS OVER MOTORCYCLE – WRONGFUL DEATH

Motorcyclist was run over by a semi-truck changing lanes on the 10 Freeway in Redlands, killing him on impact. Our motorcycle attorneys recovered the full commercial policy limits for the family of the motorcyclist.

$5,500,000 SEMI-TRUCK LOSES CONTROL – WRONGFUL DEATH

Flatbed truck hauling bulldozer on Hwy 138 lost control and went over double yellow lines. Truck drove up and over on-coming car  killing the driver and injuring the passenger.  Our attorneys obtained a substantial settlement for the victim’s families.

$600,000  PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY CAR – MULTIPLE FRACTURES

A pedestrian was walking on a county road,  when the lane area designated for pedestrians ended. This forced the pedestrian onto roadway where he was struck by a car.  He sustain multiple serious fractures as a result.

$196,000 SLIP & FALL IN WHOLESALE STORE – FRACTURED ANKLE

A woman tripped over a pallet in wholesale big box store. She suffered a fractured ankle. Our attorneys deftly handled the arbitration ulitmately lead to an award for our client.

$518,000 TRIP & FALL IN RESTAURANT – COMPLEX REGION PAIN SYNDROME

A woman tripped over a potted plant outside the entrance to a restaurant.  She fractured her elbow and developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.  She was awarded $518,000 in compensation.

$5,500,000 DEFECTIVE CAR - SEVERE BURNS

72yr old driver was severly burned when his pick up truck became engulfed in flames while driving.  Our attorneys were able to show that injuries resulted from a defective exhaust system in the car and the case settled.

$1,100,000 NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE – WRONGFUL DEATH

Our attorneys were able to demonstrate that an Alheimers facility was negligent in allowing a resident to “escape” or wandered off from their locked facility. He was stuck by a locomotive and died days later.

$2,200,000 MILITARY INJURIES VERDICT – PERMANENT DISABILITY

An off-duty marine was struck by a vehicle driven by an on-duty marine just outside of the 29 Palms Marine Corps Base. The marine fractured both ankles and was permanently disabled, leading to an early retirement.

$3,150,000 WORKPLACE INJURY – UNSAFE EQUIPMENT

Chinese manufactured metal lathe, pulled right arm off of a temporary worker at the shoulder. Our attorneys demonstrated that the injuries were due to an unsafe defect in design allowing heavy machine to engage with just body pressure. Settled during trial.

$300,000 DOG BITE – PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT

5yr old child attended a friend’s birthday party. The homeowner’s golden retriever bit off the child’s upper lip.  Our attorneys were able to settle for the homeowner’s full policy limit.

$1,600,000 GOVERNMENT LIABILITY

In the transition area between 2 freeways, a car struck a section of broken guard rail.  The guard rail came into car and amputated drivers right leg.  Our attorneys outlined the liability for this dangerous road condition and settled against state of California.

$13,500,000 HIGH SPEED REAR END COLLISION – CATASTROPHIC BRAIN INJURY

A car was rear-ended at high speed, causing the bumper to be pushed into back seat where a 22yr old newlywed was sitting. Her brain injuries were so severe that she is semi vegetative state for rest of her life.

$6,000,000 DELIVERY TRUCK ACCIDENT – AMPUTATION & BRAIN INJURY

National package delivery truck veered from his lane of traffic to on-coming lane and drove up and over a Suburban, nearly amputating left arm, memory loss, pulmonary & chest injuries. Our attorneys settled in mediation for $6M.

$300,000.00 SHOTGUN BLAST TO GIRLFRIEND

Mother of son who shot girlfriend stated house was in foreclosure and that no homeowners coverage existed. Homeowner coverage was discovered through due diligence. Subsequently, insurer denied coverage on the basis that it was an intentional act. Our attorneys successfully obtained the  full policy limits of $300,000.00 in four months.

$1,110,000 FIGHT AFTER MINOR CAR ACCIDENTS LEADS TO DEATH

After minor rear-end collision, passenger of the vehicle which was struck exited vehicle to photograph damage with cell phone. Negligent driver and girlfriend exited vehicle and the driver struck passenger in the head resulting in death. Both girlfriend and driver were found liable for the death.