$6.25M
Personal Injury
Brain injury / products liability
For a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury due to the negligence of a public entity.
Results
Verdicts & Settlements
A selection of results we’ve obtained for our clients across personal injury, workers’ compensation, and wrongful death cases. Every case is different — results depend on the specific facts and circumstances.
No Fee Unless we win
$5.65M
Back and Neck Injury
Tree trimmer fall / not provided proper safety equipment
Resolution for a tree trimmer who was provided with inadequate safety equipment and fell 30 feet to the ground. He suffered a compression fracture of the spine and is an incomplete quadriplegic requiring on-going nursing care.
$5.5M
Leg and Knee Injury
Amputation
For a landscaper who was struck by a vehicle and suffered an above the knee amputation of his right leg, a femur fracture to his left leg and numerous other injuries.
$5M
Worker's Compensation
Wrongful death / fire
For a construction worker who perished in a fire caused by negligent maintenance
$5M
Motorcycle Accidents
Wrongful death / Motorcycle
Married father of two who suffered fatal injuries in a disputed liability case involving a big rig.
$3M
Protections and advocacy for vulnerable children
For a special needs child abused by a government worker resulting in emotional trauma.
$3M
Auto Accident
Collision with a Commercial Truck
Limits settlement for a 40-year-old client involved in a significant auto collision with a commercial truck. She suffered multiple orthopedic fractures requiring rod and pin placement. Tibia/Fibia Fractures, Ankle Fracture, Bi-Lateral Wrist Fractures
$2.95M
Auto Accident
Wrongful death / Small Child
Obtained in the wrongful death of a small child struck by a truck.
$2.4M
Back and Neck Injury
Fall from Power Line
For a lineman who fell 18 ft. off a utility line that snapped resulting in a collapsed lung, fractured clavicle, separated shoulder, lacerated spleen, and a mild traumatic brain injury.
$2.1M
Slip and Fall Injury
Negligent tree maintenance / paraplegia
For an arborist who fell from a palm tree at a hotel while retrieving a drone that was lodged in the upper canopy. Our client fell because his trunk foothold broke away as a result of improper watering, care and maintenance.
$2M
Personal Injury
Wrongful death / Improper Restraint
For the wrongful death of a teenager caused by the employment of an improper restraint hold by a nursing staffer at a psychiatric care facility.
$1.95M
Personal Injury
Elder Abuse/ Negligent hiring and retention
Elder Abuse/ Negligent hiring and retention / Assault & Battery / loss of eye $1.95 million-dollar settlement at a second Mediation for our 79-year-old client who was assaulted by a janitorial worker with a rake handle at a senior living apartment complex. We asserted that the janitorial worker had previously exhibited his excessive temper in front of management and that he had prior aggressive run-ins with residents and that he should have been terminated as a result. Our client lost her right eye as a result of the assault.
$1.9M
Worker's Compensation
Worker’s compensation / heat stroke
For a landscaper who was forced to work in severe heat and suffered a stroke
$1.85M
Head Trauma and Brain Injury
Premises Liability / Unsecured Window / Hotel
For a 2-year-old child who fell from a second story window while staying at a major hotel chain. She sustained permanent vision loss in one eye. The hotel blamed the parents for leaving their child unattended and for tampering with the window guard
$1.7M
Worker's Compensation
Forklift rollover / pulmonary embolism
For a 45-year-old construction worker who suffered a pulmonary embolism when the overhead forklift he was operating malfunctioned and rolled over
$1.69M
Leg and Knee Injury
Fall from Ladder
For a painter who fell from a ladder that was not properly adhered to an uneven work site surface. No lanyards or protections provided. He suffered permanent life changing injuries including a left femur fracture, T4-T6 thoracic compression fractures and bladder, bowel and sexual impairment.
$1.5M
Dental Injury
Products Liability – Facial And Dental Trauma
For a truck transport driver who suffered a broken jaw, crushed larynx, pharynx and hyoid bone when an improperly welded handle broke free of the shipping container he was loading. All his teeth had to be removed and replaced with veneers and he suffered permanent voice impairment.
$1.39M
Leg and Knee Injury
Bus Accident-Severe Leg injury
At mediation for a degloving injury to a woman’s left leg caused when she was struck by a bus that did not allow her adequate time to clear after she was dropped off.
$1.3M
Back and Neck Injury
Laborer injured / Spinal fusion / Urinary incontinence and Chronic pain
For a 30-year-old construction laborer/material handler who injured his back breaking down a wall with a sledgehammer. The wall collapsed on to him and he underwent two lumbar spine fusion surgeries and suffered from chronic pain syndrome, urinary incontinence, and anxiety/depression.
$1.3M
Personal Injury
Spinal Cord Injury / Cauda Equina Syndrome
For a 31-year-old who suffered herniated discs of the lumbar spine requiring a laminectomy and a lumbar spinal fusion. She eventually underwent surgery for implantation of a spinal cord stimulator and developed cauda equina syndrome affecting her bladder and bowels as a direct result of her spine injuries.
$1.25M
Auto Accident
Auto accident / neck surgery
For a female executive who was T-boned by a work truck and had to have a cervical spine fusion
$1.25M
Personal Injury
Motorcycle Accident-Fractured Femur / Internal Injuries
Limits settlement for a 21-year-old student who suffered a femur fracture, a pneumothorax, a right radius and ulna fracture, broken fingers and lacerations to his liver, pancreas and stomach when he was struck by a vehicle on a back-country road.
$1.05M
Personal Injury
Products Liability – Seatbelt / Airbag Defect
For a 23-year-old navy corpsman who suffered internal injuries due to a product defect in his vehicle.
$1.03M
Back and Neck Injury
Construction worker / Fall from scaffold / Improper safety restraints
For a construction worker injured when he fell 15 ft. from a scaffold. The scaffold was not properly equipped with safety lanyards. He endured a lumbar laminectomy, discectomy, and fusion surgeries and was implanted with a spinal cord stimulator. As part of his settlement, the worker received a structured annuity to provide for medical care for the rest of his life.
$1M
Auto Accident
Truck Accident
For a truck driver who was injured when the hooks attached to the engine hood in the vehicle he was operating malfunctioned, blocking his vision and causing him to crash. He suffered serious spine injuries, including thoracic compression fractures and a neck injury resulting in the need for a C3-4 decompression and fusion surgery.
$884K
Personal Injury
Femur Fracture / Closed Head Injury
In a contested liability case for a pedestrian who was struck by a truck and suffered serious injuries when crossing a street.
$850K
Personal Injury
Auto Accident-Femur Fracture
For a 38-year-old man who fractured his femur when his vehicle was hit head on by another vehicle. The settlement utilized a structured settlement annuity that resulted in a lifetime income for the injured man that could result in a $4.5 million total payout
$750K
Car Accidents
Pedestrian struck by vehicle / Texting while driving
Disputed liability - $750,000 Settlement for a 23-year-old construction laborer who was struck crossing against traffic trying to catch a bus and suffered a depressed skull fracture. The police report was against our client and we argued that the driver was inattentive and was on his phone texting just prior to impact. The defense claimed that the driver was not texting and that our client darted in front of his vehicle while jaywalking.
$750K
Auto Accident
TIB-FIB Fracture/Bicyclist
For an active climber and cyclist who was t-boned by a van while riding his bike in Point Loma. He suffered a tibia-fibula fracture with hardware placement and a broken wrist.
$725K
Leg and Knee Injury
Unsafe Parking Lot Landscaping
Client left a business using a worn pathway through a planter adjoining a sidewalk. After stepping down into the planter with her right foot, our client encountered and slipped on a wet plastic utility cover and fell. She sustained a tibia/fibula fracture requiring surgery.
$700K
Assault and Battery
Assault and Battery
Head and orthopedic injuries as a result of an employee assaulting our client off work premises. The insurance carrier argued that the employee was not acting on behalf of the employer and therefore was not responsible for his negligent or criminal acts.
$700K
Leg and Knee Injury
Falling Tree Branch / Dangerous condition
For a paralegal who was struck in the right leg by a large eucalyptus branch while taking her break. The eucalyptus trees were not maintained and trimmed per industry standards and previous branches from that same set of trees had fallen damaging cars in the adjacent parking lot. As a result of being hit by the falling branch our client suffered a ruptured quadriceps muscle, severe tendon damage and extensive scarring.
$675K
Auto Accident
Auto Accident – Back and Knee Injuries
For a female truck driver who had lumbar disc surgery and arthroscopic knee surgery as a result of a truck vs. vehicle collision.
$650K
Dental Injury
Dental Fractures
For a mother of two who suffered extensive dental trauma including several revision procedures when her vehicle was struck from behind at a stoplight by a van just as she was taking a drink from a metal coffee mug.
$600K
Leg and Knee Injury
Hazardous Exterior Stairs and Tile
Injury suffered descending wet tile stairs in a public area. Our client fell when he encountered pooling water on the ground floor landing. He sustained lower leg injuries requiring surgical intervention. After a site inspection, our expert concluded that the tile, as tested, was an inappropriate exterior flooring surface for outdoor use.
$550K
Auto Accident
Denied Causation
Our client was a passenger in a work van which was rear-ended by the defendant. Our client had significant pre-existing back injuries. The insurance carrier initially disputed the nature and extent of our client’s injuries and claimed they were not causally related to the subject-incident.
$535K
Auto Accident
Trash Truck Collision
Our client was involved in an automobile collision caused by a negligent driver operating a trash truck. Shoulder surgery.
$535K
Pedestrian and Bike Accidents
Injured Pedestrian / Skull Fracture / Fractured Ulna
Settlement for a minor who was walking near an intersection and was struck by an out of control vehicle. She suffered a depressed skull fracture, a fractured jaw and a fractured ulna of her right arm.
$525K
Insurance Claims and Disputes
Slip and Fall Accident
Slip and fall while working. We settled the compensation case for full value and the personal injury case for $525,000. We negotiated the worker’s compensation lien of over $300,000 down by 90%. As a result, our client received two sizeable settlements.
$500K
Auto Accident
Complete Waiver of Worker’s Compensation Lien
Rear end motor vehicle accident. Defendants claimed all injuries were pre-existing. We received maximum policy limits and negotiated the worker’s compensation lien to zero, significantly benefiting the client.
$500K
Auto Accident
Truck vs. Auto Accident – Neck and Shoulder injury
Limits settlement for a 52-year-old truck driver who was involved in a head on collision and required a cervical disc surgery at C5-7 and arthroscopic surgery to his left shoulder.
$500K
Back and Neck Injury
Construction site accident – Back and Hip injuries
For a 48-year-old fork lift operator who fell from an elevated construction surface and injured his back requiring a lumbar fusion surgery at L3-4.
$500K
Back and Neck Injury
Fall Through Unprotected Skylight
For a 52-year-old laborer who suffered head, neck and back injuries when he fell through an unprotected skylight on a new home construction site.
$500K
Back and Neck Injury
Dangerous Stairway Construction / Shoulder and Neck Surgery
For an insurance agent who injured her neck and shoulder when she fell down an interior commercial stairwell that was improperly constructed. The stairs as constructed contained multiple building code violations and as a result of her fall she was forced to have cervical disc surgery and a shoulder decompression surgery.
$500K
Back and Neck Injury
Re-aggravation of Neck and Back Injuries
For a 64-year-old registered nurse involved in a low-speed auto accident. She required an acromioplasty shoulder surgery and physical therapy and injections in her neck and back.
$490K
Leg and Knee Injury
Trial Verdict – Ankle Injury
For a 57-year-old who suffered an ankle fracture requiring internal fixation with plates and screws. The ankle injury resulted in a drop foot condition that required our client to wear a special orthotic in her shoe for life.
$450K
Auto Accident
Child Bicycle Injury
For a 12-year-old who suffered a femur fracture when he was struck by a sports utility vehicle. The police report indicated that the child was at fault for driving on the wrong side of the street.
$450K
Auto Accident
Low Offer with Prior Attorney
For an auto collision resulting in lumbar disc herniations. Prior counsel in Los Angeles was recommending settlement at $30,000 before we got involved.
$425K
Personal Injury
AC Joint Separation
For a client that was involved in a rear-end auto accident and suffered an AC joint separation requiring surgical intervention
$417K
Personal Injury
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD)
Verdict for a man who suffered a bilateral inguinal injury and as a consequence of that initial injury he developed a debilitating condition known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
$400K
Personal Injury
Slip and Fall at a Senior Living Center
For a woman who suffered a serious hip injury following a fall caused by unreasonably dangerous and slippery tile in a living center for the elderly. The injury to her hip was initially diagnosed as a labral tear. However, post-surgery she was diagnosed with lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy with heterotopic ossification, a debilitating and painful condition.
$400K
Hand Injury
Partial Finger Amputation
For a client that lost the tip of two fingers when a wall collapsed and he tried to stop the falling stone, resulting in a serious crush injury. Defendants denied liability and claimed that our client was the sole cause of the injury
$375K
Head Trauma and Brain Injury
Premises Liability/Stairs / Closed Head Injury
With two Defendants at Mediation for a 32-year-old saleswoman who suffered a closed head injury when she fell down a poorly maintained stairwell with no guardrail and an inadequate landing area.
$375K
Personal Injury
Cervical Fusion / Neck Injury
Verdict for a retail clerk who suffered back and neck injuries, including a cervical fusion. The Defendants denied liability throughout the case and claimed that our client’s injuries were pre-existing.
$350K
Ankle and Foot Injury
Ankle Injury – Dangerous Flooring
For a severe ankle injury suffered when a home health care nurse fell on a slippery, wet tile.
$350K
Personal Injury
Premises Liability / Poorly Maintained Concrete
In a hotly contested liability case for a fall at work resulting in two level disc replacement surgery
$350K
Product Liability
Product Liability – Vacuum Cleaner
For a 2-year-old child burns from contact with a vacuum that was negligently designed and manufactured.
$345K
Personal Injury
Products Liability – Neck Injury
For a man injured when the seat in the vehicle he was driving in collapsed, resulting in two back surgeries and substantial earnings loss.
$337K
Dog Bites
Dog Bite – Pit Bull
Verdict for a 9-year-old girl who suffered scars to her forehead, left arm and left leg as a result of being bitten and dragged by a pit bull terrier. The insurance carrier for the Defendant offered $60,000 in response to a $200,000 insurance policy limits demand and ultimately ended up paying the verdict plus interest and litigation costs.
$325K
Pedestrian and Bike Accidents
Bus Accident – Internal Injuries
For a parks and recreation worker who was involved in a severe motor vehicle collision while he was a passenger on a bus. He suffered serious injuries including a collapsed lung, a pulmonary contusion, and a fractured fibula.
$300K
Auto Accident
Degenerative Eye Injury
Our client suffered from a degenerative eye condition. He attributed the condition to a rear end motor vehicle collision. No treating physicians could link this condition to the vehicle collision and defendants doctor said it was not caused by this accident. Despite these hurdles, we successfully resolved his case at Mediation.
$300K
Insurance Claims and Disputes
Broken sprinkler / Dangerous condition
Fall outside of work due to worn concrete made slippery by a broken sprinkler. Defendants disputed liability and alleged all injuries were pre-existing. We negotiated a fair workers compensation settlement and obtained a significant reduction of the worker’s compensation lien.
$300K
Auto Accident
Course & Scope Work Vehicle
Limits settlement. Our client was involved in a serious collision involving multiple vehicles. After the underlying available policy limits were tendered to our client, through our investigation, we determined that the at fault driver may have been in the course and scope of his employment at the time, although counsel for his company’s carrier initially took that position that he was not. We were successful at obtaining the full limits of the policy covering the employer.
$300K
Insurance Claims and Disputes
Bad Faith Against Insurance Company
Against an insurance company who denied coverage to a defendant in a personal injury claim brought by an injured child.
$275K
Hand Injury
Premises Liability / Amusement Park
Thoracic Compression Fractures - $275,000 settlement at mediation for a paralegal that fell over an unfenced wall at an amusement park. As a result of the fall she suffered thoracic compression fractures and a broken right wrist
$275K
Dog Bites
Dog Bite – Child
At Mediation for a 3-year-old child who was knocked down and bitten by a large dog, resulting in facial scarring and mental trauma.
$257K
Back and Neck Injury
Back and Psychological Injuries
Verdict for a construction laborer who suffered back and psychological injuries after a fall from a scaffold.
$255K
Boat Accidents
Boat Collision
For a deckhand who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon and a fractured heel when two boats collided during a sailing regatta and his left leg was caught up in the lifelines of the other boat.
$250K
Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle Accident – Multiple Injuries
Award for a 20-year-old man who suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a vehicle and thrown from his motorcycle.
$250K
Auto Accident
Auto Accident – Fractured Fibula
Limits settlement for a man who fractured his fibula in a motor vehicle collision.
$250K
Personal Injury
Auto Accident – Eye Injury
Limits settlement for a woman who suffered an eye injury that required surgery after a severe motor vehicle collision.
$250K
Dog Bites
Dog Bite
For a 50-year-old woman who incurred back injuries and facial scarring after being attacked by a pit bull.
$245K
Back and Neck Injury
Construction Site – Compression Fractures
For a construction worker who fell through an unprotected skylight and suffered thoracic compression fractures.
$225K
Leg and Knee Injury
Tibia – Fibula Fracture
For a delivery driver who suffered a tibia-fibula fracture when a loading dock he was standing on collapsed.
$225K
Leg and Knee Injury
Premises Liability – Trampoline
For a 12-year-old boy who broke his leg on a trampoline. The owners removed and/or did not supply necessary safety equipment to the trampoline and allowed multiple unsupervised children to jump at one time despite the fact that they were provided clear warnings that serious injury could result in such circumstances.
$210K
Auto Accident
Auto Accident – Back Injury
At mediation in a disputed liability case for a man who required back surgery at L5-S1 after being involved in an auto accident.
$200K
Back and Neck Injury
Loading Dock Injury
For a loading dock worker who was injured when an unsecured ramp collapsed, causing him to suffer bulging discs in his back and a knee injury requiring arthroscopic surgery.
$200K
Auto Accident
Negligent Delivery Driver
Due to negligent delivery driver causing car accident, resulting in multiple herniated discs to lumbar spine
The results listed are illustrative of past outcomes. Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict future outcomes. Each case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances.
