People We Have Helped

Automobile, Truck, Big-Rig, Bus, Motorcycle, Bicycle, Pedestrian Accidents

• Da Silva vs Thompson Harvey Transportation Inc. Trucking Company
  Motorcycle vs Tanker Truck Accident
  Multiple Fractures caused to motorcyclist by truck driver who crossed the double yellow line.
  Jury Verdict $4,700,000, minus 25% comparative fault
• Pan v Private Bus Company Bicycle/Bus Accident Wrongful Death – $1,000,000 settlement
• Guterman v Private Bus Company Wrongful Death of Husband and Father in Bus Accident – $4,200,000 Settlement
• Vossler v Big car Rental Company Defective Rental Car Wrongful Death Car Accident – $1,375,000 Settlement
• Villagomez v Tow Truck Company Fatal Truck Crash Wrongful Death Policy Limits Settlement – $545,000
• Martin v Big Rig Truck vs. Pedestrian Accident Loss of Leg Settlement – $1,000,000
• Bryzana vs. Meyer (car vs. bicycle accident) head injuries and fractures – $3,500,000
• Ramirez v State of California (dangerous highway off-ramp) Settlement for spinal injuries, paralysis – $2,800,000
• Woman Run Off Road By Big Rig (big rig v auto accident, product liability, crashworthiness, product liability) Settlement for spinal injuries for policy limits of trucker, plus crashworthiness against auto manufacturer, for fractures, paralysis – $2,500,000
• Coufal v Western Building (construction truck vs. passenger van) Construction Truck Runs Red Light – Causes Brain Damage – $2,030,000
• Kaplan v. City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco Muni bus v pedestrian) jury verdict for brain injuries – $1,900,000
• Cruz O. v Japanese Motorcycle Manufacturer and local dealer (motorcycle product liability, negligent dealer assembly and prep of new bike, negligent telephone pole placement) below knee leg amputation – $1,345,000
• Burbank v X (commercial truck vs. pick up truck). Big Rig Drops Load Onto Oncoming Pick-Up – Back Injuries, including low back disc – $1,300,000
• Thurston vs. City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco municipal bus vs. bicycle crash) pelvic fractures, impotence – $1,300,000
• Gee v UC Hospital (medical malpractice), brain injuries – $1,400,000 present value.
• Edwins v. Pittsburg City (Police Misconduct / Reckless Driving) leg fractures – $1,000,000
• Lim v. X Company (product liability jury verdict) – eye injury, blindness to one eye – $910,000
• Berg v. State of California (single motorcycle accident – dangerous freeway shoulder) head injuries – $900,000
• Vayner v Sanhuezo (Auto Collision) back injury jury verdict in San Francisco – $775,000
• Payne v. State of California (defective, flooded freeway, pedestrian injuries) fractured hip – $775,000
• Galsote v. Budget (rollover mini-van crash) multiple injuries to passenger – $660,000
• Root v. Flores (commercial truck v. commercial van crash) back injuries, low back disc, with fusion – $650,000
• Howerton v. Yellow Cab (taxi cab v. passenger), rib fractures – $525,000
• Sagredos v. City & County of San Francisco (San Francisco Municipal Railway Bus v. auto crash), cervical disc, fusion – $525,000
• Tsinker v. AHMAD QASEM
  Pedestrian struck by SUV jury verdict – $515,000
• Liu v. Castle and Cooke (single vehicle accident – dangerous golf course roadway) – $500,000
• Martin v. County of Napa (single motorcycle accident – dangerous country road), injuries to leg – $400,000
• Springer v. Vector (commercial truck v. bicycle crash). Commercial Truck Makes Unsafe Right Turn – Runs over Bicyclist, pelvic injuries – $400,000
• Koontz v. City and County of San Francisco (dangerous intersection – auto), injuries to polio person – $375,000
• Kelly v. City and County of San Francisco (dangerous intersection – pedestrians) fractured leg – $250,000
• Kelly v. X Company (products liability, tent) – $250,000
• Smith v. Razor Scooter (products liability, scooter) head injuries – $250,000
• Divak v. UPS (jury verdict commercial truck vs. auto crash) arm injuries – $225,000
• Tran v. Ulrich (motorcycle vs. auto accident) – $225,000
• Birenbaum (dangerous bicycle path / bicycle crash) hip injuries – $200,000
• Wont v. Ruiz (auto vs. motorcycle crash), shoulder surgery – $200,000
• Roytman v X Arco (dangerous gas station- pedestrian injuries), fractures – $200,000
• Thibodeaux v X (SUV vs auto accident) knee surgery – $145,000
• Fraley v. Buckboard Catering Commercial Van (auto) serious strains and sprains, – $135,000
• Parrot v. Car Rental Agency – $120,000
• Alvarez v X (auto accident jury verdict) neck and back injuries – $120,000
• Mc Daniels v X (auto vs. motorcycle accident) foot injuries – $120,000
• Chan v. Andrews (auto v. motorcycle crash) knee injuries – $110,000 (policy limits plus)
• Hong v. Tonumura (airbag injuries – passenger) airbag fractured arm – $100,000
• Anderson v. Bicycle Manufacturer, Broken Handlebar, Product Liability – $90,000
• Multiple Vehicular Cases – $55,000,000
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Sexual Harassment Cases Confidential Client Settlements

• $2.5 million

Dangerous Premises Cases, slip and fall, fires, smoke detectors

• Davenport v. X Company (faulty smoke detector/fire related case) burns to child – $850,000
• Castellanos v X (inadequate deck railing, fractures, injuries to child) – $500,000 policy limits
• Smith-Harper v. Chuon (defective gate, injuries to child) – $300,000
• Ellis v. Oakland Housing Authority (inadequate smoke detector, injuries to child) – $160,000
• Pan v X (pit-bull attack to child) – $145,000
• Davidovich v X (dog bite to child) – $100,000
• Multiples premises liability cases – $5 million

Workplace injuries, Elevators, Hydraulic Lifts, Electrical, Electrocution Injuries, Collapsing Scaffold, Faulty Nail Guns

• Multiple Injury Cases – $5 million
• Traumatic Head Injuries Multiple Injury Cases – $10 million
• Sport Injuries / Trampoline Multiple Sport Injury Cases – $2 million

Highway Design / Hazardous Roadways / Earthquakes

• Ramirez vs. State of California – $2.8 million
• Buck Helm vs. State of California – $1.5 million
• Berg vs. State of California – $900,000
• Payne vs. State of California – $775,000
• Liu v Castle and Cooke (dangerous golf course roadway) – $500,000
• Martin vs. County of Napa – $400,000
• Davis vs. State of California – $400,000
• Koontz vs. City & County of San Francisco – $375,000
• Birenbaum v State of California – $200,000
• Multiple Injury and death cases from collapsing Cypress Freeway, Loma Prieta Earthquake – $2 million
• Multiple Injury Cases – $2 million

Aircraft / Military Aircraft / Helicopter / Military Ejection Seats Military Aircraft

• Death cases including German, Italian, Japanese, Belgian and Greek widows of deceased military Aviators
  Private Aircraft – $10.5 million
• Multiple Injury and death Cases – $20 million
• Commercial Aircraft Multiple death and injury cases arising at the Lod Airport massacre in Tel Aviv, Israel – $4.5 million
• Multiple death and injury cases from Commercial aircraft – $3 million

Will Contests

• Multiple Cases – $3.5 million

Employment / Wrongful Discharge

• Multiple Cases – $2 million

Medical Malpractice / Cancer Misdiagnosis / Obstetric Injury / Birth Injury Cases

• Gee vs. USF – $1.4 million
• Multiple medical malpractice injury cases – $6 million

Defective Medical Devices

• Dalkon Shield intrauterine devices – $750,000
• Silicon breast implants – $3 million
• Shiley Heart valves – $650,000
• Hip prosthesis – $350,000
• Diet Drugs – $650,000

Fire related Loss/Defective Smoke Alarms/Personal Injury Burn Cases

• Multiple Cases – $2 million

Maritime Personal Injury Cases

• Multiple Cases – $3.5 million

Railroad Personal Injury Cases

• Multiple Cases – $2 million

Flood Litigation

• Multiple Cases involving Isleton flood disaster – $2.5 million