June 7, 2010
$800,000: College Student Suffers Skull Fracture In Auto Collision
CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff was a belted passenger in a vehicle driven by the Defendant. Defendant made an illegal U-turn trying to reach a parking spot. The vehicle was struck broadside on the passenger side by a vehicle traveling in the other direction. Plaintiff brought suit to recover for medical expenses, personal injury and loss income. … read more
June 7, 2010
$800,000: Employee Electrocuted At Construction Site Due To Employer’s Negligence
CASE DESCRIPTION: Part of a construction site was ordered to have its slope reduced. During the grading process the Scraper truck became entangled in some debris. Plaintiff’s Decedent came over from the water truck that followed the scraper and tried to remove the debris. Unbeknownst to the Decedent the debris was actually the temporary electrical… read more
June 7, 2010
$850,000: State Farm Employee Collects On UIM Claim
CASE DESCRIPTION: On 8/27/02, plaintiff, Gilbert G. was driving his 1993 Toyota Camry on El Toro Road at its intersection with Serrano in Lake Forest, California. Mr. Gilbert G. was stuck in the aforementioned intersection defendant, this Audrey W. She stated that she was talking to her brother as she entered the intersection and thought the… read more
June 7, 2010
$900,000: Stroke Misdiagnosed In Emergency Room
CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff was hospitalized on 12/2/87 and misdiagnosed as having acute thought disorder. Since the Plaintiff was uncooperative a CT scan of his brain could not be obtained. Plaintiff was later transferred and treated for 5 days at Brea Neuropsychiatric Institute before a CT scan of the brain was taken. The scan revealed the… read more
June 7, 2010
$910,000: Wrongful Death Stemming From Failure To Diagnose Ovarian Cancer
CASE DESCRIPTION: Failure to diagnose ovarian cancer RESULT: $910,000.00 total settlement This is a wrongful death/medical malpractice case. Plaintiffs are the husband and two daughters of decedent Sherri D. In Summer 2000, Sherri D. was diagnosed with a left ovarian cyst. Defendant Donald O., M.D., an obstetrician, removed the cyst on December 1, 2000. During… read more
June 7, 2010
$940,000: Auto Versus Auto Head-On Collision Leads To Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
CASE DESCRIPTION: Defendant was speeding down a slopping curve in a light rain when he lost control crossed the center line resulting in accident with the Plaintiff. Plaintiff sued for damages to recover medical expenses, loss of income and other costs related to her post-traumatic stress disorder. RESULT: $940,000.00 total settlement On January 2, 1998,… read more
June 7, 2010
$940,317: Doctor Severs A Spinal Accessory Nerve During Neck Surgery
CASE DESCRIPTION: A woman went in for the removal of a cyst in her neck. During the surgery the doctor severed a spinal accessory nerve. Despite the woman’s complaints of left arm weakness the doctor waited several weeks to look into the matter. By the time she was properly diagnosed it was too late to… read more
June 7, 2010
$950,000: Out Of Control Water Truck Causes Death of Motorcyclist
CASE DESCRIPTION: The plaintiff was riding a motorcycle westbound on Highway 2, when that water truck spun out of control from the eastbound lane colliding head-on with a motorcycle, killing the plaintiff. The defendant lost control of his vehicle because another vehicle was stopped in the eastbound lane. The driver of the second vehicle was… read more
June 7, 2010
$950,000: Tow Truck Backs Up Over Man Peforming Maintenance On Underground Gas Tanks
CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff was performing maintenance on service station equipment when the Defendant backed his tow truck into the Plaintiff. The tow truck struck and rolling over the Plaintiffs lower body. Plaintiff brought suit to recovery medical expenses and loss of income. The Defendants disputed liability and the actual damages incurred by the Plaintiff. RESULT:… read more
June 7, 2010
$951,219.05: Freeway Trucking Mishap Severely Injures Post-Grad Student
CASE DESCRIPTION: The plaintiff was involved in a multi-car collision, which resulted in him having several corrective surgeries. RESULT: $951,219.05 total settlement On August 28, 2003, plaintiff Hoan L. was severely injured in a multi-vehicle collision on westbound State Route 60. Mr. Hoan L., a student working on a post-graduate teaching certification at California State… read more