car accident
April 8, 2021
$500,000 Settlement in Auto v. Bicycle Case
BICYCLIST STRUCK BY INATTENTIVE DRIVER COUNTY: Orange COMPLETE TITLE OF PLAINTIFFS: Patrick C. COMPLETE TITLE OF DEFENDANTS: Taylor H. CASE NUMBER: Case Not Filed Complaint Filed: Case Not Filed COURT: Case Not Filed DATE OF SETTLEMENT: 6/25/20 AMOUNT OF SETTLEMENT: $500,000 (policy limits) TYPE OF CASE: Auto v. Bicyclist PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEYS: Casey R. Johnson, Esq. AITKEN✦AITKEN✦COHN… read more
October 30, 2019
$55 Million Jury Verdict for Four Year Old Catastrophically Injured by A Government Worker
2007 – GUTIERREZ v. U.S. GOVERNMENT Leilani Gutierrez was four years old when she was involved in a major car crash that changed her life forever. At a fateful intersection, with Leilani securely in her carseat, Leilani and her mother were violently struck by another vehicle which caused their car to spin out of control… read more
October 29, 2019
$1 Million: Auto / Truck Accident Resulting in Serious Injuries, Including Children
SETTLEMENT REPORT COUNTY: San Luis Obispo TITLE OF PLAINTIFFS: KELLI GROVES; JASON GROVES; SAGE GROVES, a minor, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, KELLI GROVES; and MYLO GROVES, a minor, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, KELLI GROVES COMPLETE TITLE OF DEFENDANTS: R AND R AUTO WRECKING, INC.; ESTATE OF CHARLES A. ALLISON, JR. CASE NUMBER: … read more
October 22, 2019
$2.5 Million: Aitken Aitken Cohn Secures Millions for Client in Serious Rear-End Collision
CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff was the rear-most passenger (driver’s-side) in a vehicle traveling northbound on the highway at a low rate of speed. Plaintiff vehicle was struck from behind by vehicle owned by Defendant Company and driven inattentively by Defendant Driver. The front of the defendant vehicle struck the left rear of the plaintiff vehicle thrusting… read more
October 22, 2019
$2,500,000: Firm Represents Three-Year-Old Boy Who Lost Mother in a Vehicle Accident
CASE DESCRIPTION: A three-year-old boy lost his mother in a vehicle collision caused by a military service member on active duty. Decedent was a 26-year-old housekeeper who was fatally injured when defendant, operating a military Humvee as part of a vehicle convoy, caused a head-on collision on State Route 62 in the County of San… read more
October 22, 2019
$530,000: Seniors Suffer Head, Rib and Orbital Fractures After Being Struck by Driver Who Ran Red Light
This unfortunate incident occurred in 2014. Plaintiff #1 was driving her 2012 Toyota Camry in the #2 lane in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, County of San Bernardino, State of California. After stopping for a red traffic signal, Plaintiff #1 proceeded into the intersection on a green traffic signal. Suddenly and without warning, Defendant negligently… read more
October 22, 2019
$1,250,000: Father of Two Killed When Defendant Drove Them Both Home While Heavily Intoxicated
CASE DESCRIPTION: On the day of the collision, November 6, 2011, at approximately 5:00 p.m., David W. and Michael H. went to Angels Sports Bar in Corona in Michael H.’s vehicle. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the bar manager called a taxi for David W. so that he could travel home safely. However, Michael H. told… read more
October 22, 2019
Commercial Truck and Trailer Versus Automobile Collision in Oregon – Jane Doe v. Roe Insurance Co.
Wylie A. Aitken and Casey R. Johnson of Aitken*Aitken*Cohn obtained a $12,000,000 settlement in an insurance bad faith matter involving an insurance policy with $750,000 limits. The matter arose out of an commercial truck and trailer versus automobile collision in Oregon that left a 30-year-old woman a wheelchair-bound tetraplegic. An Oregon attorney settled the matter… read more
October 7, 2019
Clasen v. Allstate Indemnity Company, Uninsured Motorist Arbitration
Clasen v. Allstate Indemnity Company, Uninsured Motorist Arbitration (Arbitration award in 2017) ANW represented a client who was injured in a motor vehicle collision whereby she sustained a single compression fracture to her spine. Her fracture healed without surgery and resulted in minor residual pain. Defendant argued that the arbitrator should award no more than… read more
October 7, 2019
Pham v. Wilson
Pham v. Wilson, (30-2018-00989599) (O.C. Super. Ct., verdict 2019) ANW represented a client in a 5-day jury trial. Plaintiff was sideswiped by defendant on the freeway. Neither vehicle lost control and both vehicles were able to exit the freeway to exchange information a mile later. Damage to vehicles was minimal and Plaintiff received minimal treatment… read more