Settlements

Below are a few examples of the types of cases where we have negotiated settlements for our clients. We have also included the names of some of the defendants we have challenged and either obtained settlements or judgments against. Contact us so we can get started on your case.

Personal Injury, (Bicycle Accident)Cyclist was traveling North on Chicon on her bike about to make a left turn on to East Fifth Street in Austin, Texas. She reached the intersection and stopped. She utilized her left arm to signal her intent to make a left turn. She waited for oncoming traffic to pass, just as a vehicle passed in the oncoming lane of traffic, the pick-up truck, identified by several witnesses as a 2001 Black Chevy Silverado, Extended Cab, license plate 90NKJ9, sped around her from behind, came up on the left, barely avoided a collision with the car passing, and hit the cyclist. The driver was prosecuted for hit and run and failure to render aid. Injured cyclist suffered a radial head fracture and resolved her claim for the policy limits.

Personal Injury, (Bicycle Accident) Plaintiff/cyclist completed a 600-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money for AIDS. After completing the ride, he returned to San Francisco, picked up his bicycle from the gear truck, he was riding home and subsequently hit by a car driven by a nurse. Thankfully, the nurse insisted on providing transport to the injured cyclist to the ER. Cyclist underwent surgery on his hand and has suffered permanent injury requiring future career change from massage therapist due to his injury. Cyclist settled for full policy limits.

Personal Injury, (Bicycle Accident) Plaintiff/cyclist was riding his bike through an intersection with a green light. A vehicle making a left-hand turn ignored the cyclists right-of-way hitting and injuring the cyclist. Settlement for plaintiff.

Personal Injury, (Bicycle Accident) Plaintiff/cyclist was riding his bike in Berkeley when he was struck by a car driver who did not see him. Cyclist suffered knee injury and collar-bone injury. Settlement for cyclist.

Personal Injury, (Motorcycle Accident) Plaintiff was riding a motorcycle down a residential street when a car did an illegal u-turn in the roadway colliding into the motorcyclist. Plaintiff suffered severe injury to his arm, leg and serious road burn. Settled for the policy limits of the car driver.

Personal Injury, (Auto Accident) Plaintiff was driving on SR-4 in Pittsburg in rush hour traffic when a car in the neighboring lane began moving into her lane. In order to avoid impact plaintiff swerved and ended up running into the death wall, her car flipped and the jaws of life were used to cut her from inside of the vehicle. Plaintiff had open reduction internal fixation surgery on her ankle and suffered minor internal injuries. Settlement for Plaintiff.

Personal Injury, (Premises Liability) Plaintiff was attacked and beaten inside the mall by a group of men. Settlement for plaintiff pre-trial.

Personal Injury, (Slip and Fall) Plaintiff suffered a knee injury after slipping and falling when coming out of the restroom at the restaurant. Accident reconstruction experts found a building code violation in the slope of the floor causing a dangerous condition in the floor and the cause of plaintiff’s injury. KFC agreed to settle plaintiff’s case at mediation. Confidential settlement for plaintiff.

Personal Injury, (Escalator Injury) involving an elderly woman whose shirt was stuck in an escalator railing at a casino in Reno, Nevada. Case was litigated in United States District Court and settled prior to trial. Confidential Settlement for plaintiff.

Personal Injury, (Slip and Fall) Plaintiff, a homeless woman, was walking down a street in San Francisco. Plaintiff’s shoe heel was caught in a 1 inch depression in the sidewalk causing her to slip and fall and injur her heel. Plaintiff was awarded compensatory damages.

Personal Injury, (Trucking Accident) Plaintiffs, an elderly mother and daughter, were driving onto the highway when an 18-wheeler truck collided into their car slamming them into the highway rail. Substantial settlement for plaintiffs.

Personal Injury, (Slip and Fall) Plaintiff slipped and fell on a slippery substance on the tile floor of a Longs Drug Store. She suffered severe injury to her back and spinal cord. Following several surgeries her case settled for plaintiff.

Personal Injury, (Slip and Fall) Plaintiff was viewing a model home in a new subdivision when he fell in an uncovered hole on the property. Plaintiff underwent spinal fusion surgery as a result of his injuries. Settlement for plaintiff.

Personal Injury, (Auto Accident) Three plaintiffs were at a complete stop at a stop light on South Van Ness in San Francisco. McMillan Electric driver, while looking under the passenger seat of the F250 pick-up truck he was driving and answering a call on his cell phone, rear ended plaintiffs at 35 miles per hour. Settlement pre-filing of lawsuit.

Personal Injury, (Dog Bite) U.S. Postal worker was delivering mail to a residence in Lafayette, California. The mailbox to the home was kept inside a white picket fence with no warning signs of a dog. The owners had left their German Shepherd dog loose in the yard. When the mailman went to put the mail inside the box, the dog ran from around the side of the house and attacked the mail carrier, biting his elbow and left a one inch mark on the postal carrier’s arm and puncture wound mark on his leg. Settlement for plaintiff.

Personal Injury, (Dog Bite) A Federal Express delivery driver was delivering a package to a physicians home in Modesto, California. When the owner answered the door she failed to restrain the German Shepherd. The dog attacked the driver leaving permanent injury and scarring on her breast and wrist. Settlement for plaintiff.

Construction Defect, (Concrete and Soils Prep) A case involving Pool Contractor and concrete sub-contractor. At trial, plaintiff proved negligent construction and fraud against both defendants. Defense counsel asked for a mistrial that was granted. After proving fraud defense counsel admitted having a conflict of interest in representing both defendants in the case, thus the reason for mistrial. Jury was asked for their verdict despite the mistrial. The jury found for the plaintiffs. The jury was prepared to award in excess of $500,000 in damages and a punitive award for the fraud perpetrated against them by the contractors. Defendant’s refused to settle despite several opportunities. There was only $25,000 worth of actual property damage to plaintiff’s property. After the mistrial, the parties agreed to settle.

Construction Defect. (Pool Defect) One of the largest pool manufacturers in America failed to get a proper soils engineer before building a swimming pool for a house on a hill in Martinez, CA. The swimming pool began cracking and moving towards the home. Homeowners brought suit and won at arbitration.

Construction Defect, (Commercial Residential Mixed Use Building) Alpha Construction (plainitff), was hired to construct a mixed use building for a property owner (our client). Hipolito Espinoza, owner of Alpha Construction perpetrated a fraud on the owner of the property by fraudulently using the license of Giovanni Construction Company to sign the contracts for the construction project. During mid-construction, contractor became licensed with the California State Licensing Board. Contractor then attempted to extort money from the property owner. Property owner refused to pay, the contractor filed a mechanic's lien. Property owner, defendant and cross-complainant, moved to expunge the lis pendens and litigation ensued. Plaintiff eventually dropped all claims. Lien was removed and the surety company for the contractor paid on all bonds to our client, property owner.

Breach of Contract, (Storage unit) Apartment complex that offered on site storage facilities for their tenants inadvertently threw away the contents of a storage unit. Settlement for plaintiff.

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