Personal Injury
Representative Cases
- Plaintiff tripped and fell-- claims CRPS, TBI and need for cervical surgery; husband has LOC claim. Defense contests liability and causation and nature and extent of injuries. Mediator did "lots of phone calls and post mediation work on this matter" to get it settled.
- Pedestrian claims injured by dangerous condition on city sidewalk. City contends they didn't have notice. Serious injury and ongoing painful symptoms continue. Mediation settled in response to the mediator's proposal and continued follow up.
- Plaintiff operating an e-bike at night on city street injured when bike struck a dangerous condition. Plaintiff asserts major injuries including 2 surgeries caused by incident. City contests liability and causation and damages. Case settled by mediator's proposal.
- Plaintiff injured stepping off sidewalk on city street. Plaintiff contends dangerous conditions existed. City contested liability and nature and extent of damages. Case was settled by mediator's proposal.
- Successfully resolved claims against a municipality and cross-claims by the municipality against a landowner, all stemming from a trip and fall by an elderly plaintiff who suffered several significant injuries while walking over a displaced area of sidewalk.
- Premises liability case at big box chain. Plaintiff tripped and fell over shrink wrap being taken off a pallet of goods in the store. Plaintiff, who is mentally impaired, suffered alleged serious injuries. The event was captured by in store cameras.
- Industrial site accident. Forklift operator loading and unloading containers. Forklift operator had to jump off moving forklift while exiting container because unbeknownst to forklift operator the container was being worked on by container site employee subject to alleged red tag Container tilted to one side and plaintiff abandoned moving forklift. Orthopedic and psychological damages alleged with large work comp lien. Defendant challenged liability and nature and extent of alleged damages.
- Slip and fall at southern California located sports arena. Severe, permanent injuries alleged. Defendants disputed liability and nature and extent of damages. Policy limits demand involved.
- Intoxicated apartment tenant, who misplaced keys, returned to the apartment and tried to gain access by applying pressure to the sliding window which shattered and caused permanent severe injury to plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged the window was defective and pout of code and deficient window caused his permanent damages. Defendant countered that plaintiff conduct was the cause of his incident.
- Slip and fall in a large national chain hotel. Video evidence disputed by parties. Defendant claimed incident fault of plaintiff. Damages claimed were substantial and disputed.
- Assault and battery allegations occurring at nightclub inflicted by security guards. Defendant nightclub owner and security guard company denied liability and claimed plaintiff was the instigator and responsible for the incident. Conflicting eyewitness accounts and partial mostly inconclusive video heightened disagreement between parties.
- Slip and Fall in nationally recognized big box store. Incident on video and the parties disputed what the video showed and who was at fault.
- Slip and fall at grocery store. Plaintiff , who was an outside vendor, was working “ after hours” slipped due to alleged slippery substance and suffered serious injuries. Several surgeries involved and large past and future LOE claimed. Defendant contested liability and disputed damages.
- Alleged Sexual battery case. Perpetrator scaled fence surrounding a Marina and swam to boat and sexually assaulted sleeping woman. Alleged negligence of Marina operator and local hotel that allegedly failed to have promised security guard patrolling area. Large general damages sought. Loss of consortium claim also made. Marina operator and Hotel disputed liability nature and extent of alleged assault and damages.
- Slip and fall inside a doctor’s examination room pre-exam. Liability disputed and damages challenged. Large general damages claimed.
- Trip and fall matter in large local sports arena during an event. Elderly plaintiff claimed large past and future medical treatment and damages. Significant orthopedic issues involved. Defendant disputed liability claiming negligence of plaintiff was cause of accident. Defendant also disputed severity and scope of claimed damages.
- Construction site accident. Hotel Lobby under renovation. Plaintiff claimed slipped and fell on dangerous known condition and suffered severe life changing injuries. Property owner, General contractor and subcontractor filed various cross complaints alleging indemnity and coverage rights while also disputing liability and contesting large damages claim.