Personal Injury
Representative Cases
- Handled admitted liability wrongful death case involving a solo car rollover. At time of death, decedent was finishing court probation for drug related offenses, gainfully employed and intended to take care of his elderly mother.
- Handled case involving motorcyclist who became a paraplegic after being cut off by driver who pulled from an intersecting street causing the motorist in front of motorcyclist to brake suddenly in front of motorcyclist.
- Handled case for national amusement park and hotel chain wherein woman sustained major knee injury while playing on sand volleyball court at park facility, and had multiple surgeries wherein at time of trial she was still in a wheelchair. Volleyball court was found to be defective in construction, leaving debris in the sand which caused her to catch her foot and cause the knee injury.
- Handled case against national fast-food franchise wherein woman slipped on floor that had been freshly mopped and shattered her knee cap, with multiple continuing surgeries, and substantial income loss, and future medical treatment expected.
- Handled case involving non-profit adult daycare center, where the elderly decedent, on first day attending center, fell off curb during a fire drill, and sustained a skull fracture and anoxic encephalopathy due to a fracture of the cervical vertebrae with spinal cord contusion, causing her brain to be deprived of oxygen and causing her death.
- Handled case involving motorcyclist who hit vehicle that had pulled from side street across busy thoroughfare, leaving motorcyclist a quadriplegic and facing lifetime care needs and expenses.
- Handled case arising from automobile accident with claims of damaged hearing and permanent ringing in the ears.
- Handled case of 13-year-old hit in crosswalk by vehicle, sustaining permanent brain injury, with resulting excess exposure to vehicle driver.
- Handled wrongful death case of a father of four killed when his car was hit by drunk driver at freeway speed.
- Binding Arbitrator in litigated personal injury case, with components of uninsured motorist coverage issues including whether a phantom vehicle was involved, and relative apportionment of fault between all parties and damages assessments, which involved multiple liability and medical experts.
- Binding arbitrator in complicated auto accident case involving significant evidentiary issues and numerous medical experts to address allegations of traumatic brain injury/PTSD issues.
- Handled case involving claims that wrong way minor drunk driver on freeway was provided alcohol by adults leading to intoxication.
- Handled case where Plaintiff fell through a negligently maintained balcony railing in a San Francisco converted condominium, leaving plaintiff a quadriplegic.
- Handled cases for nightclub owner where security employees were accused of assault and battery of patrons, resulting in personal injury.
- Handled wrongful death claim arising from suicide committed by property owner allegedly due to prior major landslide causing damage to home, wherein all neighboring property owners were sued.
- Handled disputed liability bicycle/auto collision case where elderly bicyclist sustained catastrophic injuries, including a laceration of the membranous urethra, C4-5 transverse foramen fractures, and pelvic fractures.
- Handled sexual assault case brought against owners of large apartment complex for conduct of property manager towards tenant.
- Handled case involving allegations of improper conduct between high school coach and minor student.
- Handled case involving allegations of wrongful arrest and detention against major supermarket chain by alleged shoplifter.
- Handled case involving allegations of unwanted sexual misconduct by masseuse with guest at high end resort.
- Handled case involving national fraternity foundation hazing/drinking practices which led to death of college-aged fraternity member at fraternity house.
- Handled dispute for national sorority regarding complaints of hazing.
- Handled case involving physical altercation between parents at a youth sporting event sponsored by a local non-profit organization.