$4.4 Million for brain injury

“Traumatic Brain Injury” – The firm settled a vehicular roll-over freeway collision case resulting in a TBI for the sum of $4.4 million, present cash value. A portion of the recovery was used to secure a structured annuity, paying the client a guaranteed recovery of over $6 million and a potential recovery of over $7,500,000. Plaintiff was a 55- year old CIO and unable to return to work.  Firm succeeded in having medical plan waive extensive subrogation claim.

$2.3 Million Amputation

Our firm represented 57- yr old salesman riding as passenger in a truck when a “big rig” cut his driver off, causing client’s right arm to be severed in collision outside Salt Lake City. Case resolved for a present cash value and structured annuity worth $2.3M  prior to trial in Utah.

$2.95 Million Wrongful Death

The firm resolved a wrongful death claim on behalf of a 53 yr.old widow and his three grown children for the loss of a 52 yr old wife and mother. The deceased was driving to work on the I-15 at 6:15 a.m. in Rancho Bernardo during rush hour when a apprentice electrician, on his way to work at a jobsite in San Diego, failed to see traffic stopped ahead and rear-ended deceased’s vehicle at high speed, causing a four car chain reaction collision. The deceased died of a ruptured aorta shortly after arriving at the ER. The husband and wife, married 27 years, had just started a family magazine business and opened a Postal Annex franchise 11 months before the incident.The matter was resolve two months before trial for an all cash payment by the employer’s primary and excess insurers.

Trip & Fall settles for $150,000

Client was 72 year young educator and passionate ballroom dancer. While on the job at a school undergoing reconstruction, she tripped and fell on a temporary fence base encroaching on the sidewalk. She caught her big toe on the base and fell on her face, fracturing her nose and lacerating her forehead. She underwent surgery for the deviated septum, which healed well. However, the toe contusion injury aggravated an underlying arthritic condition  and has substantially limited her ability to enjoy her dancing. Her medical bills paid by SCIF amounted to $28,000. Third  party defendants paid $140,000, SCIF waived it lien and paid $7,500 into the settlement in exchange for a C & R.

$300,000 disc injury

Triathlete 44  year-old client  was “t-boned” in an intersection on the driver’s door. She was seen but not x-rayed in an emergency room and released with neck and low back sprain diagnoses. Her neck gradually became progressively worse over the next week and she was seen by PMD and referred to  an ortho for follow-up. An MRI revealed a disc herniation at C5-6, which did not respond to conservative care. She also developed the onset of low back pain. A microdiscectomy procedure was performed on the cervical herniation with some moderate pain improvement. However, a future fusion was likely if the radicular pain persisted. The client recovered $300,000 with “Howell” medical bills of approximately $14,000 and lost income of $40,000.00 prior to trial.

$700K for UPS driver

The firm represented a 28 yr-old UPS driver whose truck was hit at low-speed in a broadside collision. No emergency care was necessary, but client developed increasing low back stiffness and was not able to continue his route the following day. Conservative therapies were unsuccessful and a discogram revealed an L4-5 annular tear. An IDET cauterization procedure was performed in SF with limited results. Prognoisis was for future lumbar fusion. Client changed occupations and began working as a real estate agent, unable to lift heavy UPS boxes. Case settled at mediation for $700,000, including loss of consortium claim.

$875K Wrongful Death Med Mal

The firm represented the wife and family of a 57 year-old Asian gentleman with a history of asthma who presented to his HMO on 3 occasions within  two weeks with GI pain and tarry stools. He was diagnosed with anxiety and asthma and advised the tarry stools were caused by his medications. He passed out at home a week later and died 24 hours later in the ICU from a GI bleed. The case resolved for $875,000.00 .

$800K roll over

$500,000 maritime injury

Client was fishing in a dingy in a harbor at anchor near a restricted area. Another vessel exiting harbor struck the dingy, causing  55- year old man to fall off dingy into water. Client had prior laminectomy 3 years previous with DDD, and had just returned to work months before incident. One year post-accident plaintiff underwent cervical fusion, 18 months later a lumbar fusion, although he remained able to work for 12 months following incident. Causation for injuries contested, case settled after expert depositions prior to trial for $500,000.00

$105,000 DUI settlement

Client had been at an overnight party with 2 girlfriends in San Clemente and was on her way to breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Coast Highway when defendant made a left turn directly into her path. All three girls were taken to the hospital. Client had an .08 blood alcohol reading and was charged with a DUI, even though the CHP faulted the other driver for the collision. Firm was able to have the DUI charge dismissed and settled client’s claim against adverse driver for $105,000 after missing a week of work as a waitress. Medical bills were resolved for $6,000.00.