Case Results

  • $117 Million
    $117 Million Settlement with PG&E Congratulations are in order for Steven M. Campora of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLC and his team for their tireless work, resulting in a $117 million settlement with PG&E directors and officers!
    Congratulations are in order for Steven M. Campora of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLC and his team for their tireless work, resulting in a $117 million settlement with PG&E directors and officers! Read More
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  • $93 Million
    Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of CSAA Insureds Settlement: $93 Million | Sacramento County | Johnson v. CSAA
    This office was co-lead counsel in a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of CSAA insureds who were involved in accidents with uninsured motorists. From 1998 through 2006, CSAA wrongfully collected deductibles from its insureds who were involved in ...
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  • $70 Million
    Class Action Against Allstate Settlement: $70 Million | Sacramento County | Lumenta v. Allstate
    This office was lead co-counsel in a class action wherein the class plaintiffs alleged that Allstate illegally charged its insureds excessive premiums by secretly increasing their driving mileage projections to facilitate unwarranted premium increase ...
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  • $70 Million
    Wrongful Death Case Against Ford Verdict: $70 Million | Sacramento County | Mauro v. Ford Motor Company
    Plaintiff claimed that the Ford E-350 Van, when it was put in combination with the Goodyear tire and that tire failed, was a defective vehicle. The claim was that Ford knew the tire was defective and knew what owners of these vehicles had the ...
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  • $36 Million
    Auto Defect Resulting in Catastrophic Spine Injury Jose Aguirre, a healthy, league soccer-playing 28-year old father of four young children, was on his way to work when his 2001 Nissan Xterra suddenly accelerated.
    Jose Aguirre, a healthy, league soccer-playing 28-year old father of four young children, was on his way to work when his 2001 Nissan Xterra suddenly accelerated. Mr. Aguirre was unable to stop the SUV, which crashed into and vaulted over a concrete ...
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  • $34.9 Million
    Semi-Truck/Trailer Accident Resulting in Paralysis A Sacramento County jury returned a record personal injury verdict of $34.9 million for the personal injury and loss of consortium claims.
    On the afternoon of Dec. 6, 2014, a Sacramento County jury returned a record personal injury verdict of $34.9 million for the personal injury and loss of consortium claims made by 56-year-old Debra Hackett and 63-year-old Bill Hackett of Galt, ...
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  • $34.2 Million
    Fraud Case Filed by the Oakland Raiders Verdict: $34.2 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Oakland Raiders v. Oakland Alameda County Coliseum
    This action dealt with a fraud/misrepresentation claim filed by the professional football franchise, the Oakland Raiders, against the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, along with others, arising out of the Raiders move from Los Angeles to Oakland. The ...
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  • $31 Million
    Defective Product Leads to Boating Accident Verdict: $31 Million | Butte County | Bell v. MasterCraft Boat Company
    This matter involved a four-month trial against MasterCraft alleging a defective product in terms of how they constructed the subject boat. Plaintiff was a passenger in the boat when, during the course of the operation, it took on water, and she was ...
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  • $31 Million
    50 Foot Fall From Cell Phone Tower A $31 million settlement was reached in the summer of 2018 with AT&T and others for a worker employed by a national cell tower service company who suffered severe and permanent injuries.
    A $31 million settlement was reached in the summer of 2018 with AT&T and others for a worker employed by a national cell tower service company who suffered severe and permanent injuries when a ladder rung on an AT&T telecommunications cell tower ...
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  • $24.3 Million
    Truck Accident Involving 9-Year-Old Girl Verdict: $24,307,273 | Sacramento County | Loza-Jimenez v. Freeway Transport, Inc.
    On the afternoon of March 5, 2010, a Sacramento jury returned a $24.3 million verdict for Diana Jimenez, an Oregon resident, who will turn 15 next month. $20 million of the verdict was for Diana's past and future pain and suffering. At age 9, Diana ...
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  • $23.2 Million
    Boating Accident Resulting in Amputation Injury Roger Dreyer and Anthony Garilli obtained a $23.2 million verdict in a court trial for a 22 year old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation of her leg.
    Roger Dreyer and Anthony Garilli obtained a $23.2 million verdict in a court trial for a 22 year old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation of her leg. This is the largest reported personal injury verdict in the U.S. Eastern District in a ...
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  • $22 Million
    Plane Crash Resulting in Two Wrongful Deaths Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Robert B. Bale, assisted by associate attorney Natalie Dreyer, achieved a trial verdict of $21,600,000 for the deaths of Dr. Matthew Mezger and his wife
    Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Robert B. Bale, assisted by associate attorney Natalie Dreyer, achieved a trial verdict of $21,600,000 for the deaths of Dr. Matthew Mezger and his wife, Mary Patricia Hughes. Both died when a 2001 Beechcraft Bonanza A36 ...
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  • $19.2 Million
    Faulty Tire Repair Resulting in Wrongful Death Verdict: $19.2 Million | San Diego County | Barber v. Mossy Ford Dealership
    Jan. 11, 2011, a San Diego County, California jury returned a record verdict, against Mossy Ford. The verdict $14,465,864, and the pre-trial settlement of $8.3 million for a total of $22,765,864 is the largest wrongful death compensatory damage ...
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  • $17.25 Million
    Dangerous Road Conditions of Public Roadway Verdict: $17.25 Million | El Dorado County Superior Court | Betts v. State of California
    This case involved allegations against the state of California for having a dangerous condition of public roadway as it relates to how they set up and ran their chain installation zone on Highway 50. Mr. Dreyer represented Mrs. Betts and her husband, ...
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  • $16.6 Million
    Wrongful Death Verdict: $16.6 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Strange v. Entercom Communications, et al.
    This was an action involving the highly publicized death of a 28-year-old mother of three who was married. She was a participant in a "hold your wee" to win a Wii which turned into a water drinking contest run by a local radio station. The contest ...
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  • $16 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $16 Million | Sacramento County | Lucas v. Timmerman Starlite Trucking
    A 38-year-old plaintiff was injured when a tractor-trailer crossed the centerline and collided head-on with his pickup truck. Plaintiff sustained a severe closed head injury with left third nerve palsy and a cognitive disorder that prevented him from ...
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  • $15 Million
    Brain Injury Settlement: $15 Million | Solano County Superior Court | Ragatz v. State of California, et al.
    Defendant, Jeffrey Bravo, was a Cal Fire Communications Operator who was driving a Cal Fire Ford F350 Non-Emergency vehicle in the course and scope of his employment with the state of California. As he was headed northbound on Interstate 505, Bravo ...
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  • $14 Million
    Electrocution Accident The families of two boys who were electrocuted earlier this year have received a $14 million settlement from the Solano Irrigation District. The boys died after jumping into a water canal in Dixon, CA in an attempt to rescue a dog.
    The families of two boys who were electrocuted earlier this year have received a $14 million settlement from the Solano Irrigation District. The boys died after jumping into a water canal in Dixon, CA in an attempt to rescue a dog. As the boys ...
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  • $13.5 Million
    PG&E Lines Caused Arm Amputations Settlement: $13.5 Million | San Francisco County | Williams v. PG&E and Central Valley Produce($7 million from PG&E and $6.5 million from Central Valley Produce)
    This case involved a 17-year-old who received a bilateral arm amputation while removing rain gutters from an industrial warehouse when the mast of a forklift made contact with overhead electrical lines owned and maintained by PG&E. The lines were ...
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  • $12.5 Million
    Sex Abuse and Molestation Case This was a sex abuse and molestation case against the SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT & THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO
    This was a sex abuse and molestation case against the SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT & THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO involving their former employee Joshua Vasquez. Vasquez was ultimately convicted and is serving 140 years in prison for the abuse. ...
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  • $12.4 Million
    Wrongful Death - Dangerous Farming Practices Christopher Wood and Kelsey Fischer obtained a $12.4 million settlement for the Hayes family following the tragic death of Becky Hayes caused by dangerous nighttime farming practices in Sutter County.
    Christopher Wood and Kelsey Fischer obtained a $12.4 million settlement for the Hayes family following the tragic death of Becky Hayes caused by dangerous nighttime farming practices in Sutter County. In October of 2020, the Hayes family, while ...
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  • $10.9 Million
    Partial Settlement for Two Catastrophically Injured Young Men Roger A. Dreyer, Anthony J. Garilli and Natalie M. Dreyer recently obtained a partial settlement on behalf of two catastrophically injured young men.
    Roger A. Dreyer, Anthony J. Garilli and Natalie M. Dreyer recently obtained a partial settlement on behalf of two catastrophically injured young men. The clients were two family members returning home from an outdoor sporting event on southbound Hwy ...
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  • $10.86 Million
    Las Vegas Swimming Pool Accident Settlement: $10.86 Million | Las Vegas, Nevada | Diving Accident/Confidential Settlement
    This action involved a 24-year-old young man who was at one of the major casinos in Las Vegas with his family. At 1 a.m., he, along with his family members, went out to the pool in an exterior area of the casino believing it was open for use by ...
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  • $10.5 Million
    Truck Accident Verdict: $10.5 Million | Fresno County Superior Court | Lopez v. D.A.V. Charities of Central California, Inc, et al.
    This is an action filed by a Hispanic woman against an entity that had only $3 million in insurance coverage. The operator of the vehicle was under the influence of alcohol when he ran through a stop sign and struck the plaintiff's vehicle causing a ...
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  • $10.2 Million
    Bus Accident Verdict: $10.2 Million | Sacramento County | Largent v. Frontier Town Lines & Detroit Diesel Corp.
    This was, for over 10 years, the largest personal injury verdict ever rendered in Sacramento County, and was the largest verdict for pain and suffering ($8 million). The plaintiff here was a 19-year-old girl who was a passenger in her boyfriend's car ...
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  • $10.1 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $10.1 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Wong v. National Rental Corporation
    This is an action involving a trucking accident where the claim was that the husband of the injured party was comparatively at fault when he broadsided a truck that had backed out into the roadway. Issues of comparative fault and the nature and ...
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  • $10 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $10 Million | Nevada County | Baker v. Big O Tires, American Racing Equipment, Inc., et al.
    Here, a 39-year-old veterinarian sustained a serious closed-head injury when her vehicle was struck by an errant truck tire that had come off a vehicle traveling from the opposite direction of plaintiff's travel on Interstate 80.
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  • $10 Million
    Trucking Accident Settlement: $10 Million | Alameda County | Lewin v. Mutual Express Company, et al.
    Decedent was cited for inattentive driving and for excessive speed when he drove into the rear of a disabled semi-truck on a straight stretch of roadway on Highway 5. The evidence showed all other vehicles saw the truck and safely passed around it ...
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  • $9.85 Million
    Dangerous Roadway Conditions Settlement: $9.85 Million | Yolo County | Dionisio v. State Of California
    On Aug. 6, 2012, Rosalina Dionisio was headed home to Sacramento from her shift at the West Sacramento United States Postal Service office. She was driving a 1990 BMW when it suddenly stopped functioning and she lost electrical power. As she ...
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  • $9.8 Million
    Crash into Bus Stop Verdict: $9.8 Million | El Dorado County | Bray v. Hoelscher
    Following a three-week trial, an El Dorado County jury returned a $9,860,630.86 verdict in favor of Plaintiff Carly Bray. Ms. Bray lost her right leg on March 1, 2012, when a driver lost control of her vehicle and careened into an El Dorado Union ...
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  • $9.1 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $9.1 Million | August 2015 | Jonesboro, Arkansas
    An Arkansas woman, who suffered severe brain injuries, losing part of her temporal lobe after being broadsided by a van driven by a grocery chain employee, was awarded $9 million by a federal jury.
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  • $9 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $9 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Adins v. Master Tile West
    This action involved a catastrophic collision that took place in December of 2004 in a complex motor vehicle collision sequence. Roberta Adins was a 48-year-old special education teacher on her way home when an unknown driver affected traffic at an ...
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  • $8.8 Million
    Vehicle Rollover Settlement: $8.8 Million | Northern California | Doe v. American Automaker
    Plaintiff family members sustained severe injuries (with one fatality) when their motor vehicle rolled while traveling at freeway speeds. Plaintiffs' alleged their vehicle was unstable and rolled when it should not have and that other vehicle ...
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  • $8.4 Million
    Napa County Jury Returns Record $8.4 Million Verdict Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a record verdict in Napa County of $8.4 Million for their thirty-three-year-old client and her three-year-old son who were involved in a collision with a street sweeper.
    Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a record verdict in Napa County of $8.4 Million for their thirty-three-year-old client and her three-year-old son who were involved in a collision with a street sweeper on State Highway ...
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  • $7.65 Million
    Hit Head-On By Drunk Driver Settlement: $7.65 Million | Fresno County Superior Court | v. Vista Verde Farms
    This is a motor vehicle collision where the plaintiffs, Chalene, a 28-year-old single woman, and her mother, Dixie, a 60-year-old drama and arts professor at West Hills College, were struck head-on by an adverse driver who was a partner in the Vista ...
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  • $7.5 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident with an On-Duty Officer While stopped with her brake lights illuminated, she was struck at 70 mph by an on-duty highway patrol officer.
    On March 28, 2016, Alice Goudie, a 64-year-old wife and mother of three, was driving home from work at 11:00 pm. While stopped with her brake lights illuminated, she was struck at 70 mph by an on-duty highway patrol officer. Ms. Goudie was pushed ...
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  • $7.5 Million
    Bicycle Accident Settlement: $7.5 Million | Undisclosed Superior Court | Confidential Northern California Public Entity
    This matter involved a 50-year-old bicycle enthusiast who was operating his bike on a road in a Northern California county at its intersection with an off-ramp off of an interstate. An individual came off the highway and stopped at the stop sign and ...
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  • $7.35 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $7.35 Million | Yolo County Superior Court | Blagg v. State of California, et al.
    This matter involved the wrongful death of a father of two young boys who was married. He was on Interstate 5 transporting materials in his truck and approaching a location where Caltrans and private construction companies were doing roadway ...
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  • $7.3 Million
    Truck Accident Verdict: $7.3 Million | Fresno Superior Court | Haen v. Logos Group, Triple E Produce, et al.
    This matter involved a collision that took place on April 17, 2009, resulting in the death of a 40-year-old father of two teenage children. The decedent was the operator of a church bus that ran out of gas and was disabled on the side of southbound ...
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  • $7.3 Million
    Construction Accident Verdict: $7.3 Million | San Francisco County Superior Court | Stringer v. PG&E
    This case involved an accident at a construction site. Plaintiff Stringer was a framing contractor working for defendant Hal Porter Homes on a housing tract. Defendant PG&E had dug a service trench to the foundation where Mr. Stringer was to do his ...
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  • $7.2 Million
    T-Bone Collision with CHP Vehicle
    Plaintiff was a front-seat passenger in a t-bone collision with a CHP vehicle. Surveillance footage showed the CHP driver ran a red light and did not initiate its emergency lights until after the collision and Defendant admitted liability. The ...
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  • $7.1 Million
    Grease Fire Accident Settlement: $7.1 Million | Nevada County | Martinez v. SimplexGrinnell, LP and Truckee Pacific Associates
    Plaintiffs were tenants in the Henness Flats Apartments in Truckee, California. A grease fire occurred in the plaintiffs' unit. As a result of the grease fire, the fire sprinklers in the unit discharged. Defendant, SimplexGrinnell, LP had, to prevent ...
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  • $7 Million
    Farm Worker Rear-Ended By UPS Verdict: $7 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Servin v. United Parcel Service
    This case involves a 70-year-old farm worker who was driving a tractor on July 4, 2001, when he was rear-ended by a UPS transportation vehicle. The impact caused Mr. Servin's head to strike the rear glass on the tractor causing him to suffer a closed ...
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  • $7 Million
    Motor Vehicle Collision with Significant Neck and Back Injuries Plaintiff was driving his vehicle on a roadway in Sacramento County, when a Defendant driver made a left turn in front of his vehicle, resulting in impact.
    Plaintiff was driving his vehicle on a roadway in Sacramento County, when a Defendant driver made a left turn in front of his vehicle, resulting in impact. Plaintiff suffered neck and back injuries. Roger Dreyer and Josh Edlow were hired and pursued ...
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  • $7 Million
    Police Shooting This was a police shooting case against the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
    This was a police shooting case against the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. On August 18, 2016, a Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy shot and killed Chad Irwin, a loving and devoted husband and father in front of his home with his wife and ...
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  • $6.8 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident On June 1, 2015, Peggy O'Kelly was driving her Ford Expedition on Highway 29 when she was rear-ended, pushing her vehicle into the vehicle stopped ahead of her.
    On June 1, 2015, Peggy O'Kelly was driving her Ford Expedition on Highway 29 when she was rear-ended, pushing her vehicle into the vehicle stopped ahead of her. The defendant admitted 100% fault. Ms. O'Kelly suffered a mild traumatic brain injury ...
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  • $6.7 Million
    Wrongful Death Verdict: $6.7 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Yslas v. Sacramento Rendering Company
    This was a wrongful death action involving a 30-year-old hourly construction employee, Richard Yslas. Mr. Yslas was on a motorcycle and was killed when the defendant driver, an employee of Sacramento Rendering Company, pulled out in front of ...
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  • $6.7 Million
    Wrongful Death of Agricultural Aviator SACRAMENTO, CA - On Sept. 3, 2014, a settlement was reached in front of Judge Scott Snowden (Ret.) on the wrongful death action filed by the family of agricultural aviator Steve Allen.
    SACRAMENTO, CA - On Sept. 3, 2014, a settlement was reached in front of Judge Scott Snowden (Ret.) on the wrongful death action filed by the family of agricultural aviator Steve Allen in the amount $6.7 million and as a result, is establishing the ...
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  • $6.6 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $6.6 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Maihack v. The Hartford
    Plaintiff was involved in two separate motor vehicle accidents separated by six months. Both accidents resulted due to the negligent conduct of uninsured motorists. As a result, plaintiff filed an uninsured motorist claim against her auto carrier. ...
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  • $6.5 Million
    Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Intoxicated School District Employee In January 2019 a School District paid $6.5 Million to a victim of a motor vehicle collision.
    In January 2019 a School District paid $6.5 Million to a victim of a motor vehicle collision. School District's employee had been sent home by the District on two occasions for showing up drunk to work. In 2013, at 1 p.m. in the afternoon, he struck ...
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  • $6.5 Million
    Wrongful Death Verdict: $6.5 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Jungsten v. State of CA and Granite Construction, et al.
    This was a wrongful death case involving a 33-year-old off-duty sheriff's deputy on his way to work in September 1995. He was survived by his wife and two children who were ages 4 and 8 at the time of the trial. Defendant state of California and ...
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  • $6.5 Million
    Scaffolding Accident Settlement: $6.5 Million | Not Disclosed | Hindman, et al. v. Sacramento Valley Scaffold Company, LLC, et al.
    The two plaintiffs proceeded forward on a product liability theory after being injured when a mast climber collapsed resulting in serious orthopedic injuries.
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  • $6.5 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $6.5 Million | Yolo County Superior Court | Kaylor v. Adams Trucking
    A 38-year-old sheet rock installer was a passenger in a vehicle. An employee of Adams Trucking operating a vehicle hauling tomatoes made a left-hand turn in front of the vehicle in which plaintiff was riding. Plaintiff sustained a head injury, a ...
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  • $6.4 Million
    Paratransit Bus Accident Verdict: $6.4 Million | Placer County | Avery v. City of Roseville
    Proving up the nature and extent of the damages as well as liability against the transportation service were key components of the action. This matter was tried with Christopher Wood, a partner in the firm. The pretrial offer was $2 million. Roger A. ...
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  • $6.3 Million
    Premises Liability Settlement: $6.3 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | McAfee v. Schlesinger
    This was a premises liability action involving a 31-year-old employee of PeopleSoft. The plaintiff was in the Lake Tahoe region the evening of the accident. He had been out that evening with friends. He met up with a young woman who invited him to a ...
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  • $6.25 Million
    Bicycle Accident Settlement: $6.25 Million | Yuba County Superior Court | Doe v. Private Construction Company
    This matter involved a bicyclist who was a 40-year-old mechanic and married father of two young children who rode his bike into a ditch that was left open and uncovered by the defendant construction company during the course of a construction ...
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  • $6 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $6 Million | Sacramento County | Stevenson v. Keith
    Defendant Keith was an attorney and habitual drunk driver who caused this motor vehicle accident, seriously injuring the 40-year-old plaintiff, while operating his vehicle with a .28 blood alcohol content.
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  • $6 Million
    Settlement Obtained On Behalf of an Expecting Mother Who Lost Her Husband While on a Business Trip to the US Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez  Esparza obtained a $6 Million settlement for a thirty-year-old expecting mother who lost her forty-one-year-old husband while he was on a business trip in California.
    Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a $6 Million settlement for a thirty-year-old expecting mother who lost her forty-one-year-old husband while he was on a business trip in California. During his trip, he took a motorcycle ...
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  • $5.5 Million
    Tractor-Trailer Accident Settlement: $5.5 Million | Sacramento County | Tomasetti v. Hemi Express, Inc., et al.
    On October 21, 2009, defendant George Popovich was in the course and scope of his employment with Hemi Express, Inc. Mr. Popovich got lost on southbound 101 just north of Monterey, California. Defendant Popovich pulled onto a small frontage road, ...
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  • $5.5 Million
    Boating Accident Settlement: $5.5 Million | Butte County Superior Court | Lindblad v. Bidwell Marina
    This action dealt with a marine/boating incident that took place on August 14, 2002. Ron Lindblad, a 65-year-old retired metal fabricator and his wife of 41 years, Lauralee Lindblad, were on their houseboat on Lake Oroville and were being shuttled by ...
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  • $5.4 Million
    Bicycle Accident Settlement: $5.4 Million | San Francisco County Superior Court | Massey-Todd v. Wiley
    This matter involved a bicyclist who was struck by a left-turning vehicle and suffered an arm injury and claimed brain injury. The arm injury involved significant reduction in function and use of her non-dominant arm. The brain injury and impact on ...
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  • $5.4 Million
    Construction Equipment Failure Settlement: $5.4 Million | Sacramento County | Toniel v. Heavy Equipment Manufacturing & Valley Repair Services, Inc.
    This was a case where a metallic failure on construction equipment failed causing the death of a loving husband and father. Defendant alleged that the accident was due to equipment misuse operation and maintenance failures and urged that no single ...
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  • $5.4 Million
    Construction Equipment Failure Settlement: $5.4 Million | Sacramento County | Toniel v. Heavy Equipment Manufacturing & Valley Repair Services, Inc.
    This was a case where a metallic failure on construction equipment failed causing the death of a loving husband and father. Defendant alleged that the accident was due to equipment misuse operation and maintenance failures and urged that no single ...
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  • $5.4 Million
    Truck Accident Verdict: $5.4 Million | Sacramento County | Deleon v. Abella Trucking
    This wrongful death and personal injury case involved the tragic death of a 39-year-old husband and father of two when a semi-truck crossed the median causing a head-on accident. Decedent's wife also suffered injuries in the accident.
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  • $5.25 Million
    Struck By Utility Maintenance Vehicle Settlement: $5.25 Million | Yolo County | Parker v. Northern Pacific Railroad
    Plaintiff's heirs were the husband and children of a 37-year-old loving mother and wife who was killed while crossing a gate crossing when her vehicle was struck by a utility maintenance vehicle. The crossing arms were not activated at the time of ...
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  • $5.24 Million
    Fall From Ladder Verdict: $5.24 Million | Yuba County | Jane Doe v. Sundt Construction, Inc.
    Plaintiff was seriously injured while performing electrical work on the roof of the Health and Safety building at Yuba Community College. Plaintiff fell while descending a roof access ladder due to defendant Sundt Construction, Inc.'s failure to ...
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  • $5.2 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $5.2 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Garcia v. Cal-West Concrete Cutting, Inc.
    This case involves 65-year-old Elva Garcia and her husband of 46 years, Ramon Garcia. On the day of the incident, plaintiffs were traveling southbound on Sierra College Boulevard when the defendant, who was traveling in the opposite direction, had ...
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  • $5.2 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $5.2 Million | Sacramento County | Hillman/Johnson v. Johnstone Trucking Inc.
    Plaintiffs were teaching golf professionals who were rear-ended by defendant, who was operating a tractor-trailer. Plaintiffs underwent lumbar surgeries and, thereafter, were unable to fully resume their golf teaching careers.
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  • $5.2 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Verdict: $5.2 Million | Marin County | Prendergast v. Golden Gate Transportation District
    This was, for almost 10 years, the largest verdict for pain and suffering in Marin County history. This is a case involving a 55-year-old pedestrian who was hit by a turning bus while crossing the street. Plaintiff sustained a moderate closed head ...
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  • $5.1 Million
    Dangerous Roadway Settlement: $5.1 Million | Merced County Superior Court | Pfeifer v. State of California, et al.
    This was an action against the state of California for a claimed dangerous condition of a roadway in that it allowed for traffic to cross over Highway 99. This incident involved a truck pulling out from a side frontage road in an attempt to cross ...
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  • $5 Million
    Wrongful Death Verdict: $5,038,217 | Sacramento County | Escobar v. Mike Lowery Transport
    Irrigation district employee Craig Escobar was killed when a tractor-trailer ran over him while he was standing outside his own truck at an asphalt yard. Mr. Escobar left a surviving wife and three sons. The jury found the truck driver and the ...
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  • $5 Million
    Wrongful Death Settlement: $5 Million | Sacramento County | Trask v. James E. Simon
    This case arose out of the death of a 49-year-old construction superintendent. The accident occurred on a construction site in Indian Wells when a cement truck driver attempted to back up over 400 feet without a spotter. It was during this long ...
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  • $5 Million
    Cyclist Struck By Work Vehicle Settlement: $5 Million | Sacramento County | John Doe v. John Slaughter / Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
    Defendant and Insurer AIG accepted a pending $5 million policy limits demand two days before trial on a matter where a work vehicle for a local underground pipe manufacturer struck a 60-year-old professional who became a client of Dreyer Babich ...
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  • $4.9 Million
    Construction Accident Settlement: $4.9 Million | Sacramento County | Rueles v. MCM Construction
    Plaintiff was an iron worker who was injured when a Caterpillar loader backed into him at a slow speed allegedly with the backup beeper sounding. Plaintiff was briefly hospitalized but eventually underwent back and neck surgery. Plaintiff alleged ...
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  • $4.8 Million
    Wrongful Death Settlement: $4.8 Million | Sacramento County | Bohannon v. Sheedy Crane & Hoist, et al.
    Mr. Bohannon was a 35-year-old drywall construction foreman, husband and father, who fell to his death through what plaintiff alleged to be a faulty temporary elevator door. The decedent was working on what is now known to be the Sheraton Hotel in ...
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  • $4.65 Million
    Car Rollover, Roof Failure Settlement: $4.65 Million | Nevada County Superior Court | Ladendorf v. DaimlerChrysler/Brewer Refrigeration
    This action dealt with a single-car incident where the adverse driver had a .08 alcohol level and took a curve too sharply and turned his vehicle over. He had limited insurance and the plaintiff sued not only the driver, but also the manufacturer of ...
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  • $4.6 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Verdict: $4.6 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Giannoni v. Sacramento Regional Transit District
    This involved an incident where a wife and mother of two adult daughters was in a crosswalk when she was struck by a Sacramento Regional Transit Bus. This case involved essentially a jury valuing the loss of a wife and mother who was in her mid-50s. ...
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  • $4.6 Million
    Rear-End Motor Vehicle Collision Verdict: $4.6 Million | Napa County Superior Court | Hurlburt v. Hada
    This was a rear-end motor vehicle collision which took place as a result of the plaintiff having to slow for construction and the defendant impacting her car from behind. Defendant admitted liability, but contested the nature and extent of ...
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  • $4.6 Million
    Slip and Fall Verdict: $4,633,422 | Sacramento County | Stagis v. Kmart
    Plaintiff, an out-of-state resident, slipped and fell in a spill of disputed origin in defendant's store while shopping for personal items. Plaintiff suffered a non-surgical lumbar disk injury that made it very difficult for him to work full-time as ...
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  • $4.5 Million
    Sexual Assault Settlement: $4.5 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Three Victims of Sexual Molestation
    Represented a 10-year-old, 19-year-old and a 20-year-old who were all sexually molested as youngsters at different times by a local businessman. Each was subjected to a pattern of sexual abuse and manipulation. All suffered significant emotional ...
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  • $4.5 Million
    Liability Admitted, Family Relationship Disputed Before Trial Verdict: $4.5 Million | San Francisco County Superior Court | Ausselet v. WPX Courier LLC, et al.
    This is an action of admitted liability addressing the loss of a husband and father. The surviving children were from different marriages. The key assessment of the case was the involvement of the father in the lives of the children and in the ...
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  • $4.5 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $4.5 Million | El Dorado Superior Court | Abbott v. South Tahoe Refuse Co., et al.
    On August 22, 2006, defendant was driving a Ford F250 truck owned by his employer, South Tahoe Refuse Co. The truck collided with plaintiff's vehicle in the intersection of Highway 89 at Highway 50 (also known as Lake Tahoe Boulevard at Emerald Bay ...
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  • $4.3 Million
    Motor Vehicle Collision During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Mr. Wood and Kelsey Fischer tried a case against Jelly Belly Candy Company in Modesto, California. Their client was injured in a motor vehicle collision where a Jelly Belly employee was at fault.
    During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Mr. Wood and Kelsey Fischer tried a case against Jelly Belly Candy Company in Modesto, California. Their client was injured in a motor vehicle collision where a Jelly Belly employee was at fault. Jelly Belly Candy ...
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  • $4.25 Million
    Hit By California Highway Patrol (CHP) Settlement: $4.25 Million | Yolo County Superior Court | Decker v. State of California
    This matter involved an individual struck by a CHP patrol unit resulting in a claimed brain injury. Plaintiff was a sheriff's officer, married and the father of three children. The nature and extent of the claimed brain injury was disputed by defenda ...
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  • $4.1 Million
    Sexual Assault In recovering for victims of police officer sexual misconduct, it is critical to establish that the officer's unlawful actions were perpetrated under "color of authority" as conferred to them by the police department.
    In recovering for victims of police officer sexual misconduct, it is critical to establish that the officer's unlawful actions were perpetrated under "color of authority" as conferred to them by the police department. Proof of an officer's mere on ...
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  • $4 Million
    Vehicle Negligence / Government Entity O'Mally v. J.B. Williamsen Trucking and Caltrans, et al.
    This is a wrongful death case involving a semi driving northbound on Interstate 5 that went out of control in the rain, crossing the median, into southbound traffic. The defendant trucking company was sued for its negligence and the State of ...
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  • $4 Million
    Auto Defect Resulting in Significant Spine Injury Plaintiff was operating a truck manufactured by a Defendant who cannot be disclosed as the settlement is confidential.
    Plaintiff was operating a truck manufactured by a Defendant who cannot be disclosed as the settlement is confidential. On the date of incident, a defective part on the truck caused Plaintiff to fall, which resulted in an L1 Burst Fracture. Roger ...
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  • $3.9 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $3.9 Million | Alameda County Superior Court | Rinetti v. Hall
    This matter involved an individual who was struck by a vehicle making a left-hand turn. This resulted in the plaintiff suffering from neck and back injuries, including surgical intervention. Defendant was an elderly woman and issues of insurance ...
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  • $3.9 Million
    Wrongful Death This case stemmed from a heavy impact, head-on, fatal collision between the defendant's commercial truck and the decedent's personal vehicle.
    This case stemmed from a heavy impact, head-on, fatal collision between the defendant's commercial truck and the decedent's personal vehicle. Plaintiff, the surviving husband, brought a wrongful death claim against defendant for the death of his wife ...
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  • $3.8 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Settlement: $3.8 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Doe v. Wells Fargo Bank
    This matter involved an individual who was a pedestrian at an ATM when he was struck from behind by an elderly driver who went over the curb. The claim was against the defendant for failure to provide protective devices around the ATM. The plaintiff ...
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  • $3.8 Million
    Concrete Pump Injury Settlement: $3.8 Million | Sacramento County | Torres v. Berkeley Concrete Pumping, et al.
    The plaintiff was a 32-year-old Hispanic cement worker who was injured when a coupling blew off the end of a concrete pumping hose, causing plaintiff to suffer a non-specific closed head injury.
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  • $3.7 Million
    Vehicle Rollover Settlement: $3.7 Million | Northern California | Doe v. American Automaker
    Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled on a rural roadway at about 45 mph. sustaining serious spinal injuries. The vehicle was allegedly unstable and had a defective roof.
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  • $3.69 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Caused by Diabetic Defendant On Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, an Amador County jury returned a record personal injury verdict of $3,695,978.59 for injuries suffered by Tara Frisk in a December 2009 automobile collision. Plaintiff was represented by attorneys Jason Sigel and Hank Greenblatt of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP.
    On Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, an Amador County jury returned a record personal injury verdict of $3,695,978.59 for injuries suffered by Tara Frisk in a December 2009 automobile collision. Plaintiff was represented by attorneys Jason Sigel and Hank ...
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  • $3.65 Million
    Improperly Installed Guardrail Settlement: $3.65 Million | Humboldt County | Manning v. State of California
    Here, plaintiff struck a guardrail on northbound Highway 101 which was installed improperly. Plaintiff, 19 years old at the time of the accident, sustained severe injuries leading to the amputation of her right leg. The case involved extensive ...
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  • $3.65 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $3.65 Million | Humboldt County | Brandon v. State of California, et al.
    A 19-year-old girl was severely injured when, after losing control of her car, she struck a guard rail and was impaled by a guardrail post. Plaintiff contended and proved that the State of California and roadway contractors failed to comply with ...
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  • $3.6 Million
    Rear-End Accident Settlement: $3.6 Million | Sacramento County | Parken v. Vasquez
    Our client sustained major injuries to his neck, low back, and shoulder when he was rear-ended at approximately 50 to 60 miles per hour. In an attempt to deny liability, the defense alleged that the defendant was hit by a phantom motorist causing her ...
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  • $3.5 Million
    Pedestrian Stuck by Motor Vehicle On August 1, 2019, Cookson was walking northbound in the bike lane along the east roadway edge of Main Avenue in Orangevale, California.
    On August 1, 2019, Cookson was walking northbound in the bike lane along the east roadway edge of Main Avenue in Orangevale, California. As he was walking, the adverse driver was operating his vehicle northbound on Main avenue under the influence of ...
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  • $3.5 Million
    Swimming Pool Accident Settlement: $3.5 Million | Stanislaus County Superior Court | Baker v. Modesto City Schools District
    This swimming pool diving incident occurred on October 18, 2008, and resulted in the then-17-year-old plaintiff becoming a quadriplegic. The client was a student at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater, and was participating in a water polo ...
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  • $3.5 Million
    United States Sanctioned For Destroying Evidence A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Red Bluff (Tehama County) family that sued the federal government for the death of a 9-year-old boy who was crushed by a trailside wall in Lassen Volcanic National Park
    A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Red Bluff (Tehama County) family that sued the federal government for the death of a 9-year-old boy who was crushed by a trailside wall in Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2009. Steve Campora and Catia Saraiva ...
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  • $3.5 Million
    Motorcycle Accident Settlement: $3.5 Million | Sacramento County | Shukry v. Salas.
    Mr. Shukry was riding his motorcycle on Marconi Avenue when defendant Carole Salas made a left turn in front of him in her Ford Explorer. Mr. Shukry attempted to take evasive action and steer to the left but could not avoid the impact. Mr. Shukry ...
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  • $3.5 Million
    Commercial Truck Accident Settlement: $3.5 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Romine v. Piper Jaffray
    Plaintiff in this matter was a 32-year-old Highway Patrol officer. She was in her personal vehicle on the freeway when a truck driven by one of the defendants lost control and went sideways across the freeway. She was able to bring her vehicle to a ...
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  • $3.5 Million
    Construction Accident Settlement: $3.5 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Kaufman v. Cline, et al.
    This matter involved a roadway construction worker who was on a roadway project when he was backed over by a truck during the course of the construction. He was a father of two young children and married at the time of the incident. The defense took ...
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  • $3.5 Million
    Forklift Accident Settlement: $3.5 Million | Northern California | Betterman v. Forklift Manufacturer, et al.
    The decedent, a husband and father of two grown children died while operating a standup-style forklift when his forklift collided with a horizontal racking assembly in a warehouse. Plaintiff alleged that decedent's injuries occurred because the ...
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  • $3.4 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $3.4 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Johnson v. COM Transport and State of California
    A 35-year-old laborer working in the early morning hours on a moving lane closure for a subcontractor for the state of California laying out reflective squares was struck by a truck driven by a driver for COM Transport. The driver came upon the ...
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  • $3.4 Million
    Solar Panel Fell On Plaintiff’s Ankle/Foot Verdict: $3,436,781 | Tehama County | Lawrence v. Haas, et al.
    The plaintiff, a helicopter mechanic, sustained a severe ankle injury when he and his co-workers were attempting to transport a solar panel that was to be installed as part of a home/ranch solar energy project when it fell on his ankle/foot.Plaintiff ...
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  • $3.3 Million
    Motorcycle Accident Settlement: $3.3 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Godfrey v. State of California
    This matter involved an employee of the state of California broadsiding a motorcyclist, which resulted in the loss of his left leg below the knee. Client was single and employed as a tile setter.
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  • $3.2 Million
    Pedestrians Hit By Drunk Driver On June 1, 2012, Amy Elliott and Steven Galvan were standing on the sidewalk at the corner of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Howe Avenue when a drunk driver struck them as they waited to cross the street. After the initial collision, the drunk driver did not stop but continued to drive several hundred feet before colliding with another vehicle that was stopped at a stop sign.
    On June 1, 2012, Amy Elliott and Steven Galvan were standing on the sidewalk at the corner of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Howe Avenue when a drunk driver struck them as they waited to cross the street. After the initial collision, the drunk driver did ...
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  • $3.2 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Verdict: $3.2 Million | Merced Superior Court | Gonzales v. City of AtwaterMERCED, CA
    On Oct. 6, 2014, a Merced County jury comprising seven men and five women found that the city of Atwater was responsible for the December 2010 death of Delia Gonzales. The jury found that the city had a "dangerous condition" due to the phasing of its ...
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  • $3 Million
    Tractor Accident Settlement: $3 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Newquist v. County of Sacramento
    This matter involved a 57-year-old individual who was out at the Sacramento County dump with his wife. While out at this location, one of the Defendant's employees allowed a grader to roll down a hill causing it to head directly for the Plaintiff's ...
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  • $3 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident On March 3, 2014, Lonny Johnson was driving southbound on Interstate 680 when he slowed his vehicle to a stop for the vehicles ahead. Shortly thereafter, DAVIS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY's employee failed to stop and rear-ended Mr. Johnson's much smaller vehicle at a high speed.
    On March 3, 2014, Lonny Johnson was driving southbound on Interstate 680 when he slowed his vehicle to a stop for the vehicles ahead. Shortly thereafter, DAVIS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY's employee failed to stop and rear-ended Mr. Johnson's much smaller ...
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  • $3 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $3 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Durston v. Valley Unit Utility
    This matter involved a self-employed painter who was driving his vehicle, which was struck by defendant's employee. The collision caused neck and back injuries. The defendant contested the nature and extent of the injury.
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  • $3 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $3 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Durston v. Valley Unit Utility
    This matter involved a self-employed painter who was driving his vehicle, which was struck by defendant's employee. The collision caused neck and back injuries. The defendant contested the nature and extent of the injury.
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  • $3 Million
    Construction Accident Verdict: $3 Million | El Dorado County Superior Court | Morgan v. SMC Contracting
    This matter involved a construction accident where plaintiff was the truck driver involved in off-loading of large beams. In the process of off-loading, beams were dropped on the plaintiff by a forklift operator who claimed to be an employee of one ...
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  • $2.977 Million
    Product Liability Plaintiff, a 32-year-old Vietnamese American, sustained a serious cervical neurological injury when the roof of his SUV crushed in on him during a rollover accident
    Plaintiff, a 32-year-old Vietnamese American, sustained a serious cervical neurological injury when the roof of his SUV crushed in on him during a rollover accident that occurred at freeway speeds. Plaintiff alleged that he was injured because of a ...
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  • $2.9 Million
    Struck by Police Officer Settlement: $2.9 Million | Sacramento County | Jorgensen v. City of Sacramento Police Department
    Here, plaintiff was a young, successful sales representative when he was struck by a city police officer who was in "hot pursuit" to a crime scene. Immunity was overcome because the officer failed to comply with Code 3 pursuit procedures while ...
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  • $2.9 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $2.9 Million | Colusa County | Juardo v. Fisher Trucking and Transport
    Here, two Hispanic farm workers were killed when operating their motor vehicle on a rural road, allegedly with dim or no headlights, when they collided with a transport truck just before dawn.
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  • $2.9 Million
    Truck Accident Verdict: $2.9 Million | Sacramento Superior Court | Arenas v. UPS Ground Freight, Inc.
    The UPS truck was southbound on I-5 near Redding and began to change lanes into the No.1 lane. The decedent's Ford Explorer was located in the No.1 lane approaching the rear of the UPS truck. The rear of the UPS truck entered into the No.1 lane, and ...
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  • $2.89 Million
    Rear-End Accident Verdict: $2.89 Million | Sacramento County | Bradley v. Services, Inc
    On Friday, June 3, 2016, a Sacramento County jury returned a personal injury verdict of $2,894,226.73 for injuries suffered by the plaintiff in an April 15, 2013 automobile collision. Plaintiff was represented by attorneys Jason Sigel and Ryan ...
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  • $2.86 Million
    Defectively Designed Intersection Settlement: $2.86 Million | Placer County Superior Court | Curtis v. City of Roseville
    This is an action arising out of the wrongful death of Taz Curtis, an 8-year-old and his aunt, Amy Williams. Ms. Williams and young Mr. Curtis were passengers in a vehicle driven by Ms. Williams' mother and the young boy's grandmother, Sharon ...
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  • $2.8 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $2.8 Million | Sacramento County | Sand v. Innerstate Transport Specialist
    Here, plaintiff was a young high school student who sustained a major leg injury when an errant motorist lost control of his vehicle and struck her, as she exited from another vehicle.
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  • $2.8 Million
    Motorcycle Accident Settlement: $2.8 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Mulhern v. Bourget's Bike Works, Inc.
    This matter involved a motorcyclist who, in the course of turning his bike on a curve, lost control of the bike when the kickstand caught on the ground. It was alleged that there was a defect in the bike and in the maintenance work that had to be ...
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  • $2.75 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Settlement: $2.75 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Tamblyn v. Preferred Charters
    This matter involved an incident where a pedestrian was struck and suffered multiple injuries involving her legs and spine. The single, 62-year-old woman was walking through a driveway area in a rain storm and was struck by a turning bus. Defendants ...
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  • $2.7 Million
    Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement: $2.7 Million | Butte County Superior Court | Perrucci v. Deen
    This matter involved an individual who suffered an injury to his shoulder as a result of the motor vehicle collision which ultimately resulted in his death while he was being operated on for the shoulder injury. It involved the death of a father and ...
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  • $2.7 Million
    Wrongful Death Najau v. McCurley, et al.This was a wrongful death case arising from a chain reaction motor vehicle accident which occurred in the fog on Interstate 5
    Najau v. McCurley, et al.This was a wrongful death case arising from a chain reaction motor vehicle accident which occurred in the fog on Interstate 5 in December 1997 involving in excess of 75 claimants. Decedent, a husband and father of two rear ...
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  • $2.6 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $2.6 Million | Sacramento County | Sanman v. Valley Coca-Cola Distribution
    The plaintiff was injured while a hand truck operated by Sacramento Coca-Cola employee struck her foot and ankle area causing plaintiff to suffer disability from a regional pain syndrome phenomena
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  • $2.6 Million
    Struck Head On By Sheriff’s Vehicle Settlement: $2.6 Million | Mariposa County | Crawford v. County of Mariposa Sheriff/State of California
    Plaintiffs were struck head on by a Mariposa County sheriff traveling at high speeds on Highway 49. The sheriff's vehicle was alleged to have been traveling at speeds in excess of 75 mph, for no urgent reason, when an elderly motorist allegedly came ...
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  • $2.5 Million
    Misdiagnosed Schizophrenic Woman Settlement: $2.5 Million | Sacramento County | Pamela K. v. UCD Med Center
    Plaintiff was a schizophrenic woman who was misdiagnosed in the emergency room as having cervical strain when in fact she had a fracture/dislocation at C-5. She was released and when she returned, she suffered irreparable neurological damage.
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  • $2.5 Million
    Dangerous Roadway Design Settlement: $2.5 Million | Placer County Superior Court | Martell v. County of Placer
    This case was an action for personal injuries arising out of an accident in November 1998. The case alleged that the roadway was in a dangerous condition at the time of the accident, and as a result, caused Ms. Martell's injuries. She suffered a ...
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  • $2.47 Million
    Drunk Driving Accident February 2015 - Sacramento County - $2,474,854.94
    After two years of litigation AMCO and Truck Insurance Exchange agreed to meet our demand and pay $2,474,854.94 to settle Brynne Arakelian's personal injury case arising out of a horrific single-car crash that occurred on Old Auburn Road in Placer ...
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  • $2.4 Million
    Bus Accident Verdict: $2.4 Million | Sacramento County | Jacobs v. Sacramento Regional Transit District
    On Nov. 5, 2012, a Sacramento County jury found Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) liable for the wrongful death of Joyce Jacobs and awarded her husband, John Jacobs, and son, Anthony Jacobs, more than $2.4 million in damages. The Jacobs ...
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  • $2.4 Million
    Brain Injury Settlement: $2.4 Million | Sacramento County | Sanchez v. American Automaker
    A 7-year-old sustained a brain injury, as a result of an alleged "weak" rear body and trunk assembly of the sedan he was occupying.
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  • $2.35 Million
    Wrongful Death Settlement: $2.35 Million | Northern California | Doe v. American Automaker
    This was a wrongful death rollover accident that was alleged by decedent's heirs to have resulted when a defectively designed roof on a pick-up truck collapsed, killing the decedent who was a passenger. Decedent was a loving husband and father.
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  • $2.3 Million
    Spine Injury Folsom Ready Mix’s training and safety program were below the standard of care resulting in a ready-mix driver rear-ending a line of vehicles while fully loaded. Bonnie S. suffered injuries to her cervical spine and was required to undergo pain management treatment.
    Folsom Ready Mix’s training and safety program were below the standard of care resulting in a ready-mix driver rear-ending a line of vehicles while fully loaded. Bonnie S. suffered injuries to her cervical spine and was required to undergo pain ...
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  • $2.3 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $2.3 Million | Alameda County Superior Court | Whitbeck v. Big O Tires, Inc
    This was a single-car motor vehicle accident involving a claim of products liability against the defendants as well as negligence relative to a claim of tire failure. This was a wrongful death action involving the death of John Whitbeck who was ...
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  • $2.25 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Settlement: $2.25 Million | Placer County Superior Court | Taaffe v. Shimozaki
    This matter involved a pedestrian who was struck by a right-turning vehicle resulting in neck and orthopedic injuries. Plaintiff's injury required spine surgery.
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  • $2.25 Million
    Truck Accident Verdict: $2.25 Million | Yolo County Superior Court | Phelps v. California Movers Express
    Represented a 42-year-old single mother who was struck by a vehicle spinning out of control on April 18, 1996. The defendant, a trucking company, denied that their driver had caused the other vehicle to lose control and strike the plaintiff. She ...
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  • $2.2 Million
    Electric Shock Accident Settlement: $2.2 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Mariner v. Restaurant Depo
    This matter involved an individual while he was in the course of his work coming into contact with a power line resulting in severe electrical shock, which resulted in the loss his left arm. Liability and comparative fault was contested by the defend ...
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  • $2.2 Million
    Defective Safety On Handgun Settlement: $2.2 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Shehadeh v. Sigarms
    Plaintiff was a 19-year-old college student who was at his uncle's convenience store. A firearm, kept by the uncle, was inadvertently dropped by an employee, and the handgun discharged, resulting in the plaintiff being shot in the lower left portion ...
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  • $2.088 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $2.0875 Million | Sacramento County | Marter v. Capital Glass
    The plaintiff, a self-employed merchant, sustained neck and back injuries in a motor vehicle accident, both of which eventually required surgery.
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  • $2 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $2 Million | El Dorado County | Marino v. Firestone
    Plaintiff was a contractor who was injured when a Firestone truck made a left turn on a red arrow striking plaintiff's vehicle. Plaintiff underwent neck, back and shoulder surgery.
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  • $2 Million
    Intoxicated Driver Lost Control Of Golf Cart Settlement: $2 Million | Placer County Superior Court | Codero v. Marshall
    This matter involved an incident where an operator of a golf cart, who was intoxicated, lost control and struck the plaintiff, resulting in a leg injury that ultimately became Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. The plaintiff was married and had two ...
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  • $2 Million
    Motorcycle Accident Settlement: $2 Million | Napa County Superior Court | Rodman v State of California
    This matter involved an allegation of a dangerous condition of a state road in the Napa County region. Plaintiff was on a motorcycle when he was struck by another vehicle making a left turn in front of the plaintiff.Plaintiff contended that the ...
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  • $2 Million
    Motorcycle Accident Settlement: $2 Million | El Dorado County Superior Court | Mechem v. Classic Air Custom Motorcycles
    This matter involved a motorcycle that had a tire failure and resulted in the death of the passenger/wife of the motorcyclist. This was a products liability action and alleged negligence on the part of the service company who performed maintenance on ...
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  • $2 Million
    Slip and Fall Settlement: $2 Million | Sacramento County | Darrow v. Somers Building Maintenance
    Plaintiff, Darrow, slipped and fell at work on a vinyl floor that had been mopped minutes before by a janitor employed by Somers. The janitor failed to place any wet floor signs out in order to provide pedestrians with any warning of the slick ...
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  • $2 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Settlement: $2 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Pontes v. Boehringer
    This action involved a woman who was a pedestrian who had her feet run over while she was in a crosswalk and the defendant was making a right turn. She was knocked to the ground and also suffered a neck injury which resulted in surgery. This matter ...
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  • $1.96 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.96 Million | Tulare County | Lucero v. Hanni
    An elderly plaintiff received significant orthopedic and other injuries when her vehicle struck an escaping horse from defendant's poorly maintained equestrian property.
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  • $1.92 Million
    Forklift Propane Tank Ignited Settlement: $1.92 Million | Sacramento County | Wong v. Propane, Clark Equipment Co., et al.
    Plaintiff, a 36-year-old trucker, sustained severe burns to his non-dominant hand when a propane tank on a forklift ignited in a confined area when the forklift started. Plaintiff established that the accident was caused by a combination of a ...
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  • $1.9 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.9 Million | Shasta County | Vallejo v. Terzian
    The Vallejo family was stopped to make a left turn into a driveway off of westbound Highway 299 just east of Shasta College. While stopped and waiting for traffic to clear, the Vallejo family was rear-ended at 50 miles an hour by defendant Terzian. ...
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  • $1.9 Million
    Settlement Obtained for the Elderly Parents and Siblings of a Single 57-Year-Old Woman Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a $1.9 Million settlement for elderly parents and four of decedent’s siblings for the loss of their daughter/sister.
    Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a $1.9 Million settlement for elderly parents and four of decedent’s siblings for the loss of their daughter/sister, a fifty-seven-year-old single woman who was killed the day after ...
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  • $1.86 Million
    Fifteen-Passenger Rollover Verdict: $1.86 Million | Pease v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Big O Tires
    Lead singer and guitarist of the Sacramento band Bucho was severely injured while traveling home from a performance at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. The 44-year-old Gerald Pease had rented a 15-passenger van from Enterprise Rent-A-Car of ...
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  • $1.8 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.8 Million | Santa Barbara County | Sword v. Conduit
    Plaintiff was a passenger in a car driven by a friend that allegedly hit black ice and left the roadway. Plaintiff suffered a closed head injury from which defendant claimed she made a full recovery.
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  • $1.75 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.75 Million | Santa Clara County | Avina v. McPherson
    Plaintiff sustained major injuries when he was broadsided by the defendant who ran a red light.
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  • $1.75 Million
    Premises Liability Settlement: $1.75 Million | Amador County | Chaisson v. Amador County Unified School District
    On April 2, 2013, Matthew Chaisson fell from a four-foot-high landing connected to a mobile office building. The landing was missing a handrail in violation of local and state law. The office building stood in a maintenance yard connected to Argonaut ...
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  • $1.7 Million
    Fall on Passenger Light Rail Train While boarding a train bound for her job downtown, Ms. Satchel tried to cross a metal bridge plate. The train operator quickly withdrew the plate before she could take her step, resulting in Ms. Satchel planting her foot into the narrow cement gap between the platform and the train.
    While boarding a train bound for her job downtown, Ms. Satchel tried to cross a metal bridge plate. The train operator quickly withdrew the plate before she could take her step, resulting in Ms. Satchel planting her foot into the narrow cement gap ...
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  • $1.6 Million
    Ankle Injury Trial / Settlement: $1.6 Million | Sacramento County | Kirby v. Wright Celebrations & AG Air Conditioning
    On August 6, 2012, Ms. Kirby suffered a fractured left ankle when Wright Celebrations and AG Air Conditioning left an air conditioning vent open on the floor of a tent that was being constructed for a wedding in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Ms. Kirby was ...
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  • $1.6 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $1,640,116 | Sacramento County | v. Dickerson
    This case involved a vehicle accident wherein a mother and daughter were injured when defendant failed to stop at a T intersection. Defendant alleged brake failure of her new Suburban. Plaintiffs proceeded forward on both general negligence and ...
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  • $1.55 Million
    Product Liability Settlement: $1.55 Million | Shasta County | Ashe v. Tenco
    This was a product liability case involving sheared bolts on a cherry picker man lift. Plaintiff alleged that inadequate metallic stress tolerances of bolts securing the rotating base of the lift mechanisms were the cause of the failure. Plaintiff ...
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  • $1.515 Million
    Chain Reaction Accident Settlement: $1.515 Million | Sacramento County | Long v. Western Carnival of Transport, et al.
    This case involved a developmentally disabled man who was involved in a chain reaction accident. He underwent spinal surgery as a result of the collision.
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  • $1.5 Million
    Bit By Sheriff Police Dog Settlement: $1.5 Million | Sacramento County | Graham v. County of Sacramento
    Represented a 22-year-old woman who was walking home from a friend's house at approximately 11 p.m. While walking home, she was attacked by a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department police dog. As the dog attacked her, it bit through the peroneal ...
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  • $1.5 Million
    General Negligence Settlement: $1.5 Million | Sacramento County | Samuels v. Wilka Stable and Coral
    Plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger in a vehicle in the early morning hours when a horse escaped from its corral and was struck by plaintiff's vehicle resulting in serious physical injuries.
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  • $1.5 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $1.5 Million | Marin County | Bodeman v. Carson
    Maria Bodeman was 42 years of age, married, and had two children at the time when she was rear-ended on northbound US 101 in Marin County. She was coming home from her job in Marin to Sacramento when she was struck from behind in a three-car chain ...
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  • $1.5 Million
    Premises Liability Settlement: $1.5 Million | Sacramento County | Chad B. v. HoffmanPlaintiff
    A new tenant visiting the property for the first time, suffered a trip-and-fall accident on a raised area of concrete on a driveway and sustained an avulsion fracture of his ankle. The plaintiff developed complex regional pain syndrome as a result of ...
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  • $1.4 Million
    Rear-End Collision Verdict: $1,449,618 | Sacramento County | Baldo v. Chuck Swift Dodge-Chrysler, et al.
    Robert Swift, who was the owner of Chuck Swift Dodge-Chrysler, Inc. in Sacramento, California, rear-ended Ms. Baldo at a red light on February 22, 2008. Ms. Baldo suffered injuries to her cervical spine, right shoulder, and right hand. She went on to ...
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  • $1.4 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.4 Million | Sacramento County | Henry v. Kaldor
    This case involved a rear-end motor vehicle collision wherein the plaintiff was struck from behind on Highway 50. The impact aggravated a pre-existing low back condition. Plaintiff struggled with pain and was potentially going to undergo surgery for ...
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  • $1.3 Million
    Rear-End Accident Settlement: $1.3 Million | Sacramento County | Conner v. State Farm Auto
    A 43-year-old contractor sustained a low back injury in a minor rear-end vehicle accident, requiring surgery.
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  • $1.3 Million
    Premises Liability Settlement: $1.3 Million | Shasta County | Cortelyou v. Orchard Supply & Hardware
    Denise Cortelyou and her husband, Robert, visited the Orchard Supply & Hardware (OSH) on Athens Avenue in Redding, California, to shop for gardening supplies. As Denise Cortelyou entered the store, she stepped onto part of a display that had been ...
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  • $1.25 Million
    Photographer Struck By Beach Buggy Settlement: $1.25 Million | Shasta County Superior Court | Beck v. Martinovich
    This involved a disputed liability matter where a photographer was struck by a beach-going vehicle while in the process of taking photos in the evening. Comparative fault was a factor. Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries including claimed brain inju ...
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  • $1.25 Million
    Struck In Head By Equipment Settlement: $1.25 Million | Sacramento County | Wander v. Rite Aid and Alarm Company
    Here, plaintiff sustained neck and back injuries requiring surgery when an overhead upper wall mount alarm that was being serviced fell, striking her in the head and rear shoulder area.
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  • $1.25 Million
    Vehicle Negligence A 44-year-old artist suffered a neck injury requiring surgery.
    A 44-year-old artist suffered a neck injury requiring surgery. The defendant contested whether plaintiff's medical care was necessitated by the accident.
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  • $1.25 Million
    Motorcycle Accident Verdict: $1.25 Million | Sacramento County | Stubbs v. Aslett
    On Thursday, June 9, 2016, a Sacramento County jury returned a verdict in favor of motorcyclist Timothy Stubbs. Mr. Stubbs was seriously injured in a June 30, 2014, motorcycle versus pickup truck accident that occurred on the interchange from ...
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  • $1.25 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.25 Million | Solano County | Karin D. v. State of California Department of Transportation
    Plaintiff's 19-year-old daughter was killed when a van crossed over a single cable median barrier, located on Highway 80 near Fairfield, and hit her daughter's vehicle head-on. Plaintiff alleged that the single cable median barrier system of Caltrans ...
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  • $1.2 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.2 Million | Contra Costa County | Simone v. Eldon
    Plaintiff, an accomplished professional scuba diver, sustained a neck injury requiring surgery in a head-on motor vehicle accident.
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  • $1.2 Million
    Low-Impact Accident Verdict: $1.2 Million | Sacramento County | Martinelli v. Tratheon and Jones Trucking
    This was a minor impact rear end accident where plaintiff sustained a low back injury, requiring surgery.
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  • $1.2 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.2 Million | Ventura County Superior Court | Hollon v. Westset/Poole
    This matter involved a motor vehicle accident and neck injury that was settled shortly before trial. Plaintiff, a single mother of a special needs child and self-employed, was rear-ended and suffered a neck injury resulting in the need for surgery.
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  • $1.2 Million
    Welding Machine Accident Settlement: $1.2 Million | Sacramento County | Nguyen v. Amerimax, et al
    Viet Nguyen was injured by a faulty product at his place of employment. Mr. Nguyen was employed in Yolo County and operated a welding machine for Jeld Wen window frames. Mr. Nguyen was a temporary employee and had very little experience in the ...
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  • $1.2 Million
    Product Liability – Construction Negligence Settlement: $1.2 Million | Sacramento County | Hill v. Clark Equipment Co. and Bremco Construction
    Plaintiff was a 29-year-old construction laborer who suffered serious physical injuries when he was hit by a very slow moving paddle wheel scraper on a construction site.
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  • $1.1 Million
    Rear-End Collision Ms. Tran was rear-ended by a city sweeper truck while stopped at a traffic signal. The back of her car was crushed and she was pushed into the car in front of her. At the scene, she was stunned and non-responsive.
    Ms. Tran was rear-ended by a city sweeper truck while stopped at a traffic signal. The back of her car was crushed and she was pushed into the car in front of her. At the scene, she was stunned and non-responsive. This lapse of consciousness would ...
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  • $1.1 Million
    Rear-End Motor Vehicle Collision in School Zone Plaintiff was driving his truck near a school area. He stopped at a school crossing to let children cross the street and was rear-ended by a truck that was towing a trailer driven by Defendant.
    Plaintiff was driving his truck near a school area. He stopped at a school crossing to let children cross the street and was rear-ended by a truck that was towing a trailer driven by Defendant. The injuries that he suffered to his neck and lower back ...
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  • $1.1 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Settlement: $1.1 Million | Solano County Superior Court | Hyland v. Hopkins
    This matter involved an incident at a car wash and a claim that the car wash was not properly designed and exposed pedestrians to injury. The plaintiff was waiting for her car to be washed and sitting on a bench when she was struck by a car leaving ...
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  • $1.1 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.1 Million | Sacramento County | Dutcher v. Fairall
    A 20-year-old plaintiff was injured when defendant ran a red light causing a major side impact with plaintiff's car. As a result of this accident, plaintiff suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and was permanently disabled. Case settled for ...
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  • $1.1 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.1 Million | Sacramento County | Dour v. Fainstorth
    Plaintiff sustained serious orthopedic injuries in a broadside motor vehicle accident.
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  • $1.1 Million
    Construction Negligence Settlement: $1.1 Million | Sacramento County | Winston v. Monterey Crane
    Plaintiff sustained an ankle injury while off-loading metallic beams allegedly as a result of crane operator error during the beam removal process.
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  • $1.1 Million
    Bicycle Accident Verdict: $1.1 Million | El Dorado County | Houser v. Pacific Bell and the City of South Lake Tahoe
    This case involved a bicyclist who was a 23-year-old engineer for Johnson & Johnson who sustained a closed head injury when struck by a Pacific Bell truck in a poorly marked roadway work area.
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  • $1.1 Million
    Asbestos Exposure Settlement: $1.1 Million | Sacramento County | Clifton v. S.M.U.D., et al.
    Perry Clifton was exposed to asbestos while working at Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant in the early 1980s. The exposure has now, 20 years later, caused severe restrictive pulmonary disease. Mr. Clifton underwent surgery in 2001 to release his ...
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  • $1.1 Million
    Broadside Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement: $1.1 Million | Sacramento County | McCall v. Hudson
    This case involved a broadside motor vehicle collision wherein plaintiff sustained an injury to his low back. He was treated conservatively with epidural steroid injections and considered lumbar surgery but never underwent the surgery. The defense ...
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  • $1.1 Million
    Construction Accident Settlement: $1.1 Million | Sacramento County | Gylen v. Peninsula Crane & Rigging
    Plaintiff, a young construction apprentice, fell from a second level when a safety cable railing he grabbed failed, causing him to suffer a serious ankle injury.
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  • $1.075 Million
    Pedestrian Accident Settlement: $1.075 Million | Placer County | Albert v. Stanley
    Two pedestrians were struck by a hit-and-run motorist and sustained soft tissue and minor orthopedic injuries as well as significant emotional distress.
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  • $1.045 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1.045 Million | Sacramento County | Rasalan v. Mailhiot/Mandango's
    Plaintiffs were traveling northbound on State Route-51/Capital City Freeway when they were struck by 18-year-old defendant who was under the influence of alcohol. As a result, plaintiffs lost control of their vehicle, spinning and striking a ...
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  • $1.015 Million
    Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Settlement: $1.015 Million | Sacramento County | Aguilar v. Brannan's
    This accident occurred after a nightclub served alcohol to an obviously intoxicated minor who then drove her vehicle into a street lamp injuring her passenger, the 20-year-old plaintiff. The injury involved a severe traumatic brain injury and the ...
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  • $1 Million
    Slip and Fall Settlement: $1 Million | El Dorado County | Downs v. Reinke
    This case involved a 30-year-old construction worker who was walking down an exterior stairwell of a small shopping center in Georgetown, California. Plaintiff was descending the stairwell in the evening time and slipped and fell, causing an injury ...
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  • $1 Million
    Truck Accident Settlement: $1 Million | Yolo County | Navarro v. Friel Trucking
    This was a wrongful death case where plaintiff, a husband, and a father, was killed after a head-on collision with a semi-truck that pulled out into plaintiff's lane of travel just before dawn. An extensive video recreation taking over 12 hours to ...
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  • $1 Million
    Product Liability Settlement: $1 Million | Sacramento County | Tomas S. v. Temple Inland
    This was a product liability case where, the plaintiff, a newly trained mechanist lost the tips of two fingers on his non-dominant hand due to what plaintiff alleged to be improper guarding and the lack of an accessible shut off switch.
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  • $1 Million
    Product Liability Settlement: $1 Million | Sacramento County | Morel v. Electrical Product Manufacturer
    Here, the decedent was fatally injured when a GFI went bad and failed to trip. Plaintiff's theory was that the 20-year-old GFI unit should not continue to conduct electrical current at the conclusion of its useful life, rather than allowing for ...
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  • $1 Million
    Vehicle Negligence Settlement: $1 Million | Santa Clara County | Tan v. Marge's Trucking
    This was a wrongful death case where a 23-year-old Vietnamese-American woman was killed after being rear-ended while stopping when her car stalled in the fast lane of travel on Highway 680 in San Jose while in route to work.
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  • $1 Million
    Uninsured Motorist Case Verdict: $1 Million | Sacramento County | Slender v. Golden Eagle Insurance Company
    The claimant was involved in a vehicle collision on Highway 70. Her vehicle was struck and run off the road down an embankment. The window frame of the passenger door flexed outward from the vehicle at the time of impact with a tree wedging her right ...
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  • $1 Million
    Vehicle Trucking Negligence Settlement: $1 Million | Shasta County | Vankelt v. H & L Trucking
    This elderly plaintiff sustained cervical injuries when stuck by the defendant trucker.
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  • $1 Million
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $1 Million | Sacramento County Superior Court | Farris v
    This case involves a single-vehicle collision wherein Plaintiff was a passenger in an older model pick-up truck. Plaintiff was seat belted with a lap belt only when the vehicle went off the road into a ditch. Plaintiff was thrown forward and his ...
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  • $1 Million
    Motorcycle Collision Mr. Newton is a husband and father of three from Rocklin, CA. While riding his motorcycle in Downtown Sacramento, Mr. Newton was struck by a Comcast van which abruptly turned into his lane. Mr. Newton did not complain of back pain at the scene or in the emergency room.
    Mr. Newton is a husband and father of three from Rocklin, CA. While riding his motorcycle in Downtown Sacramento, Mr. Newton was struck by a Comcast van which abruptly turned into his lane. Mr. Newton did not complain of back pain at the scene or in ...
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  • $1 Million
    Construction Negligence Settlement: $1 Million | Sacramento County | Ramirez v. Sierra Dredging
    Plaintiff was seriously injured when the outrigger leg of a cement pumping truck collapsed with plaintiff under it. Plaintiff alleged the collapse occurred because of improper soil compaction and grading by a contractor.
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  • $1 Million
    Drunk Driving Accident Settlement: $1 Million | Fresno County | Loomer v. Collis
    Here, plaintiff was broadsided by defendant who was driving under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. Plaintiff sustained severe life-threatening injuries, including loss of consciousness and thereafter a coma for several weeks. An alcohol licensee ...
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  • $950 Thousand
    Construction Site Injury Settlement: $950,000 | Napa County | Castillo v. E. Kent Halvorson, Inc. et al.Adrian Castillo was a 38-year-old glazier who was working in the City of Napa constructing the Avia Hotel.
    Settlement: $950,000 | Napa County | Castillo v. E. Kent Halvorson, Inc. et al.Adrian Castillo was a 38-year-old glazier who was working in the City of Napa constructing the Avia Hotel. He walked out to his truck which was parked in the alley between ...
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  • $950 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $950,000 | Monterey County | Leffee v. Direct Trucking
    This was a serious three-vehicle collision where plaintiff's vehicle was struck head-on while traveling on Highway 1. The injured couple was on their second honeymoon on the way to Santa Cruz. The entire accident was captured on videotape.
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  • $713 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $713,000 | Modoc County | Diddens v. Conners Well Drilling
    This case involved a disputed liability motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband. Defendant contended that the plaintiff was traveling at an excess rate of speed, overreacted to the circumstances, and ...
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  • $650 Thousand
    Industrial Accident Verdict: $650,000 | Alameda County | Salamanca v. CF&T Available Concrete Pumping
    This case involved an industrial accident that occurred at the Bechtel Power Plant in Costa Contra County. Plaintiff Salamanca was a 52-year-old laborer who had immigrated to the United States as a teenager. Plaintiff was in a large ditch acting as a ...
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  • $627 Thousand
    Rear-End Accident Verdict: $627,000 | Stanislaus County | Esteves v. Allied Concrete Company, Inc.
    On April 22, 2014, Joshua Esteves was stopped at a red light in Modesto. He and his wife and two sons were enjoying spring break together. While stopped, Mr. Esteves was rear-ended by a 30-ton cement truck owned and operated by Allied Concrete ...
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  • $625 Thousand
    Motorcycle Accident Settlement: $625,000 | Sacramento County Superior Court | Hernandez v. CA Concrete Plumbing, et al.
    Mr. Hernandez is a Sacramento City mechanic who was injured while riding his motorcycle on Business 80 near the E Street exit when he was confronted with concrete hoses that fell from a truck. He went down and suffered shoulder, back and thumb ...
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  • $450 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $450,000 | Sacramento County | Birch v. Solis
    The case settled on the morning of trial, for $450,000, following Allstate's refusal to pay their insured's $50,000 policy limits when the injury victim sustained serious spinal injuries in a car accident.
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  • $406 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident On February 13, 2019, a Santa Clara County Jury returned a verdict for Arlette B., a resident of Salinas in Monterey County. She was rear-ended on Highway 101 southbound by the defendant Lorico Trucking Company.
    On February 13, 2019, a Santa Clara County Jury returned a verdict for Arlette B., a resident of Salinas in Monterey County. She was rear-ended on Highway 101 southbound by the defendant Lorico Trucking Company. Ms. B was taken via ambulance to the ...
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  • $400 Thousand
    Wrongful Death Settlement: $400,000 | United States District Court Eastern District of California | Cervantes v. United States
    This was a wrongful death case where a 16-year-old boy was killed when a United States Postal Service employee pulled out into the decedent's lane of travel forcing him to swerve sharply to the left, striking a wood/metal fence. Several objects ...
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  • $375 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement: $375,000 | Sacramento County | Lane v. City of Sacramento
    Plaintiff sustained major injuries to her neck, low back and right shoulder when the vehicle she was a passenger in struck a median in the road which plaintiff alleged was a dangerous condition. Plaintiff further alleged that the city of Sacramento ...
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  • $335 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $335,235 | Alameda County | Mahone v. Williams and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
    Here, the plaintiff was operating a bus when he was broadsided in an intersection by a vehicle owned by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff lost consciousness, causing him to lose control of the bus striking two houses ...
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  • $321 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict: $321,500 | Sacramento County Superior Court | Greer v. Buzgheia
    Greer was 50 years of age and single. He was struck by an oncoming vehicle that ran a red light at an intersection at approximately 10 miles per hour. Defendant denied that he had run the red light. Plaintiff underwent a spinal fusion four years ...
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  • $250 Thousand
    Rear-End Collision After being involved in a rear-end collision with a passenger truck, Mr. Boswell was diagnosed with and treated for a fractured vertebra in his thoracic spine. He was treated at the hospital and wore an orthotic brace for several months.
    After being involved in a rear-end collision with a passenger truck, Mr. Boswell was diagnosed with and treated for a fractured vertebra in his thoracic spine. He was treated at the hospital and wore an orthotic brace for several months. ...
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  • $88 Thousand
    Motor Vehicle Accident On August 14, 2014, Ms. Bedon, 29 years of age and 26 weeks pregnant, was securing her four-year-old son into the rear right passenger seat of her Chevy Tahoe. Suddenly and without warning, Defendant backed out of his parking space, striking the door of Ms. Bedon's vehicle, pinning and compressing her between her vehicle frame and her child's car seat.
    On August 14, 2014, Ms. Bedon, 29 years of age and 26 weeks pregnant, was securing her four-year-old son into the rear right passenger seat of her Chevy Tahoe. Suddenly and without warning, Defendant backed out of his parking space, striking the door ...
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  • $3.175 Million
    Injury From Fire Hydrant Settlement: $3.175 Million | Sacramento County | Toller v. View Water District
    The plaintiff received a spinal cord injury when he was struck by rushing water from a fire hydrant while he was in the process of removing the hydrant cap, while believing that the fire hydrant valve had been shut down. Plaintiff alleged he was ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Killed in Fire Settlement: Confidential | Sacramento County | Argente v. Vallejo Housing Partners, Amerland and SimplexGrinnell, LP
    Plaintiff's husband and father, Mr. Argente, was killed in a fire at the Casa de Vallejo in Vallejo, California. The property owner, Vallejo Housing Partners, hired SimplexGrinnell, LP to upgrade the fire alarm system. The work commenced on or about ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Severe Burn Injury Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer, Robert B. Bale, and Noemi Nunez Esparza recovered confidential settlements from Defendants Toyota and GEICO
    Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer, Robert B. Bale, and Noemi Nunez Esparza recovered confidential settlements from Defendants Toyota and GEICO for significant burn injuries, disfigurement, and psychological harm suffered by Plaintiff Alexis Fernandez ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Motorcycle Accident Settlement: Confidential | Sonoma County | Reed v. White Water Plumbing
    Plaintiff sustained major injuries to her left leg when she was a passenger of a motorcycle struck by the defendant who was operating his own vehicle and towing a trailer owned by defendant White Water Plumbing. As a result of the accident, ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Motor Vehicle Collision Wrongful Death Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Robert B. Bale recovered a confidential amount from Defendant LYFT in settlement for the wrongful death of Joseph L. Doub, Jr.
    Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Robert B. Bale recovered a confidential amount from Defendant LYFT in settlement for the wrongful death of Joseph L. Doub, Jr., caused by the gross negligence of LYFT driver Amiri during his transportation of Mr. Doub and ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Denied Life Insurance Settlement: Confidential | Sacramento County | Franklin v. Met Life
    Here, plaintiff was a 3-year-old boy whose mother was found to have been murdered on a snowmobile outing by his father. The young beneficiary was thereafter denied life insurance benefits due him under their joint life policies.Met Life argued that ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Dependent Adult Care Verdict: Confidential | Sacramento County | Linville v. Sierra Vista Hospital, et al.
    In addition to the monetary settlement, the defendant agreed to include its new employees having proper code green response and restraint training practices.
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Defective Equipment Settlement: Confidential | Stanislaus County | Altamirano v. Flory Industries
    The plaintiff suffered a traumatic amputation of his foot as the result of a defect in equipment manufactured by the defendant. DBBCW was able to successfully prosecute the action and resolve the matter to the client's satisfaction.
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Former USC Football Player Settles Claims Against Alma Mater Partners Roger Dreyer and Robert Bale represented Armond Armstead, a stand-out player at USC and a favorite candidate as an NFL draft pick
    Partners Roger Dreyer and Robert Bale represented Armond Armstead, a stand-out player at USC and a favorite candidate as an NFL draft pick on graduation, arising out of his exposure to Toradol, a powerful, injectable pain-killer used by professional ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    High Voltage Overhead Power Line Causes Severe Brain Damage to Young Father Plaintiff John Baudino suffered catastrophic injuries caused by a powerful surge of electricity when his head contacted a high voltage overhead power line
    Plaintiff John Baudino suffered catastrophic injuries caused by a powerful surge of electricity when his head contacted a high voltage overhead power line owned and operated by Defendant Rocky Mountain Power Company (RMPC). Partners Roger A. Dreyer ...
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  • Confidential Verdict
    Ford Van Roll-Over Verdict: Confidential | Sacramento County | Demian v. Ford Motor Co. & Enterprise Rent-A-Car
    This case involved a church group that rented a Ford 15-passenger van from Enterprise Rent-A-Car for a retreat. Fourteen young adults were traveling in the van when it rolled over killing five of them and severely injuring nine others. After lengthy ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Failed Warning Lights on Uncharted Wind Turbine Causes Death of Newlywed Husband in Fatal South Dakota Plane Crash On Sunday, April 17, 2014, 31-year-old Donald “DJ” Fischer, a licensed pilot with long experience, was at the controls of his Piper PA 32R-300 aircraft
    On Sunday, April 17, 2014, 31-year-old Donald “DJ” Fischer, a licensed pilot with long experience, was at the controls of his Piper PA 32R-300 aircraft, enroute to a landing in Highmore, South Dakota, his home base, with three passengers on board ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Bus Accident Settlement | Placer County | Espinoza v. Squaw Creek Transportation, Inc.
    In this bus accident case, dozens of Spanish-speaking employees of Destination Tahoe Hotels, Inc., were being transported to work at a resort in Truckee from their homes in Reno when the bus operator fell asleep and lost control of the bus. The bus ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Chairlift Accident Settlement: Confidential | El Dorado Superior Court in South Lake Tahoe | Dickson v. Heavenly Valley
    Mark and Rebecca Dickson were at Heavenly Valley on Aug. 31, 2009, celebrating their honeymoon. After hiking in the Adventure Peak area at the top of the Tamarack chairlift, the newlyweds returned to the chairlift to ride it down to the Heavenly ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Bad Faith Insurance Policy Settlement: Confidential | U.S. District Court | Navarro v. Sears Life Insurance
    After her husband died in a motor vehicle accident, plaintiff was denied life insurance benefits available to her through a life insurance policy sold to her by Sears. Knowing plaintiff was Spanish-speaking only, Sears provided the policy language in ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    7-Figure Confidential Settlement Obtained for a Woman Who Sustained a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a 7-figure confidential settlement for a woman who was involved in a motor vehicle collision on a state highway in Napa County.
    Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a 7-figure confidential settlement for a woman who was involved in a motor vehicle collision on a state highway in Napa County. The responsible party drove a box truck into the ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    8-Figure Confidential Settlement for Elderly Couple Who Suffered Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a 8-figure confidential settlement for a couple in their 80’s who sustained orthopedic injuries and mild traumatic brain injuries.
    Firm partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nuñez Esparza obtained a 8-figure confidential settlement for a couple in their 80’s who sustained orthopedic injuries and mild traumatic brain injuries as a result of a motor vehicle versus tractor-trailer rig ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Product Liability Settlement: Confidential | Sacramento County | Sacramento Kings v. Perform Better BallSacramento
    Roger A. Dreyer Robert A. Buccola of the law firm Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood, LLP, attorneys for the Limited Partnership and Maloof Sports and Entertainment, filed a product liability action in federal court arising out of the October 2009 injury ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Pedestrian Accident Settlement: Confidential | Sacramento County Superior Court | Young v. Greyhound Lines
    Roxanne Young, the mother of four daughters, died when a Greyhound bus ran over her on L Street in front of the bus terminal in downtown Sacramento. The driver "didn't see her." American Private Security guard Morgan Davis had just ejected Young from ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    PG&E Gas Explosion Settlement: Confidential | San Mateo | Greig v. PG&E
    On April 15, 2011, James and Gabriela Greig filed an action against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) following the tragic deaths of loving wife, Jacqueline Greig, and daughter, Janessa Greig, which occurred during the San Bruno pipeline ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    PG&E Gas Explosion Settlement: Confidential | Sacramento County | Confidential
    As the result of the use of substandard pipe, a gas line separated at a coupling resulting in gas migration into a nearby home. On Christmas Eve 2008, the home exploded killing a family patriarch and severely injuring his daughter and granddaughter. ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Wrongful Death Settlement: Confidential | San Diego County Superior Court | Doe v. Private Utility Company
    This matter involved the wrongful death of the parents of the plaintiff as a result of a fire that spread out of control. The fire engulfed his parents' home where both perished. The case dealt with issues of liability of the power company involved ...
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  • Confidential Settlement
    Wrongful Death Settlement: Confidential | Not Disclosed | Vega v. Arizona Boys Ranch
    The State of Arizona and County of SacramentoSettlement: Confidential as to target defendant, Arizona Boy's Ranch. This was a high publicity wrongful death case involving the death of 15-year-old Nicholas Contreras who died when forced to exercise ...
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