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Impaired driver

Settlement: $10.5 Million

A driver was injured when her vehicle was struck by a DHL van that ran a red light and whose driver was under the influence of Vicodin and marijuana (Magyary v. McKinley, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Alexander R. Wheeler).

Child drowns

Settlement: $1 Million

A 13-year-old boy was trapped and left to drown when the intoxicated driver of the vehicle plunged the car into an icy river (Landers v. Sozanski, Santa Clara County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Timothy D. McMahon).

Fall through skylight

Settlement: $5 Million

A 45-year-old roofer tripped and fell through a non-weight-bearing skylight, sending him almost 40 feet to the concrete floor below (Reyes v. Allied West Paper Corporation, San Bernardino County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Kevin R. Boyle).

Chain-reaction

Settlement: $1.25 Million

A driver who did not slow in time to avoid rear-ending a stopped vehicle on I-280 caused a multiple car chain-reaction collision (Wilson-Males v. Schindler Elevator Corporation, Santa Clara County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Omar L. Habbas).

Crosswalk fatality

Settlement: $5 Million

A 65-year-old wife and mother of five was struck and killed in a crosswalk by a Xerox van whose driver was under the influence of alcohol (Gomez v. Xerox Corporation, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Jeff Roberts).

Car drives over cliff

Settlement: $2.28 Million

A vehicle on a road owned by the County of Los Angeles that had been withdrawn from public use drove off the side of a cliff in the Hollywood Hills, went down a steep embankment, and landed on a neighbor's garage, killing the driver and injuring the passenger (Cosham v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Otto L. Haselhoff).

Surgical death

Verdict: Defense

The family of a 67-year-old woman who underwent cardiac catheterization alleged that failure to stop a post-surgical bleed resulted in her death (Dean v. Nashed, Ventura County Superior Court, Defense attorney: Andrea D. Vazquez).

T-bone collision

Settlement: $2 Million

A 50-year-old man was seriously injured when his pickup was struck by a vehicle that failed to yield the right-of-way (Bowden v. Tel Tec Security Systems Inc., Kern County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Thomas Schultz).

Shopper struck

Settlement: $1.25 Million

An 87-year-old shopper in front of a supermarket was injured when he was struck by a store employee pushing a hand cart outside the store (Park v. MSBK USA Inc., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Rahul Raviudi).

Motorcycle collision

Verdict: $1.54 Million

A husband and wife on a motorcycle were injured when an AT&T van suddenly pulled into their path, forcing them to take evasive maneuvers which caused loss of control of the bike (Arakelian v. Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Alameda County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Christopher C. Watters).

Slip and fall

Verdict: Defense

A store manager at a mall alleged she was injured in a slip and fall on some rainwater near the entrance to a store (Evans v. The Millard Group Inc., San Joaquin County Superior Court, Defense attorneys: Ramin Naderi and Richard Jacobson).

Pedestrian in crosswalk

Verdict: $918,223

A professional track athlete was struck and injured in a crosswalk, sustaining a career-ending knee injury (Vermeulen v. Germain, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff's attorney: Lars C. Johnson).

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