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Trials Digest

Trials Digest Chart 

Motorcyclist paralyzed

Verdict: $14,548,351

A 25-year-old motorcyclist was paralyzed as a result of a collision caused by a motorist making a left turn in front of him (Poole v. Picazo, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel S. Robinson).

Medical accommodation

Settlement: $3,500,000

A worker whose claim for additional medical leave was denied was terminated by her employer (Confidential v. Confidential, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff’s attorney: Gary A. Dordick).

Head injuries

Verdict: $3,945,494

A member of a train derailment clean-up crew was severely injured when he was struck in the head by a 650-pound metal hook block that shattered his helmet (Collins v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., Riverside County Superior Court, Plaintiff’s attorney: John T. Richards).

Paraplegia

Verdict: Defense

A 3-year-old child involved in an automobile accident claimed that the surgery performed on him was negligently done and resulted in paraplegia (Milatovic v. Meagher, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Defense attorney: Michael F. Ball).

Streetcar v. pedestrian

Settlement: $3,250,000

A pedestrian in San Francisco was struck by a MUNI streetcar as he attempted to cross the street (Kim v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco County Superior Court, Plaintiff’s attorney: Matthew D. Davis).

Cheerleading injury

Settlement: $2,000,000

A 12-year-old girl suffered severe brain damage while performing a stunt in a beginning cheerleading class (Confidential v. Pacific Coast Youth Football and Cheerleading Conference Inc., Los Angeles County Superior Court,  Plaintiff’s attorney: Gary A. Dordick).

Train fatality

Settlement: $2,000,000

A 15-year-old boy was killed in the pedestrian crossing on the railroad tracks when struck by an incoming commuter train (Rea v. Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain), Northern District Federal Court, Plaintiff’s attorney: Jennifer L. Fiore).

Medical battery

Verdict: Defense

A patient claimed that her ob/gyn battered her by performing surgery on a lesion for which she had not given prior consent (Confidential v. Confidential, San Diego County Superior Court, Defense attorney: Clark Hudson).

Car rollover

Settlement: $2,500,000

The driver of a Honda Accord was left in a persistent vegetative state as a result of injuries sustained when her vehicle experienced directional control problems, left the roadway and rolled over, causing the roof to collapse (Lu v. American Honda Motor Co., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff’s attorney: Abbas Kazerounian).

Underinsurance claim

Arbitration award: $350,000

The claim of a 61-year-old attorney whose automobile accident set off Post-Polio Syndrome was rejected by his insurance carrier (Carrio v. AMICA Insurance Co., No Court/Unfiled Arbitration, Plaintiff’s attorney: Bert L. Rogal).

Molestation

Settlement: $1,500,000

Three minor females were sexually molested by a maintenance man on defendant’s property (Confidential v. Confidential, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Plaintiff’s attorney: Abram Charles Zukor).

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