PERSONAL INJURY, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Representative Cases
- Settled personal injury matter involving catastrophic degloving injury wherein liability was not disputed but policy limits insufficient and remaining funds came from individual defendant's family members because elderly defendant's only asset was equity in the personal residence.
- Settled pre-litigation personal injury claims exceeding half a million dollars based on negligent care of a child by a preschool.
- Settled personal injury case against municipal defendant with global resolution as to workers' compensation and wrongful termination concerns.
- Settled underinsured motorist action with disputes as to causation and claims for two years of self-employed wage loss and significant noneconomic damages.
- Plaintiff alleged significant and ongoing neck problems from a domestic incident that occurred nearly two years prior to mediation. Defendant cross-claimed for physical injuries and slander, and proffered defense to home owner's insurance. Carrier filed a complaint for declaratory relief as to coverage. Settled all claims with contribution from carrier and individual defendant.
- Wrongful death/survivor action emanating from car accident followed by hospitalization and subsequent death involving complex medical causation issues.
- Motor Vehicle accident case requiring analysis of injuries, continued treatment and medical liens.
- Claims arising out of independent contractor’s injury at a winery involving causation and liability issues based on analysis of Cal-OSHA requirements and exception to Privette doctrine based on property owner’s equipment defects.
- Premises liability case focused on issue of property owner’s actual or constructive knowledge of dangerous condition.
- Personal injury suit for alleged negligent provision of medical information leading to termination of pregnancy, involving “substantial factor” issues of causation.
- Medical malpractice action involving faulty anesthesia pump requiring in-depth analysis of standard of care, causation and injury/damages.