Attorney Mark George Cunningham's Legal Cases

Personal injury

MCDANIEL vs. ASCUNCION

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

Wrongful Death/Motor Vehicle. Defendant Edward Murotani was driving eastbound on Highway 58. He suffered a diabetic attack and went into a semi-conscious state. He crossed the center divider and becam ... e disabled in the westbound lanes. His car caught on fire and began smoking. Shortly thereafter, another motorist failed to stop in time and struck Murotani’s vehicle. Decedent, Steven McDaniel, saw the two disabled vehicles and stopped to render aid. He retrieved a fire extinguisher from his vehicle. He stood next to the Murotani vehicle trying to put out the fire. As he was doing so, a motorist was unable to stop and struck the vehicles, which struck the Decedent and threw him about 17 feet onto the highway. Shortly thereafter, several other motorists approached the scene. Because of the darkness and thick dark smoke, they were unable to see and forced to swerve around the wreckage. Defendant Loyd Asuncion was one of the last motorists to arrive. He swerved to avoid the wreckage, but ran over Decedent while doing so. Plaintiffs were the wife and daughter of Decedent. They claimed that defendant Murotani was negligent by failing to pull over once he began to realize he was having a diabetic attack. Plaintiffs claimed that defendant Loyd Asuncion was negligent because he was inattentive and driving at an unsafe speed. Plaintiffs also claimed that Decedent was still alive when Asuncion ran over Decedent. Defendant Asuncion claimed that he was not negligent under the circumstances and that Decedent was already dead before he ran over the body.

Personal injury

JACKSON vs. DAVID WALL TRUCKING

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

Defendant David I. Wall was driving a tractor and pulling two bottom dump trailers filled with asphalt grindings on the 134 freeway at about midnight . Defendant Kent Kuramoto, driving a pick-up truck, ... struck the back of the trailer and lost control, skidding across the freeway and coming to a stop on its side. Plaintiff, in her early twenties, a registered nurse, came driving by and saw the disabled vehicle. She went over to the vehicle, as did others, to render aid. Plaintiff was standing behind the disabled vehicle when defendant Sarkis Katrdzhyan, a teenager, approached the disabled vehicle at a high rate of speed. He was unable to stop and stuck the disabled vehicle, knocking it into plaintiff, who was thrown to the pavement.

Personal injury

MEDINA vs. PAUL CHAMBERS TRUCKING COMPANY

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

This dispute arose out a motor vehicle accident, which occurred on 10/28/02 , at the intersection of Colima Rd. and Mar Vista Ave., in Whittier . Defendant Raul Lopez was driving a 1980 Peterbuilt trac ... tor, owned by Defendant Paul Chambers Trucking Company. Plaintiff was driving a 1996 Dodge Caravan. Lopez was traveling on Colima Road which had two traffic lanes. He was delivering 25 tons of sand from Irwindale to a job site in Whittier . He was heading down a steep grade on Colima Road . He began braking as he approached the intersection of Mar Vista . As he got closer to the intersection, going about 35 mph, he realized he could not stop in time and decided to split the traffic stopped at the intersection for a red light. Plaintiff’s vehicle was one of the stopped vehicles. Lopez struck the side of plaintiff’s vehicle as the truck split the vehicles.

Personal injury

EDERY V. R & H TRUCKING

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

This was a four vehicle accident, which occurred on 6/24/05, on the northbound 101 Freeway near the Winnetka Ave. exit. There were five lanes. Howard Friedowitz was driving a Toyota Camry in the number ... five lane in heavy traffic. David Dorfman was driving a Lexus GS 300 in the number four lane. Dorfman activated his right turn signal and after some time moved into the number five lane in front of Friedowitz. Friedowitz, believing he was cut-off, became angry. He tried to pass Dorfman on the right shoulder. As Friedowitz tried to move back in front of Dorfman, the Friedowitz car struck the Dorfman car causing Dorfman to move into the number four lane where he hit Decedent’s car as it was going by. Decedent was pushed into the number three lane was defendant truck driver was driving by in his tractor trailer. Decedent’s car went underneath the trailer and was crushed. Decedent was instantly killed

Personal injury

JURINKEAK V. SWISS CLEANERS

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

This was a slip and fall case. The incident happened on April 20, 2007, at about 10 a.m., at a Dry Cleaners called Swiss Cleaners. It was raining. Plaintiff came to the Cleaners wearing rubber flip-flo ... ps. She was not using an umbrella. As she was approaching the door to the Cleaners she slipped outside the door. She lost her balance and went forward inside the door where she fell on some steps inside the Cleaners.

Personal injury

MOUSHEGIAN V. J.I. GANDARA TRANSPORT, INC.

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

This case involved a tractor-trailer v. motorcycle accident, which occurred on June 1, 2005 at about 5:30 p.m., on southbound San Fernando Rd. about 400 feet south of Magic Mountain Parkway. Defendant’ ... s driver, Ramiro Pulido, was operating a tractor-trailer combination. Plaintiff was operating a Yamaha Road Star Warrior motorcycle. Mr. Pulido was in the process of making a right turn into a driveway when the passenger side of the tractor was struck by the motorcycle. Mr. Pulido claimed that he was traveling eastbound on Magic Mountain Parkway and made a right turn onto southbound San Fernando Rd. There were two southbound lanes. The speed limit was 50 mph. He claimed that after completing his right turn he moved into the curb lane to allow vehicles to pass. After traffic had passed, he moved into the number one lane and activated his right turn signal. He looked in his mirrors and saw traffic behind him at Magic Mountain Parkway, almost 400 feet away. He began his turn. He was going about 10 mph. The front of the tractor reached the edge of the driveway when he felt an impact to the side of the tractor. In contrast, Plaintiff claimed he was traveling in the curb lane at about 45 mph. He saw the tractor-trailer in the number one lane. There was no turn signal. He claimed as he approached the truck it turned to the right without warning. Plaintiff claimed he was forced to take evasive action. He put the bike down and slid on his side into the side of the tractor.

Personal injury

STAHLECKER V. UNITED INDEPENDENT TAXI

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

Plaintiff, age 52, was in California on business. She was with a co-employee and friend, Emily Schwartz. They were spending the afternoon shopping on Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills. They were on the south ... side of Wilshire Blvd. when they spotted a store on the other side. Instead of crossing at an intersection, both women decided to cross mid-block, i.e. jaywalk. They crossed the westbound lanes on Wilshire Blvd. without incident. They came to the center median and momentarily stopped between two islands. Schwartz remained at the center median while looking in her purse. Plaintiff continued walking across the number one and two eastbound lanes and into the number three lane where she was hit by a Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Defendant Omran Sanusi, age 57.

Personal injury

STATHAS V. KIN TONG

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

This motor vehicle v. pedestrian accident happened on March 8, 2006, at about 5:30 p.m., at the intersection of Scott Ave. and McDuff St. in Los Angeles. Defendant Tong was driving westbound on Scott A ... ve. in a van. Plaintiff Stathas was walking eastbound on Scott Ave. Mr. Tong made a left turn onto McDuff St. as plaintiff was crossing the street. He struck plaintiff in an unmarked crosswalk. She fell and struck her head suffering a laceration. She was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital. Thereafter, she was seen by a myriad of healthcare providers and received extensive diagnostic testing related to her head and spine.

Personal injury

Smith v. El Dorado

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

Personal Injury

Personal injury

David v. Pierson

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

Personal Injury

Mark George Cunningham's Legal Cases (11)

MCDANIEL vs. ASCUNCION

JACKSON vs. DAVID WALL TRUCKING

MEDINA vs. PAUL CHAMBERS TRUCKING COMPANY

EDERY V. R & H TRUCKING

JURINKEAK V. SWISS CLEANERS

MOUSHEGIAN V. J.I. GANDARA TRANSPORT, INC.

STAHLECKER V. UNITED INDEPENDENT TAXI

STATHAS V. KIN TONG

Smith v. El Dorado

David v. Pierson