Attorney Marjorie June Heinrich's Legal Cases

Trucking accident

Family v. Big Rig Trucking Company

N/A

OUTCOME: $1.68 million

This matter involved serious personal injuries arising out of a major tanker truck collision. Three minor children were hurt in a collision between a Dodge Ram truck and a multi-ton fuel tanker truck o ... n Highway 4 in Contra Costa County. The tanker truck driver stopped his vehicle on Highway 4 in the middle of the night due to an accident up ahead. When the driver of the tanker truck attempted to re-enter traffic on the highway, he failed to yield to an approaching Dodge Ram truck in which the minor clients were passengers. A high-speed collision occurred, which caused significant injuries. The matter settled one week before trial and after months of contentious clashes regarding fault for the crash and the nature and extent of the clients’ injuries and damages.

Trucking accident

Crosswalk Walker v. Truck

N/A

OUTCOME: $1.1 million

This matter involved personal injuries caused by a pedestrian vs. truck collision. Client was a pedestrian struck by a pickup truck while lawfully crossing the street in downtown Oakland. The driver of ... the pickup truck, who was in the course and scope of employment at the time of the incident, claimed he was unable to see the client due to the sun being in his eyes. The client broke her arm and hip, both of which required surgical repair. The matter resolved prior to the filing of a lawsuit, saving the client considerable time and money.

Nursing home abuse and neglect

John Doe v. Skilled Nursing Facility

N/A

OUTCOME: $915,000

Medical negligence/elder abuse. Plaintiff was an 87-year-old retired professor who underwent surgery which he tolerated well. While recuperating at a skilled nursing facility he developed a pressure ul ... cer on his coccyx, which due to reckless neglect, grew into a massive crater, ultimately leading to his death.

Nursing home abuse and neglect

War Veteran v. Health Care Providers

N/A

OUTCOME: $900,000

Medical negligence/elder abuse. Plaintiff was a World War II Veteran, a married, proud father of five children who underwent heart bypass surgery, which was a success. Nonetheless, a cascading series ... of intertwined errors and mistakes, made by his healthcare providers, led to his development of decubitus ulcers on his heels. These ulcers, which became gangrenous, resulted in the amputation of his left leg.

Car accident

Peoples v. County of Alameda

N/A

OUTCOME: $3 Million

A Sheriff made an ill-advised decision to join a police chase he should not have been involved in. The Sheriff ran a red light without properly clearing the intersection, causing Heinrich Law's client ... to sustain severe injuries.

Personal injury

Kelli v. Maita

N/A

OUTCOME: $875,000

Heinrich Law's client was seriously injured as a result of being bitten by her friend's dog in the face. This settlement is believed to be the highest settlement involving a single dog bite in Califor ... nia history.

Motorcycle accident

Robinson v. USA

N/A

OUTCOME: $750,000

Heinrich Law's client was seriously injured by a United States Coast Guard Employee while lawfully riding his motorcycle on Highway 880 in Oakland.