Oceanside, CA
Car accident Lawyer at Oceanside, CA
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Animal & Dog Bites ... +3 more
OUTCOME: $1,000,000 settlement
11/29/2019 RE MVA on e/b SR76 at I-15 on-ramp intersection in Fallbrook, CA. Just weeks before the trial, we convinced State Farm to increase its offer from $25,000 to its $1,000,000 bodily injury pol ... icy limit by excluding all defense expert witnesses from testifying because the defense law firm made a technical pleading mistake.
OUTCOME: $1,070,000
In March 2018, Kohn Law Office in association with Skolnick Law Group obtained a $1,070,000 settlement for three young men who were passengers in a motor vehicle accident at an intersection in Del Mar, ... CA. The defendant made a left turn on a red arrow signal crossing directly into the path of the plaintiff’s vehicle. All three clients suffered major injuries including a fractured femur, a fractured pelvis, lumbar vertebral fractures, and concussion head injuries. The clients individually recovered $435,000.00, $315,000.00, and $320,000.00, which were paid by defendant’s insurer Amica Mutual Insurance.
OUTCOME: $93,000
Between December 2017 and March 2018, Kohn Law Office in association with Skolnick Law Group, recovered $93,000.00 for a bicyclist who got injured because of a driver who failed to yield the right-of-w ... ay in Santa Monica, California. The driver struck the bicyclist knocking him to the ground and causing him to suffer a right wrist fracture requiring surgical repair. In December 2017, the vehicle driver’s insurer, Mercury Insurance paid its $50,000.00 bodily injury liability coverage limit. Thereafter, an underinsured motorist claim was made on behalf of the client with his insurance, USAA, who paid an additional $43,000.00.
OUTCOME: $1,000,000
In December 2017, Kohn Law Office in association with Skolnick Law Group obtained a $1,000,000 settlement just weeks before trial for the brother of a 63-year-old disabled man who was struck and killed ... by defendant’s vehicle when the 89-year-old defendant driver lost control of his truck and drove onto the walkway hitting the man in his wheelchair outside the emergency room entrance at the new Palomar Hospital in Escondido, CA. This settlement was split as follows: $500,000 paid by underlying carrier USAA Insurance Co., $500,000 paid by the umbrella carrier, Scottsdale Insurance Co. This is believed to be the largest wrongful death recovery for a single sibling in San Diego County history.
OUTCOME: $520,000 Arbitration Award
In May 2015 Attorney Kohn, along with attorney Suzanne Skolnick, represented a 60 year old man in an underinsured motorist claim against Truck Insurance Exchange (Farmers Insurance). The claimant was ... injured in a November, 2010 rear-end collision that occurred while he was in the course and scope of his employment as a school district security officer. He sustained back, neck and shoulder injuries and had undergone 4 ½ years of treatment, including neck and back epidural injections and 2 lumbar radiofrequency ablation procedures by the time the matter reached arbitration. The claim against the underinsured motorist settled for the $15,000 minimal policy limit. After the worker’s compensation case was resolved, the case was mediated unsuccessfully with Farmers offering only $30,000. The case then proceeded to arbitration before retired Judge Herbert Hoffman. Less than one week before the hearing, Farmers increased its offer to $175,000. Judge Hoffman determined total damages in the amount of $681,606.20, which included the following items: past economic damages of $156,606.20; future medical expenses of $75,000; past non-economic damages of $150,000; future non-economic damages of $250,000 and loss of consortium damages for the client’s wife of $50,000. After reduction for the worker’s compensation benefits and the third party recovery, Judge Hoffman’s net award totaled $520,000.
OUTCOME: $195,000 Settlement
21 year old lady slipped and fell going down wet outdoor staircase at friend's apartment complex. She broke her ankle requiring surgical repair.
OUTCOME: $100,000 Settlement
Loose Pit Bull dog bit 5 year old girl playing in neighborhood park, causing multiple wounds on both arms with some minor residual scarring.
OUTCOME: $311,900 Verdict
50year old self employed plumber stepped into uncovered drain in grassy common area of mobile home park in Borrego Springs. He suffered a fractured clavicle and right shoulder torn labrum.
OUTCOME: Settlement for $840,000
In this case, Mr. Kohn helped an injured motor vehicle collision victim recover approximately $125,000 in medical expenses as well as $715,000 in additional compensation for injuries sustained by a 50- ... year-old woman in a collision with a vehicle operated by an army attorney. The attorney pulled away from a stop sign and made a left turn in the path of the woman's oncoming vehicle. As a result of the accident, the woman suffered neck, shoulder, and back injuries which required three major surgeries to correct. The army attorney, who was employed by the United States government, contended that one of the needed surgeries could not be traced to the collision. After two settlement hearings, the Kohn Law Office was able to obtain full compensation for all medical expenses, as well as for pain and suffering and lost wages.
OUTCOME: $1 Million
In 2000, Oceanside personal injury lawyer Russell Kohn recovered $1,000,000 for a 50-year-old man seriously injured in a rear-end auto collision. As a result of the accident, the man suffered extensive ... neck and back injuries and required surgery. He continued to suffer severe pain, mild cognitive impairment, depression, and insomnia which led to two suicide attempts. The defendant claimed that another automobile pulled abruptly from the curb into his path, causing him to swerve and collide with the plaintiff's vehicle. The defendant also argued that the severity of the plaintiff's injuries was not consistent with the minimal damage the plaintiff's vehicle sustained.