Severe Leg Fracture
Dec 03, 2012OUTCOME: $450,000 Settlement
Our client severely fractured her leg walking down a ramp at the home she rented from the property owner. The property owner installed a defective ramp that separated during use.
Jeffrey David Wolf's Legal Cases (7)
Los Angeles, CA
Personal injury Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Mid Air Helicopter Crash Torrance Airport
N/AOUTCOME: $4.5 Million Award
Our client, a 22 year old Marine and Iraqi war veteran was on a pilot-training exercise at Torrance Municipal Airport when his Robinson helicopter collided midair with another helicopter, killing the t ... wo people aboard the other aircraft. In the crash, the young man broke every bone in his body from the waist down, was in a coma for three weeks and suffered compartment syndrome which required him to have open wounds for an extended time. Nearly every bone in his lower body needed orthopedic instrument repair. In our relentless investigation into the cause of the accident, we challenged NTSB and FAA findings blaming the pilots and conducted independent detailed crash analysis. The judge in the bench trial ruled the air traffic controllers negligent and entirely responsible for the injuries and loss of lives. Our client received a $4.5 million damage award.
Car Accident, Wrongful Death
N/AOUTCOME: $2 Million
Our clients’ son, an 18-year-old college student, was stranded on the freeway when his car spun out in the rain and stalled in one of the lanes of traffic. While our clients’ son waited in his car ... for assistance, his car was struck from behind by the driver of a truck. The truck penetrated the passenger compartment of the car. The young man was killed on impact. The case settled for $2 Million.
Brain Injury Suffered by Golfer
N/AOUTCOME: $1.18 Million Verdict
A 78-year-old golfer was leaving the green on the 5th hole at Penmar Golf Course, where he was playing, when he was struck on the head by the ball from a golfer who teed off on the 5th tee. We filed su ... it against the golfer who hit our client and against the City of Los Angeles, the owner and operator of the course. The City was held accountable by the court because it had failed to put in safety measures that were called for by the City’s own designs for the course. The jury returned a verdict of $1.18 Million.
Auto Accident, Amputated Fingers
N/AOUTCOME: $990,000
While our client was a passenger on an airport bus in San Francisco, the driver lost control of the bus on the freeway. The bus hit a concrete bridge pillar. Our client was badly injured and two finger ... s on one of her hands had to be amputated. Even though the bus company had limited insurance, the company agreed to contribute additional money to what its insurance company was offering. The case settled for $990,000.
Severe Leg Fracture with Pain Syndrome
N/AOUTCOME: $700,000 Settlement
A courier was making a delivery of heavy rolls of aluminum. At his destination, an employee of the receiving company tried to unload the shipment with a pallet jack. The employee lost control of the pa ... llet jack. It caught our client’s foot as he tried to jump off the truck. Our client’s leg was severely fractured, resulting in chronic regional pain syndrome. We sued the company that originally loaded the shipment in such a way that a forklift couldn’t be used to unload it. We also sued the company that unloaded the shipment. After numerous depositions of witnesses and experts, the case settled a few days before trial for $700,000.
Ponzi Scheme
N/AOUTCOME: $3.8 Million Award
In this case, Heimanson & Wolf represented a doctor who owned a piece of property in Yorba Linda, California. Congero promised to develop the property into a medical building and surgical center. The d ... octor entrusted Congero with a sizeable amount of money, obtained through a loan secured by the property. The doctor alleged that Congero misappropriated those funds and used them on another project. After approximately 2 years with Congero working on the project, the doctor’s property remained an undeveloped, dirt lot. With the funds depleted, the lender refused to loan the doctor any further funds and insisted upon the repayment of the loan. When the doctor was unable to do so, the lender foreclosed on the property, and the doctor lost his property. Heimanson & Wolf represented the doctor in an arbitration against Congero at JAMS. The Arbitrator ruled that the doctor proved that Congero committed fraud and breached its fiduciary duty to the doctor. The Arbitrator awarded the doctor a sum in excess of $3.8 Million. The sum included the doctor’s attorneys’ fees and costs.
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