Attorney Lemuel L. Garcia's Legal Cases

Motorcycle accident

Lane-Sharing Motorcyclist Runs Yellow Light

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OUTCOME: $500,000 settlement

Client attempted to speed through a light-controlled intersection in a residential area. He was riding in between the right turn lane and the one lane to go straight. A car was stopped in the lane to g ... o straight. When the light turned yellow, he sped up to go through the intersection. A car attempted to make a left turn in front of him because they did not see him. The car and the motorcycle collided and caused client to suffer a serious leg injury (not an amputation).

Personal injury

Pedestrian Crossing the Street Suffers Head Injury

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OUTCOME: $1,750,000 settlement

The minor was crossing the street outside of the crosswalk and was hit by a car. As a result, the minor suffered a head injury.

Car accident

Truck Driver Rear-ended by Tour Bus

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OUTCOME: $1,300,000 settlement

The truck driver was rear-ended by a tour bus on the freeway. As a result, he suffered a back injury and needed to undergo surgery to recover.

Wrongful death

Patient Died After Getting Dropped From Stretcher

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OUTCOME: $1,100,000 settlement (policy limits)

Wrongful death case where the patient was being transported on a stretcher and fell off due to the attendant's negligence and suffered a head injury. Several days later, the patient succumbed to the he ... ad injury and passed away.

Personal injury

Emergency Roadside Assistance Causes Vehicle to Roll Down Hill

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OUTCOME: $1,000,000 (policy limits)

Emergency roadside assistance failed to secure the vehicle properly when attempting to replace a tire. As a result, the occupied vehicle began to roll down the hill and our client lunged forward in an ... attempt to stop the vehicle. Unfortunately, our client fell and fractured her arm, which required surgery.

Personal injury

Patient Suffered Head Injury After Falling Backwards on Wheelchair

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OUTCOME: $1,000,000 (policy limits)

Patient was on a wheelchair, which was on the van's hydraulic lift. The lift malfunctioned and the client was not secured safely on the lift, which caused her to fall backwards and suffer a head injury ... .

Wrongful death

Pedestrian Hit and Killed in Crosswalk

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OUTCOME: $1,000,000 (policy limits)

Pedestrian was crossing the street in the crosswalk on a green light and was hit by a pickup truck. Unfortunately, he passed away at the scene of the crash. Our investigation revealed that the defendan ... t was driving his truck for his contruction business, which carried a $1,000,000 insurance policy.

Car accident

Driver Hit After First Rear-Ending Another Vehicle

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OUTCOME: $1,000,000 settlement

The driver rear-ended another car on the freeway in the middle of the night. After stopping his vehicle in the far right lane, he exits his vehicle. Unfortunately, his stopped vehicle is rear-ended, cr ... ashes into him, causes him to get hit by another vehicle, and he dies on the freeway instantly.

Personal injury

Rear-Ended by Big Rig

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OUTCOME: $8,000,000

Woman driving a sedan was rear-ended by a big rig on the freeway. She suffered a head and back injury.

Personal injury

Disputed-Liability Fatal Motorcycle Crash

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OUTCOME: $3,000,000

Fault in the crash remains unclear. A truck collided with a motorcyclist on the freeway, and preliminary observations suggest the motorcyclist may have been partially at fault for unsafe driving.

Lemuel L. Garcia's Legal Cases (11)

Lane-Sharing Motorcyclist Runs Yellow Light

Pedestrian Crossing the Street Suffers Head Injury

Truck Driver Rear-ended by Tour Bus

Patient Died After Getting Dropped From Stretcher

Emergency Roadside Assistance Causes Vehicle to Roll Down Hill

Patient Suffered Head Injury After Falling Backwards on Wheelchair

Pedestrian Hit and Killed in Crosswalk

Driver Hit After First Rear-Ending Another Vehicle

Rear-Ended by Big Rig

Disputed-Liability Fatal Motorcycle Crash