Jose Enriquez vs. Savannah McCarthy, Orange County Superior Court Case No.: 30-2020-01166605-CU-PA-WJC
Dec 13, 2023
OUTCOME: Verdict for plaintiffs, less than defense 998, 12-0 in favor of both plfs on substantial factor, jury awarded more in general damages than defense requested, less in medical bills than plfs requested
Represented two plaintiffs in a rear end car crash, which occurred on 02/06/2020 on the I-5 northbound in Orange County, near Anaheim. Defendant disputed substantial factor and nature and extent of m...edical treatment as well medical bills.
Car accident
Joe Ponce, Pablo Hernadez, v. Charla Jackson, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: 18STCV07579
Oct 12, 2023
OUTCOME: Settled during jury selection, voir dire.
-Three car accident, client's car was the first car. Client, plaintiff driver, Joe Ponce, and his close friend, Pablo Hernandez, sued the last rear car, driven by Charla Jackson.
-Middle car, second ...car, had most of the property damage.
-Minimal property damage on first car, which was driven by Joe Ponce, client.
-Issue was substantial factor, whether the defendant's rear end collision to the 2nd car, and then the 2nd middle car, hitting our client's first 1st car caused any injuries to Mr. Ponce and Mr. Hernandez, thus substantial factor.
Car accident
Simon Longoria v. Teresa Sandoval Garcia, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: 21STCV20135
Sep 29, 2023
OUTCOME: Plaintiff's verdict, below final Defendant's offer, defendant was not able to "defense" the case.
-Rear end car accident, with minimal visible property damage, that occurred on 06/19/2019. Plaintiff drove a 2016 Chevy Colorado, Defendant drove a 2017 Nissan Altima. No airbags deployed on either v...ehicle, no ambulance at scene, no tow trucks, vehicles were driven away. Only treatment was chiropractic and x-rays.
-Defense attorney told the jury to either render the a defense verdict, because the defendant's rear end collision could not cause any verdict, meaning to "defense the plaintiff on the question of substantial factor" or give the plaintiff a small verdict.
-Jury found for plaintiff on substantial factor and gave a $700.00 verdict.
Car accident
Martha Arias v. Gregory Clayton, Jr. Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: 21STCV16894
Aug 15, 2023
OUTCOME: Defense verdict
-Motor Vehicle Accident that occurred in Los Angeles, CA on 07/15/2020.
-Defendant disputed liability, substantial factor and whether the chiropractic/imaging and pain management consultation was nece...ssary.
-Spring Street Courthouse, Judge Richard, J. Burdge, Jr., presiding.
Personal injury
Nona Akopyan v. Big Lots Stores, Inc, San Diego County Superior Court Case No.: 37-2021-00019067
May 17, 2023
OUTCOME: Defense verdict
• Tried as first chair with no second chair, a three-day premises liability jury trial to jury verdict. Defendant disputed liability, May 2023, Nona Akopyan v. Big Lot Stores, Inc. San Diego County Su...perior Court Case No.: 37-2021-00019067, Judge Timothy B. Taylor, presiding, Hall of Justice Courthouse.
Car accident
Jose Munoz v. Maricarmen Yin, Aroldo Yin, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: 20STCV46424
Mar 30, 2023
OUTCOME: -Verdict for Plaintiff higher than Defendant final offer
-Car crash case that occurred on March 2, 2020, Defendant driving a Toyota Camry, read ended Plaintiff driving a Chevy Silverado.
-Def atty told jury to give plf either nothing due to "no substantial... factor" or a low verdict.
-Verdict for plaintiff, 12-0 vote for plaintiff on substantial factor and verdict above defendant pre-trial offer and higher than what def atty told the jury to give plf.
Car accident
Jaime Santos v. Jose Manual Garcia, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: 18STLC15199
Jan 12, 2023
OUTCOME: Verdict for plaintiff, jury gave full medical bills that judged allowed in with pain and suffering
In January 2023, I Tried as first chair a 2 day expedited jury trial, car crash case where Defendant disputed that the rear end collision caused any injuries to Plaintiff, minor property damage. Jury ...voted 8-0 in favor of plaintiff on the issue of "substantial factor" meaning that the rear end impact/collision did cause plaintiff's injuries. Jury awarded the full medical bills that Judge allowed them to award, pain and suffering awarded. Case was before Judge Mark A. Borsenstein, Spring Street Courthouse.
Car accident
Eduardo Ojeda, Alexis Perez, v. Zhuogang Su, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.:19STCV33367
Sep 30, 2022
OUTCOME: Jury verdict below Defendant offer.
-Accepted liability car crash, medical bills and treatment disputed.
Car accident
Paul Tjhin, Susaina Liem, v. Christian Noah Menier-Ruiz, Orange County Superior Court Case No.: 30-2019-01091889-CU-PA-WJC
Aug 31, 2022
OUTCOME: Defense verdict.
-Disputed Liability case. Defense claimed that Plaintiffs cut off Defendant, by making a right turn on a red light, during night time and Defendant driver did not have time to avoid rear ending Plaint...iff's vehicle. I was lead plaintiff's counsel.
Spinal cord injury
Danny Pena v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: 19STCV39966
May 26, 2022
OUTCOME: $3,000,000.00 Settlement before Plaintiffs' Attorney Vlad Ghenciu to begin plaintiffs closing rebuttal argument
Paralysis case, denied liability by Defendant City of Los Angeles.
Please Note: I was co-first chair in this case, lead first-chair was Gabriel Avina, Esq.
On March 30, 2019, plaintiff Danny Pena..., 23, was operating an electric Bird Ride
Scooter, which are scooters that can be rented in Los Angeles. As he was riding south on a sidewalk that runs along South La Brea Avenue, on the block between the intersections with West 20th Street and Washington Boulevard, in Los Angeles, he was ejected from the scooter and struck a tree. Pena sustained injuries to his head and neck.
Pena sued the owner and maintainer of the sidewalk, the city of Los Angeles. Pena alleged that the city failed to repair and/or maintain the sidewalk, creating a dangerous condition.
Plaintiff's counsel contended that Pena's scooter initially struck a three-inch uplift in the sidewalk and that the impact caused Pena to be catapulted into air, where Pena's head struck an overhanging branch of a 6-foot Ficus tree. Counsel argued, through the testimony of the plaintiff's sidewalk expert, that the 3-inch uplift in the sidewalk constituted a dangerous condition of public property, as three-quarters-of-an-inch or less is considered a trivial defect. Counsel also argued that the tree should be 9-feet high in residential areas and that the subject tree's height, with its lower branch, also constituted a dangerous condition of public property. Plaintiff's counsel contended that Pena, who is 5 feet 11 inches tall, was 4 inches off the ground while on the scooter bed/platform and that Pena struck the tree branch at an angle. Thus, Pena's counsel argued that the city failed to maintain the subject area by repairing the sidewalk and removing the subject tree and that
the city's failure ultimately led to Pena's accident.
Defense counsel noted that Pena admitted in his deposition that he drank "one pint to a pint-and-a-half" of Hennessey 80-proof cognac late in the night on March 29, 2019, before the accident. Cedars Sinai Medical Center ran a plasma test to prepare for emergency surgery, and the test revealed that Pena had a .094 blood alcohol content. In addition, the emergency room physician and an anesthesiologist claimed they smelled marijuana on Pena.
Defense counsel contended that Pena hit the tree head-on, and the defense's accident reconstruction/biomechanics expert agreed with how Pena hit the tree. Defense counsel also contended that Pena had operated the scooter in the subject area hundreds of times before the date of the accident and that Pena lost control of the scooter on the subject date because of his impairments.
