Attorney Gerald Lee Marcus's Legal Cases

Personal injury

2002 – Premises Liability

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OUTCOME: $185,000 Settlement

Lizette M. was a 30 year old mother and Santa Clarita Valley resident who slipped and fell on a puddle of water in the common area of a major local shopping mall. She suffered injuries to her thumb req ... uiring surgery. This was a hotly disputed case. The mall owners denied liability, arguing they had no knowledge of the puddle on the floor, and therefore should not be held liable for the accident. After extensive investigation, litigation, discovery, depositions, and the retention of experts; we successfully negotiated a settlement of $185,000.00.

Wrongful death

2007 Wrongful Death

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OUTCOME: $5,000,000 Judgement

A 20-year-old girl was driving home from her friend's house in Temple City, CA when she entered an intersection on a green light two blocks from her home. At that time, a local city police officer o ... bserved, what he believed, was an illegal street race on the intersecting street. The police officer initiated a high speed chase of the suspect resulting in the street racer running a red light and crashing into the 20-year-old girl's vehicle at approximately 70-80mph. The girl was killed as a result of the crash. We represented the family for her wrongful death against the city police department and the driver of the vehicle that killed her. After extensive investigation, litigation, and discovery, which included intense depositions, we successfully negotiated a stipulation to a judgment against the primary defendant for $5,000,000 plus a special videotaped apology from the driver of the car.

Personal injury

2003 - Swimming Pool Drowning

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OUTCOME: Approximately $5,000,000 Settlement

In the summer of 2003, Cesar A., a 14 year old boy, went with his father to a privately-owned, public swimming pool in northern Los Angeles County. They paid an entrance fee, and Cesar went swimming wi ... th approximately 50 other kids under lifeguard supervision. Cesar’s father decided to buy lunch at the snack shop, when he returned, he saw Cesar being pulled out the pool by a Good Samaritan after being at the bottom of the pool for approximately 4 minutes. The lifeguard was nowhere to be found. Cesar lived, but suffers from mild brain damage. This was a hotly disputed case, the owners and operators of the pool blamed Cesar’s father. After extensive investigations, litigation, discovery and the retention of technical experts, we negotiated a policy limit settlement for Cesar of $1,000,000.00, and structured it over Cesar’s lifetime to meet his expected special needs. Cesar will never have to worry about finances again, as the total projected settlement will be approximately $5,000,000.00.

Personal injury

2003 - Premises Liability/Products Liability

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OUTCOME: Approximately $5,000,000 Settlement

Garrett S. was a three year old boy at a department store in Santa Monica shopping with his parents when a free-standing wardrobe mirror he was looking at tipped over and landed directly on his head, c ... rushing his skull. Garrett S. suffered brain damage from this incident. The store owner blamed the manufacturer of the mirror for the accident; the manufacturer blamed the store, and Garrett’s parents. With extensive investigation, litigation, discovery, depositions and technical experts; we successfully negotiated a settlement of $900,000.00, and structured it over Garrett’s lifetime to provide for his special needs. The approximate projected settlement will be more than 5,000,000.00.

Gerald Lee Marcus's Legal Cases (14)

2002 – Premises Liability

2007 Wrongful Death

2003 - Swimming Pool Drowning

2003 - Premises Liability/Products Liability