Temecula, CA
Personal injury Lawyer at Temecula, CA
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
OUTCOME: Six figure settlements for each of five plaintiffs
Helicopter tour of Maui: Helicopter crashed due to mechanical failure. All plaintiffs and pilot survived. Case filed in Federal District Court in Texas; Matter mediated to settlement in 2009 for su ... bstantial amounts to each plaintiff
OUTCOME: Six figure settlement for Plaintiff
At age 13, female was injured when a hammock failed and a 6 x 6 wooden beam fell on her, causing a concussion. Case settled shortly before trial for full policy of homeowner.
OUTCOME: Six figure settlement for Plaintiff
Plaintiff was 32 y/o forklift operator, injured when forklift spun out of control in a refrigerated storage areas, and suffered a crushed left foot. Ultimately, Plaintiff had a below-knee amputation. ... Workers Compensation covered entire claim and all future care and retraining. I determined there was a potential claim against the refrigeration maintenance company for negligent care of its machinery, as condensation on the floor of the storage area may have contributed to the forklift spinning out of control. Despite full compensation under Worker's Comp statutes, we were able to obtain an additional settlement in the six-figure range for this man, over and above all other medical care and compensation he was entitled to receive under the Work Comp. laws.
OUTCOME: Arbitration Award for Claimant.
Medical Malpractice against Kaiser Riverside Podiatrist; surgery caused neuroma in foot, with extensive damage to peripheral nerves. Injury resulted in extreme neurogenic pain for remainder of plaint ... iff's lifetime. MAXIMUM AWARD ALLOWABLE UNDER MICRA DAMAGES CAP
OUTCOME: $550,000 settlement for plaintiffs
Slip and fall at apartment building, based on negligence of landscapers leaving debris on walkways for extended periods. Plaintiff slipped and fell, with injury to spinal cord causing quadriparesis. ... Six Figure Recovery for Injured Plaintiff, Five Figure Recovery for Husband for Loss of Consortium.
OUTCOME: Appeal decided for Defendant
This case was about the proper time to file a required notice of intent to sue a doctor or healthcare provider. A prior attorney had been consulted and served the notice of claim prematurely. I had n ... o knowledge of this filing, and when I filed a second notice of claim to protect my client's rights, the court of appeal determined that the second filing was ineffective to extend my client's statute of limitations. My client was suffering from hydrocephalus which caused symptoms similar to to dementia, so he had no recollection or idea that the attorney he had consulted had served a formal notice of claim. LESSON LEARNED: Clients must disclose all information about their cases and about what any prior attorneys might have done during the previous representation so that I can effectively protect their rights to proceed with their cases.
OUTCOME: In Litigation
Plaintiff was injured when a 750 lb piece of steel fell on his back, causing his right hip to dislocate. Plaintiff will require hip replacement surgery within about 3 years, and repeat replacements ab ... out 2 more times during his lifetime. Available policy limits are $500,000, however the property owner has substantial assets to cover the shortfall in compensation. Reasonable compensation in this case will be in the $1million to $1.5million range.
OUTCOME: In Litigation
Plaintiff had laparascopic cholecystectomy procedure. Surgeon caused injury to common bile duct, and Gastroenterologist caused severe laceration to hepatic artery, causing life-threatening hemorrhagin ... g. The hepatic ducts were destroyed during six subsequent surgeries, and this 35 year old Plaintiff will have to undergo repeat stent procedures once or twice per year for the rest of her life, or until her liver fails, at which time she will require a liver transplant. Covered under California's MICRA statute, her pain-and-suffering damages are limited to $250,000, however, medical care, both past and present, along with past loss of earnings and anticipated future loss of earnings or capacity to earn are estimated at at least $3million dollars.
OUTCOME: $1.3million Settlement for the class
Class action for failure to pay reporting time and split shift penalties to a class of current and former employees. The class size was over 120,000.
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