Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Verdict: $3.3 Million

Construction Accident
Lower Back Disc Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A 53-year-old cement mason was injured while escaping the collapse of a four-million gallon digester tank in the middle of a construction site.  He had an extensive pre-accident medical history of multiple trauma-related injuries, including lower-back surgeries. The defense insurance company’s highest offer in settlement was $15,000.  We prevailed at trial and the jury awarded our client $3.3 million.

Pending

Railroad Accident – Chatsworth Metrolink
Cervical Injuries, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Currently representing a young man who was a passenger on the Chatsworth Metrolink train that crashed in September 2008.  Our client was thrown through the train compartment head first, which resulted in serious cervical and back injuries and post- traumatic stress disorder.   

Settlement: $700,000

Auto Accident
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
While a passenger in a car driven by a high-school friend, our client, an 18-year-old male, was injured when the car careened off the road and rolled down an embankment.  In addition to receiving extensive sprains and strains in the accident, our client suffered post-traumatic stress, leading to a three-day hospitalization in a psychiatric unit. A few days before trial, we obtained a $700,000 settlement for our client.   

Pending

Cruise Ship Accident
Shoulder Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
While at sea off the coast of Florida, a Princess Cruise ship heeled dramatically, turned onto its side and hurled people and objects across the ship’s interior.  Our client was a vacationing passenger aboard the ship and was injured as her husband grabbed her shoulder in an attempt to secure her. In the aftermath of the incident, she suffered serious physical and emotional pain, including PTSD. We are representing the victim in her injury claims.

Settlement: $350,000

Southwest Airlines - Burbank Airport Runway Overrun
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
When Southwest Airlines Flt 1455 overshot the runway in March 2000, the ensuing panic included the escape slide inflating inside the cabin, collapsed nose gear and the flight attendants’ seats collapsing and preventing them from assisting in the evacuation.   We represented several of the 143 people who suffered serious injuries in this runway incident, and we forced Southwest Airlines to be accountable for the way they maintained and operated its flight.