Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Verdict: $2.9 Million

Auto Accident - Pedestrian
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
A 22-year-old UCLA student was walking in a marked crosswalk when she was struck and thrown in the air 25-feet by a car driven by a Mexican movie star. Our client sustained a brain injury and a fractured her knee. We obtained a verdict at trial of $2.9 million for our client.

Verdict: $1.18 Million

Golf Course Accident – Defendant - City of Los Angeles
Traumatic Brain Injury, Paralysis
While playing the fifth hole at Penmar Golf Course, our client, a physically active, 78-year-old former marathon runner and golfer, was struck on the head by a ball hit by another golfer. He suffered serious brain trauma, paralysis and multiple physical injuries. We filed suit against the golfer who hit our client, and against the City of Los Angeles, the owner and operator of the course. During the course of investigations, we discovered the city's own designs for the course delineating safety measures that the city had not enacted. The jury returned a verdict of $1.18 million and held the city accountable for its safety failure.

Settlement: $600,000

Railroad Accident/FELA
Traumatic Brain Injury
Our client, an on-duty police officer employed by a railroad, pulled his patrol car to the side of the road in order to inspect an overpass for the presence of thieves. After unbuckling his seatbelt to begin his exit, his car was struck from behind by a driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel. The impact threw our client into the gun rack positioned above his head and our client suffered a brain injury. Our lawsuit against the railroad was under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) because of the improper positioning of the gun rack. We obtained a $600,000 recovery settlement for our client.

Settlement

Pedestrian-Truck Accident
Traumatic Brain Injury
While crossing Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, our client was struck by a truck owned by a major corporation. His fall to the ground caused a brain injury including partial patient amnesia.  We managed to reconstruct the accident and establish the liability of the driver and company for our client’s injury.   

Settlement: $550,000

Aviation - Continental Airlines, In-Flight Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury
While in her seat in the cabin of the airplane, our client, an oral surgeon, was struck in the head by an object being removed by a flight attendant from the overhead bin. The blow to the head caused a traumatic brain injury to our client and dramatically reduced her ability to function at work, including a loss of memory and personality alterations.  Right before the trial was to start, the airline agreed upon a $550,000 settlement for our client.

Confidential Settlement

Auto Accident
Traumatic Brain Injury
A 74-year-old doctor, our client, was the victim of a rear-end collision on the freeway.     He lost consciousness momentarily and was transported to a hospital for emergency care.  Over the next year and a half he was complaining of some minor difficulty with concentration and multitasking and was diagnosed with Post Concussion Syndrome.  We obtained a confidential settlement for our client.