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The following case profiles
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A 27 year old Hispanic male who, while in attendance at an Oakland Raider’s football game was assaulted, beaten and later arrested by an Alameda County Sheriff’s officer. Though the attorneys for the Sheriffs’ department claimed that Plaintiff was the cause of the incident (for having been severely intoxicated and a trouble maker), we were able to show that fellow sheriff officers were covering-up for one another and had created an untrue set of circumstances leading to a very hefty settlement for our client!
Result: Confidential
We represented an 80 year old client who tripped over an unmarked curb at a local 7-11 and fractured her shoulder. The Attorneys representing 7-11 and the contractor who created the curb in question argued that since the accident happened during daylight hours, Plaintiff was not paying attention and should have simply stepped over the curb like everyone else. We argued that there were many other alternative designs that could have been put into place to have made the curb more visible or to prevent our client and others from having to step over the curb altogether. After having visited more than 38 other 7-11 stores, Mr. Apelian was able to locate another 7-11 store that had designed a similar curb in a way that would have warned our client of the potential trip hazard.
Upon presenting this evidence, along with a strong case work-up, the Defendants’ offer to settle our client’s claim went from $0 to a $475,000 result
Our firm recently represented a 32 year old female who admitted that she was speeding on a local freeway when another vehicle made contact with her vehicle, causing her vehicle to spin out of control over 3 lanes of travel. As a result, our client sustained an injury to her lower spine and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Our client received:
$525,000
VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS |
RESULTS |
| Maintenance man who was killed when an elevator struck him as he was cleaning adjacent to the elevator. Case was against the management company,owner of the property and the elevator company. | $3,750,000 |
| Hauler's leg gets crushed when K-rails moved during loading.(source Verdict Search) | $2,775,000 |
| Governmental entity and others for failure to protect the welfare of the public. | $2,300,000 |
| Scissor Jack collapses when changing tire. (source VerdictSearch) | $2,200,000 |
| 5 mph impact during a rear-end accident. | $2,100,000 |
| A worker sustains a 3rd degree burn when a crane made contact with a Southern California Edison overhead power line. | $1,845,000 |
| An orthopedic doctor conducts an inappropriate physical examination of his 17 year old patient. | Confidential |
| Man receives third degree burns when tank explodes, resulting in burns to 8% of his body. | $1,800,000 |
| Individuals receive serious burns when an underground vault explodes. | $1,800,000 |
| Man drops a small hand-size butane torch while attempting to light a cigarette and is injured when a fire results | $1,750,000 |
| Earth mover machine that did not beep in reverse struck worker resulting in partial paralysis. | $1,590,000 |
| A motorcyclist strikes a traffic divider that is inappropriately placed on the roadway. | $1,565,500 |
| Excess force used by law enforcement results in injury to onlooker. | Confidential |
| Well worker fell of ladder and was blamed for not paying attention | $1,500,000 |
| Patient panicked on electrical stimulation machine and developed a conversion disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. | $1,461,500 |
| Restaurant held responsible for shooting and stabbing of plaintiff outside the premises in a parking lot as a consequence of its failure to provide adequate security and to call 911 timely. Plaintiff recovered from his injuries . | $1,176,866 |
| Load indicator was bypassed causing man-basket to tip. (source VerdictSearch) | $1,150,000 |
| Wind blows garage door down, hitting and injuring an auto repair store employee. | $1,109,000 |
| Wrongful termination of a California State Prison staff member. | $1,082,613.13 |
| Woman holding baby slipped in puddle as she left restaurant sustaining serious back injuries resulting in surgery. | $1,050,000 |
| Woman drives into trash bin on her street that was not properly apparent to her due to the absence of reflective devices and reflective tape resulting in liver laceration, orthopedic problems and post-traumatic stress disorder. | $975,000 |
| Rider thrown from horse when stable hand galloped by spooking the horse resulting in his death. | $900,000 |
| Outfielder runs into the steel pole of the scoreboard. (source VerdictSearch) |
$840,000 |
| Man crushed between moving trailer and parked vehicle resulting in death. | $800,000 |
| Pedestrian lawfully crossing within a designated crosswalk is struck by an automobile and injured (but thankfully without having to have surgery) | $800,000 |
| A worker who is cleaning the inside of a large tank receives 3rd degree burns when the tank explodes. | $784,000 |
| A roofer loses his balance and falls from a roof resulting in serious injuries. | $770,000 |
| 77 year old volunteer worker operating tractor from 1940 inadvertently struck when tractor went out of gear. Suffered multiple facial fractures. | $750,000 |
| 81 year old woman slips and falls on water in women’s restroom sustaining a fractured hip. | $750,000 |
| A 16 yr. old is injured while on an amusement ride at City Walk. | $750,000 |
| Product liability - defective press - lack of safety guards. | $700,000 |
| Woman tripped on unpainted part of construction fence resulting in three surgeries and infection. | $700,000 |
| High school student inadvertently struck by golf club during physical education class. | $695,000 |
| Worker who crushed two fingers requiring partial amputation when his hand became caught in a moving chain under a piece of industrial equipment. The claim was against the manufacturer of the machine for failure to provide adequate machine guarding. | $675,000 |
| Auto v. Motorcycle. | $625,000 |
| Trip and fall over a curb located in a parking lot. | $575,000 |
| Trip and fall at airport on sidewalk that was uneven and dangerous. Injured party had back surgery years earlier and required additional surgery to his back after this fall. | $550,000 |
| Woman steps out of jacuzzi at sisters house and steps into hole created by Hardscape design. She develops reflex sympathetic dystrophy. | $550,000 |
| Passenger on boat falls from bunk after captain falls asleep on boat causing boat to strike island. As a consequence the injured party underwent back surgery. | $550,000 |
| A customer of a car wash reaches into his own vehicle to retrieve something as his vehicle is struck by another vehicle driven by a car wash employee. | $550,000 |
| Truck v. Pedestrian. | $545,000 |
| Defective swing set design injures minor child. | $535,000 |
| Drag racing driver's car is rear ended by a family's vehicle. | $522,500 |
| 80 year old grandmother trips on broken sidewalk in front of her house fracturing her shoulder. |
$508,762 |
| Negligent truck loading. | $502,000 |
| Plaintiff slips and falls on a wet marble floor in her home. | $500,000 |
| Woman slips and falls next to a jacuzzi as a result of poor design and sustains reflex sympathetic dystrophy. | $500,000 |
| Roofer backs up and falls off roof. | $500,000 |
| Roofer carrying hot buckets of tar trips on roof debris and is injured. | $500,000 |
| Plaintiff slips and falls. | $500,000 |
| A young child is pinned by a tank that was improperly secured at a nail salon. Partial finger amputation. | $500,000 |
| Fall by an elderly woman in a handicapped ramp. | $475,000 |
| Truck's load shifts while forklift unloading is underway, injuring a worker. | $466,250 |
| Medical doctor fractures ankle and sternum in automobile. | $450,000 |
| Government issue back pack buckle was too weak causing it to break and strike user in eye resulting in multiple eye surgeries. | $425,000 |
| Apartment complex handrail broke causing tenant to fall . | $412,500 |
| Plaintiff prevails after defense admits fault for accident on fire truck ladder. (source VerdictSearch) | $408,747 |
| Roll of carpet broke free from binding striking person in elevator resulting in fractured ankle. | $400,000 |
| A woman falls from a trailer, claiming defects in design of steps. Fractured wrist with multiple surgeries. | $400,000 |
| A woman is struck by a defendant making a lane change. Cervical surgery with good results. | $395,251 |
| Homeowner falls in an open hole left uncovered at her home. | $390,000 |
Attempts to avoid disabled vehicle results in multi-vehicle rear ender. | $375,000 |
| Malfunctioning refrigerator inadvertently ejected ice onto owner’s kitchen floor resulting in fall injury and back surgery. | $375,000 |
| A woman sustains injury to her leg while being taught how to ride a moped. | $375,000 |
| Electrocution of a child on his grandfather's premises. | $365,000 |
| Dock cart had no operational backup alarm, strikes plaintiff. | $362,000 |
| A cheerleader injures her back while performing a stunt. Improper supervision and lack of safety mats. Compression fracture. | $350,000 |
| Workers fingers caught in moving parts of a sanitation truck. Failure to supervise. Partial amputation. | $321,227 |
| Worker stepped on a nail at a construction site. Lack of appropriate safety inspections on jobsite and improper nail disposal. Partial toe amputation. | $320,000 |
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