Representative Cases
Negligence/Personal Injury
- A rental car crashed into a motorcyclist, who suffered a catastrophic injury resulting in a below-the-knee amputation on one of his legs. Each party claimed the other was solely responsible for the accident. The motorcyclist sued the driver and rental car company for negligence.
- A truck driver for a recycling company was on his route when a dead tree branch overhead suddenly fell and shattered the truck’s side window injuring the driver. The plaintiff sued the City, the property owner and the owner’s homeowner’s association.
- Plaintiff alleged he was choked and thrown down the stairs of a bar by the bar’s security guards. Video captured the end of the assault as plaintiff landed on the street, and showed a leg kicking plaintiff’s head. Plaintiff sued the bar owners for assault, battery (on an alter ego theory), negligence hiring and supervision and for punitive damages.
- A 72-year old bystander was driving her car when she was broadsided by a police vehicle during a hot pursuit. Plaintiff’s car was totaled and left her with a mild traumatic brain injury. She sued the city and its police department.
- A road rage incident partially captured on video led to serious injury to plaintiff software coder’s hand. Plaintiff sued driver of the other car for wage loss, lost earning capacity, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, punitive damages and civil assault and battery.
- City sued for personal injury on the theory that Muni driver negligently drove a 60-foot bus to intentionally cut off plaintiff motorcyclist forcing him to crash to the ground and sustain injuries.
- Plaintiff, a dog groomer and Uber driver, filed sued against defendant driver for running a red light and alleging causing a four car collision resulting in back injuries to the plaintiff.
