Personal Injury

Mediator for a personal injury case involving an accident in downtown Los Angeles between a postal vehicle and bicyclist. The government claimed that the plaintiff had intentionally caused the accident, and had multiple similar incidents. The case eventually resolved with a dismissal of the case.

Mediator for a federal court personal injury case involving a three car rear-end accident involving a US Government vehicle. Required resolution of issues involving the extent to which there had been impact between the second vehicle in the chain, and the first vehicle in which plaintiffs were riding.

Negligent security case resulting from the shooting death of a money courier leaving a building where the bank was located. The courier was shot by gang members “laying in wait” for the courier to leave the building. The decedent’s family asserted that the owner of the building where the bank was located should have had improved security to prevent such incidents.

Personal injury case involving serious burn injuries to the plaintiff scalded by hot water when he was servicing a large dairy processing system at a dairy manufacturing plant. The claims involved the nature and extent of the plaintiff’s injuries, as well as technical issues related to the system and the processes being utilized, including “lockout tagout” procedures. Workers compensation issues were also involved related to the plaintiff’s status at the facility.

A personal injury case involving significant injuries to an employee at a local morgue, who was injured when a lift he was operating in the morgue tipped over causing a compound leg fracture. The incident occurred when a wheel of the lift rolled over deformed floor drain. The liability assertions by the plaintiff involved the contractor and project design professionals including the plumbing engineer and architect; there were also significant issues as to the nature and extent of the plaintiff’s claimed damages, which required medical and psychological evaluation of the plaintiff.

Handled dozens of personal injury and contract breach cases in the representation of a local fair organization, including claims arising from its annual county fair.