California, Nevada and Arizona Dangerous Roads Lawyer
Retiree vs. State
A settlement in the amount of $8.257 million for a aerospace engineer and retired Colonel whose vehicle was struck when an uninsured motorist crossed over the unguarded median and hit his car at high speed head on in 2002 on State Route 1 in Monterey California. An action was brought against the State for the absence of a K-rail, Jersey concrete, or other median barrier and our investigation of city, county, and Federal records and our discovery of State records revealed prior accidents and that the need for a median barrier was warranted but the State had failed to act to correct this unsafe condition. Our client sustained fractures of his skull, facial bones, radius, ulna, and kneecap and a head injury which resulted in limited speech and left him wheelchair dependent for mobility. His wife, 60, suffered fractures to her left femur, right knee, and right wrist. The State contended it acted reasonably and that the sole cause of the accident was the negligence of the uninsured crossover driver.
Hutchinson vs. State of California
On July 18, 2011 a Solano County jury awarded a total of $29,277,391.12 in an action against the State of California for absence of a median barrier and against Nicola Bucci for negligently passing another vehicle and striking plaintiffs' oncoming vehicle head on SR 12 between Suisun and Rio Vis to on November 17, 2006. Thomas Brandi was lead counsel for the plaintiffs.
Henderson vs. State
$1,850,000 settlement vs. State and driver of vehicle that struck and killed 16 year old bicyclist driving her bike in a crosswalk on SR 132 in Waterford, CA. Plaintiff contended the intersection was unsafe due to lack of signal and other devices and the driver was driving improperly.
Doellstedt v. State
$5 million settlement from State of California for serious injuries to Daniel Doellstedt and wrongful death of Daniel Weinstein on September 24, 2006 on westbound I-580 in Contra Costa county when a westbound vehicle struck their eastbound bikes on the shoulder of the west bound lane. Doellstedt and Weinstein had ridden on the shoulder eastbound toward Point Molate and were returning on the shoulder on the west bound lanes when debris on the shoulder forced them to turn around, re trace their steps and ride against traffic on I-580. Plaintiffs contended the State should have provided barrier protection for bicyclists allowed to travel on high speed freeway shoulder on bridge approach.
Donville v. NCE
San Luis Obispo Superior Court, $15.2 million verdict for brain injured teenager due to defective road in Morro Bay.
Evans v. San Francisco Housing Authority
San Francisco Superior Court, $15 million verdict for wrongful death of 44-year-old woman and 4 children ages 6, 4, 3, and 7 months, in a fire due to inadequate maintenance in public housing unit in San Francisco.
Ronten/Saeig v. State
$5.2 million for couple seriously injured by another vehicle that crossed median due to the absence of a median barrier on State Route 37 in Sonoma County.
Adams v. State of California
Mendocino County Superior Court, $1.1 million verdict for 57-year-old man injured due to defectively designed intersection.
Other cases:
Dias v. State, $1 million (US 101 in Humboldt County); Mueller v. State, $1 million for German tourist (SR 780 in Solano County); Bibak v. State, $1.65 million (SR 37 in Solano County); Elizondo v. State, $1.1 million (absence of guardrail in Ventura County); Parng v. State $985,000 (inadequate pavement in Orange County); Warren v. State, $675,000 (Monterey County); Mason v. State, $525,000 (absence of rock protection on US 101 in Mendocino); Watson v. USA, failure to post adequate signs at jetty, (Humboldt County); Eng v. State, (inadequate striping in Santa Monica); Dean v. State, (inadequate shoulder in Riverside), Dietz/Godinez v. State (failure to remove ice from roadway in Mendocino County); Ward v. State, failure to secure right of way fence allowing animal on roadway (Kern County); and Donohue v. SFHA, failure to have appropriate stair design in public housing.
We also have obtained recoveries from public entities for bus, cable car, and BART operator negligence.
Donville v. NCE, San Luis Obispo Superior Court, $15.2 million verdict for brain injured teenager due to defective road in Morro Bay.
Ronten/Saeig v. State
$5.2 million for couple seriously injured by another vehicle that crossed median due to the absence of a median barrier on State Route 37 in Sonoma County.
Bauer v. State of California (Solano County) Settlement of $1,825,000 due to injury due to a gravel median on Highway 780.
Crishanth v. City of Barstow (San Bernadino County)
Settlement for $1,150,000 for a 25-year-old tourist who sustained massive brain injuries as a result of an improperly designed curve on a roadway.
Adams v. State of California, Mendocino County Superior Court
$1.1 million verdict for 57-year-old man injured due to defectively designed intersection.
Zalkovsky v. City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco County)
Settlement of $650,000 for woman receiving closed brain injury after being struck by a municipal bus.
