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Vehicle Collision

Representative Cases

  • Successfully resolved three-vehicle chain reaction rear-end collision matter where Plaintiff, the driver of the front vehicle, sued the drivers of both rear vehicles and Defendants disputed which of them was at fault.

  • Driver of a vehicle brought suit against a bakery alleging its delivery truck driver negligently pulled out of a parked position onto plaintiff’s path, causing the accident resulting in painful injuries to her necessitating medical care, including facet joint injections and Radio Frequency Ablation.

  • Driver of an SUV brought suit against the U.S. government, alleging multiple injuries as a result of a collision where a postal truck failed to stop in time and rear-ended plaintiff’s vehicle, rendering it a total loss.

  • Driver of a vehicle exiting an alley onto a major street brought suit against another driver, alleging that the defendant driver had made an illegal U-turn, causing the collision, which resulted in injuries.

  • Passenger of a vehicle T-boned at an intersection brought suit against the at-fault driver for failure to stop at a red light, causing bodily injuries to the passenger.

  • Worker’s Comp carrier brought suit against the at-fault driver to recover its lien for medical expenses and disability payments made to the employee driver as a result of a major collision.  At issue was the limited policy coverage for the at-fault driver and the division of the same between the Worker's Comp carrier and the employee.

  • Driver of a vehicle who was the victim of a hit-and-run rear-end collision on a freeway brought a claim against the uninsured motorist coverage of his own insurance policy to recover for personal injuries suffered as a result of the collision.

  • Appeal of a Jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff, which fell short of the Defense’s 998 offer, resulting in a judgment for money in favor of the Defense. Plaintiff claimed severe injuries in an automobile collision as a passenger in Defendant’s vehicle

  • Occupants of a vehicle involved in a collision with a postal truck brought a claim against the government for injuries suffered, including back pain resulting in surgeries for the adult occupants

  • Driver and passenger sued the driver of another vehicle for recovery of soft tissue injuries suffered in a collision

  • Insured brought an Uninsured Motorist claim against her insurer for her injuries when she was involved in a vehicular collision with an uninsured motorist who made a left turn causing the collision

  • Chain reaction involving multiple vehicles caused injuries to one of the drivers requiring shoulder surgery

  • Plaintiff brought an action against a driver for injuries suffered. The other driver denied the collision with Plaintiff ever occurred

  • Occupants of two vehicles brought cross-actions against each other for personal injuries suffered in a disputed liability intersection collision

  • Driver and two passengers brought an action for injuries suffered, including tears in the shoulder, neck, and back sprain/strain, in a rear-end collision

  • Driver and two passengers suffered injuries when another vehicle made a left turn on a green light in violation of Vehicle Code §21801(a)

  • Division of policy limits of two vehicles involved in a collision in a rural area, resulting in the death of two people and injuries to other occupants

  • Underinsured Motorist policy claim in a rear-end collision resulting in neck, back, and shoulder injuries with disc protrusions causing impingement and annular fissure/tearing

  • Division of policy limits in a wrongful death case among competing interests of the estate of the deceased and his biological parents

  • Division of policy limits in a case involving three deaths and competing interests of estranged parents of one of the deceased in a road race collision

  • Driver of a vehicle claimed severe injuries to her neck, back, and head, as well as loss of earnings as a result of a multi-vehicle rear-end collision on a freeway

  • Division of policy limits between three claimants, including two minors, in a vehicular collision on a freeway

  • Underinsured Motorist policy claim in a rear-end collision case involving multiple collisions by a semi-truck, causing severe neck and back injuries to the occupants of the vehicle and requiring epidural injections for pain relief

  • Driver alleged the rear-end collision caused him severe neck and back injuries, but more importantly, it reignited his pre-existing but controlled PTSD and depression

  • Division of policy limits in a two-vehicle freeway collision with disputed liability among multiple claimants

  • Two-vehicle freeway collision with disputed liability as to lane change resulting in injuries

  • Injuries claimed in a two-vehicle collision on a freeway offramp when one of the vehicles encroached into the claimants’ lane of travel

  • Driver brought an action for injuries suffered in a major rear-end collision on a highway caused by the other driver’s lack of attention due to the use of her cell phone

  • Driver and passenger of a parked vehicle claimed the other vehicle side-swiped them as they were parked on the street waiting to join a funeral procession, resulting in injuries

  • Driver and passenger brought an action for a rear-end collision that resulted in neck and back injuries

  • Driver brought an action for injuries she and her minor child suffered in a disputed liability rear-end collision, where the defendant alleged plaintiff changed lanes and suddenly braked

  • Division of policy limit among multiple claimants with large medical expenses in a major intersection collision

  • Underinsured Motorist policy claim for injuries suffered as a result of a rear-end collision

  • Underinsured Motorist claim for injuries suffered by a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in a major rear-end collision on a freeway, including disc protrusions and herniations

  • Chain reaction rear-end collision on a freeway caused injuries to the driver of one of the vehicles, including cervical myospasms, cervicothoracic subluxation, thoracolumbar subluxation, thoracic myospasms, lumbosacral subluxation, and lumbar myospasms

  • Driver brought an action against the driver of a vehicle that rear-ended her, causing injuries to her and her minor daughter

  • Driver who rear-ended another vehicle brought an action against the driver of that vehicle for injuries suffered, alleging that the other driver stopped in the middle of the roadway for no apparent reason

  • Driver brought an action against the driver of a vehicle that rear-ended him, causing injuries, including neck pain, bilateral shoulder pain, low back pain, chest pain, and headaches

  • Motorcyclist passing traffic on the right side of the roadway suffered serious injuries when he collided with a vehicle making a right turn into a parking lot in the path of the cyclist

  • Wrongful death claim for a motorcyclist who suffered fatal injuries when a utility truck made an illegal left turn in the cyclist’s path, also causing serious injuries to the motorcycle passenger

  • Driver who became a paraplegic as a result of a rear-end vehicular collision brought an action against the automobile manufacturer for product liability claiming design and manufacturing defects

  • Passenger who suffered catastrophic injuries in a two-vehicle collision brought an action against the automobile manufacturer for product liability, claiming design and manufacturing defects in the restraint system

  • Motorcyclist brought a respondent superior action against a pizza shop for severe injuries suffered when the pizza shop’s delivery vehicle made a left turn in the path of the motorcyclist

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