San Diego Personal Injury Attorneys
The case recoveries and results shown on the opening page of this website were achieved by various California law firms unrelated to Legion Counsel and were dependent on the facts of each case. The results will differ if based on different facts. No particular results can be guaranteed by any lawyer. The following is a summary of the facts of the cases portrayed:
Train Accident
Facts: Plaintiff was a brakeman/conductor employed by the
defendant railroad company. He claimed to have suffered a cumulative injury to his low back over the course of his 28 years of employment. He underwent a fusion surgery. Plaintiff alleged that his injuries were a combination of the defendant’s failure to maintain the railroad switches, which became hard to throw, and the vibration and shocks suffered due to the failure to provide required seats which would minimize the harmful impacts. The railroad company contended that the switches and seats were properly maintained and provided.
Result: Verdict of $2,301,210.
Burn Injury
Facts: The four year old plaintiff suffered serious burns while visiting
the defendant’s restaurant. The waitress was carrying a glass coffee pot of hot coffee which broke on plaintiff’s head and poured over his body. Plaintiffs contended that the waitress was negligent; the temperature of the coffee was so hot as to be unsafe; and glass coffee pots should not have been used in the dining area.
The plaintiff suffered burns over 30 percent of his body and nearly died. He required multiple surgeries to reduce scarring. The plaintiff’s father suffered emotional injury.
Result: Settlement for $17,167,104.
Birth Injury
Facts: This action was for injuries sustained by the plaintiff infant
during his birth. A decision was made to induce labor for the plaintiff mother and Picotin was used. Plaintiffs contend that this led to uterine hyper stimulation and fetal distress to which the nurses failed to respond promptly. Plaintiffs allege that the physician and nurse also ignored the danger signs and did not promptly provide care. Defendants claimed that the child’s condition could have a developmental origin.
The child was born with brain injuries and neuromotor deficits.
Result: Settlement for $2,500,000
Asbestos Injury
Facts: The two plaintiffs were Navy workers who claimed serious
injuries resulting from their exposure to the asbestos-containing products of defendant Owens Corning. The defendant contended that their product performed as the Navy expected; that proper precautions should have been taken; and that the plaintiffs were exposed to other damaging products which could have contributed to their injuries.
Plaintiffs alleged that they developed malignant mesothelioma cancer and reduced life expectancy.
Result: Verdict for $16,998,868.
Auto Accident
Facts: Plaintiff was rear ended by the defendant driver employed by
the defendant company while dialing his cell phone. Plaintiff was on a freeway on-ramp. This resulted in a chain-reaction collision. Plaintiff claimed concussion, neck and back injuries and emotional distress. Defendants admitted liability but contested the nature and extent of plaintiff’s injuries.
Result: Verdict for $952,694.
Defective Product
Facts: Plaintiff was a retired plumber who had spent many years
working around asbestos building materials in construction projects. He contended that the defendant companies had failed to warn him of the hazards of asbestos and negligent in the manufacture of their asbestos-containing gun plastic cements. Plaintiff was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma cancer, which was not disputed. Defendant did dispute plaintiff’s exposure to their products.
Result: Verdict for $3,015,563.
Brain Injury
Facts: Plaintiff, a 6-year-old child, was a passenger with his mother in
a vehicle driven by cross-defendant. Cross-defendant ran the stop sign and was struck by defendant city’s vehicle driven by a defendant driver. Plaintiff contended that the intersection was obscured by an overgrown tree and that there had been a history of accidents at that location. Plaintiff also contended that the city was liable for defendant driver’s inattentive driving and failure to install sufficient warning signs. Defendants contended that the accident was solely the responsibility of the cross-defendant driver and that the mother was comparatively negligent for failing to secure the child in a safety seat.
The child received catastrophic brain injuries.
Result: Settlement for $5,000,000.
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