Vehicle Accident Case Results

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We represent victims of serious car accidents, with a focus on accidents caused by automotive defects. Our published and confidential results total tens of millions of dollars. Click on a link below to view case results for:

• Auto accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Mass transit accidents
• Truck accidents

Motor Vehicle Accident Cases

Sanchez v. County of San Bernardino Verdict: $36.1 million

A young girl hit by a car while running across the street for her school bus. The jury found that the bus driver and bus company were negligent for not reporting an intersection that they knew was dangerous.

Doe Individual v. Doe Corporation Settlement: $32.5 million

Passenger in vehicle which was struck by another vehicle causing catastrophic intestinal injuries including loss of function of most of digestive track.

Pogosyan v. Metropolitan Transit Authority Verdict: $22 million

During a wrongful MTA police pursuit, woman struck by a car and pinned by the vehicle. Resulting injury led to partial leg amputation and a crush injury to the other leg.

Garcia v. Los Angeles County MTA Verdict: $13.820 million

Joseph Garcia was a 56-year old unemployed passenger on an LACMTA bus, when that bus struck a parked car transportation carrier. Mr. Garcia was thrown around the interior of the bus and suffered a subdural hematoma resulting in severe brain damage and hemiplegia of his left side.

Doe Individual v. Doe Corporation Settlement: $10 million

Plaintiff was severely brain injured in an automobile accident when the auto driven by her mother was broadsided by an oncoming vehicle. The mother was using a cell phone and speaking with her employer at the time of the collision. The plaintiff had to re-establish that her mother was in the course and scope of her employment at the time of the accident.

Brezovec v. State of California Verdict: $8.8 million

Severe brain injury to a 14-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle struck by a truck on a 4H sponsored camping trip.

Quezda v. Motor Coach Industries Verdict: $8.15 million

The wrongful death of a wife/mother who was struck by an unattended chartered bus at a school picnic. Decedent died while saving the life of a three-year-old child.

Cueto v. Braun Settlement: $7 million

Tractor Trailer vs. Automobile collision resulting in the amputation of the left arm and Traumatic Brain Injury to 47-year-old man.

Cellamare v. Laidlaw Verdict: $5.6 million

Woman struck by Laidlaw school bus while in a crosswalk. Resulting injuries included fractures of both femurs, the right tibia and right ankle.

Gutierrez v. Isuzu Verdict: $5.3 million

Isuzu Rodeo rollover resulted in buckled passenger suffering lower left leg amputation and head injury. Automotive design defect and negligent testing attributed to causing accident.

Doe Individual v. Doe City Settlement: $5.14 million

Mother was hit by an on-duty police officer and ejected from her vehicle. She received severe brain injury from the incident.

Choi v. State of California Settlement: $5 million

A young homemaker and mother suffered serious head trauma while a passenger in a car that was struck by a Caltrans vehicle.

Anderson v. General Motors Verdict: $4.9 billion

Christine Spagnoli was an integral member of the trial team in the action against General Motors for defective fuel system that led to burn injuries to four children and two adults. This is among the largest products liability verdicts in American judicial history.

Grill v. City of Los Angeles Settlement: $4.5 million

Collision at Los Angeles International Airport involving a police vehicle and an airline tug.

Scholz v. State of California Verdict: $3.7 million

Road design case against the State of California for the death of a young boy and the loss of a leg to his father. They were riding on a motorcycle when a driver crossed the center median and struck them.

Damron v. Laidlaw Settlement: $3.67 million

Plaintiff severely injured after a school bus, operated by a private contractor, failed to yield to oncoming traffic. Injury to brain, facial paralysis, fractured hip and multiple other personal injuries sustained.

Staley v. Metropolitan Transit Authority Settlement: $3.2 million

Twenty-one-year old pedestrian, a UCLA graduate student, suffered traumatic brain injuries after being struck by MTA bus.

McKinzie v. Timely Transportation Verdict: $2.7 million

Decedent Bruce McKinzie pulled over on the shoulder of the road, two feet north of the fog line, approximately 30 miles west of Blythe, CA. He was attempting to tie down a loose tarp on his flatbed trailer when he was struck by defendant Mitchell Lee Kirkwood who was employed by defendant Timely Transportation, Inc. and driving a conventional freightliner. Bruce McKinzie died at the scene.

Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica Verdict: $2.6 million

80-year-old man who was trying to catch a bus had his left arm run over resulting in amputation.

Colmanares v. Doe Corporation Settlement: $2.5 million

Wrongful death of two minor children, ages 13 and 15, burned to death in a pickup truck which burst into flames as the result of a defectively designed filler neck and gas cap.

Linares v. General Motors Verdict: $2.5 million

GM found negligent of failure to warn after plaintiff, a furniture mover, suffered severe burns when his supervisor attempted to re-start the vehicle by priming the carburetor with gasoline.

Doe Individual v. Doe Corporation Settlement: $2.45 million

Route driver struck individual in an unmarked crosswalk. Plaintiff suffered orthopedic injuries.

Doe Family v. Doe Individuals Settlement: $2.25 million

An immigrant security guard was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by an underage female as he was guarding a construction site.

Doe Celebrity v. Doe Individual Confidential Settlement: $2.25 million

Minor automobile collision resulting in heart attack and the death of the celebrity.

Doe Individual v. Doe Celebrity Settlement: $2.1 million

Celebrity driver struck woman in crosswalk causing orthopedic and closed head injuries.

Luu v. Doe Corporation Settlement: $2 million

Action against automaker for defective filler neck system and inadequate welds of unibody frame resulting in severe burn injuries to occupant.

Perez v. MTA Settlement: $1.5 million

Thirty-five-year-old woman struck by bus.

Nelder v. Oshmans Sporting Goods Verdict: $1 million

Twenty-year-old woman was involved in a reverse rear-end accident with an employee of Oshmans in the store's parking lot. Victim suffered a disruption of previously fused L4-L5 and L5-S1 discs. Plaintiff had to establish that the Oshmans' employee who had allegedly "clocked out" for lunch was in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident.

Balcik v. Isuzu Confidential Settlement

Nurse practitioner suffered severe disfiguring burns after her Isuzu Trooper caught fire when she was rear- ended on the freeway. The gas tank on the Isuzu Trooper was placed in a vulnerable location behind the rear axle without adequate protection in a crash.

Sein v. Aston Martin Lagonda: Confidential Settlement

Wrongful death claim on behalf of the widow and three children of Dr. Michael Sein, an Orange County anesthesiologist, who died as a result of manufacturing and design defects in the driver's seat of his 2004 Aston Martin DB9. After the DB9 was rear-ended, the driver's seat collapsed causing fatal head injuries when Dr. Sein was thrown backward and struck his head.

Motorcycle Accident Cases

Bikers face many unique risks on the road, including other vehicles and dangerous conditions. When motorcyclists are seriously hurt, they can count on us for aggressive advocacy.

Ogden v. Hamm Brothers Construction Verdict: $6.4 million

Brain injury sustained by 17-year-old motorcycle passenger when the motorcycle struck a concrete barrier left alongside the traffic lane by construction crew.

Garay v. Flynn Settlement: $5.5 million

Motorcycle lost traction when it encountered roadway which was flooded due to improper pumping of hotel pool water onto the street. 32-year-old woman sustained brain injury.

Scholz v. State of California Verdict: $3.7 million

Road design case against the State of California for the death of a young boy and the loss of a leg to his father. They were riding on a motorcycle when a driver crossed the center median and struck them.

Torchia v. LA County Metropolitan Transportation Settlement: $1.9 million

MTA Bus sideswiped motorcycle causing clutch handle to break off resulting in collision which caused orthopedic injuries to 50-year-old male.

Mass Transit Accident Cases

Pogosyan v. Metropolitan Transit Authority Verdict: $22 million

During a wrongful MTA police pursuit, woman struck by a car and pinned by the vehicle. Resulting injury led to partial leg amputation and a crush injury to the other leg.

Garcia v. L.A. County MTA Bus Company Verdict: $13.82 million

Joseph Garcia was a 56-year-old unemployed passenger on an LACMTA bus, when that bus struck a parked truck. Using the bus' own onboard videotape, we demonstrated to the jury how our client was thrown violently around the bus at the moment of impact. Mr. Garcia was thrown around the interior of the bus and suffered a subdural hematoma, resulting in severe brain damage and hemiplegia of his left side.

Quezada v. Motor Coach Industries Verdict: $8.15 million

A wife and mother was struck by an unattended chartered bus at a school picnic. She died while saving the life of a three-year-old child.

Cellamare v. Laidlaw Verdict: $5.6 million

Woman struck by Laidlaw school bus while in a crosswalk. Resulting injuries included fractures of both femurs, the right tibia and right ankle.

Choi v. State of California Settlement: $5 million

A young homemaker and mother suffered serious head trauma while a passenger in a car that was struck by a Caltrans vehicle.

Damron v. Laidlaw Settlement: $3.67 million

Plaintiff severely injured after a school bus, operated by a private contractor, failed to yield to oncoming traffic. Injury to brain, facial paralysis, fractured hip and multiple other personal injuries sustained.

Kinder v. San Diego Trolley Settlement: $3.4 million

The San Diego trolley system is designed so as to force patrons to jump through the trolley cars in order to catch the trolley on the opposite side of the tracks. While "couple jumping" onto a moving trolley, our client sustained serious injuries.

Staley v. MTA Bus Settlement: $3.2 million

A 21-year-old UCLA graduate student suffered traumatic brain injuries after being struck by MTA bus.

Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica Verdict: $2.6 million

80-year-old man who was trying to catch a bus had his left arm run over resulting in amputation.

Torchia v. LA County MTA Bus Company Settlement: $1.9 million

An MTA bus sideswiped our client's motorcycle with such force that it broke off the bike's clutch handle. Our client, a 50-year-old man, suffered serious orthopedic injuries.

Perez v. MTA Bus Settlement: $1.5 million

Thirty-five-year-old woman struck by bus.

Our legal team quickly investigates MTA and other public transit accidents, gathering witness statements, onboard video and data from the vehicle's tracking system. All of this evidence can be invaluable. To discuss your bus, trolley, train or taxi accident claim, please contact Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP.

Truck Accident Cases

$14.4 million verdict

An improperly serviced and inspected asphalt truck caused a chain collision that resulted in brain damage to a nephrology surgeon and the deaths of her husband and 81-year-old mother.

$10 million verdict

A 16-year-old high school student was driving to school when a tractor trailer crossed over into the oncoming lane, hitting the student’s Jeep and resulting in life-altering injuries.

$8.8 million verdict

A truck collided with a passenger vehicle, causing a severe brain injury to a 14-year-old girl on a 4H-sponsored camping trip.

$7 million settlement

A tractor trailer hit a car, resulting in the amputation of the left arm and traumatic brain injury to 47-year-old man.

$5 million settlement

For a passenger in a truck when the truck driver lost control and rolled down an embankment into traffic lanes.

$5 million settlement

For a young homemaker and mother who suffered serious head trauma while riding as the passenger in a car that was struck by a Caltrans vehicle.

$4.5 million verdict

For the wrongful death of a 34-year-old husband and father killed when a recycling truck jumped the median and collided with a passenger vehicle head-on.

$3.65 million settlement

For a worker who suffered traumatic injuries when pinned by a truck in a loading area.

$2.5 million verdict

For the wrongful death of a college student who hit a metal object that fell off the trailer of a truck in front of him.

$2.2 million settlement

For camerawoman injured by falling tree on HOA’s property.

$2 million settlement

For the family of a young girl killed when a garbage truck backed over her.

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