VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

Wrongful Death Cases

• $3,000,000 Judgment - For the family of a woman who was killed when a tire fell off another car on the freeway (result obtained by Jacob Shapiro).
• $6,500,000 Verdict - For the family of a man killed while working on a subway tunnel (result obtained by Patrick McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas)
• $300,000 Settlement - For the death of tenant killed due to an explosion in an illegally rented unit in a private home (result obtained by Jacob Shapiro).
• $500,000 Settlement - For the family of a young man killed in an apartment fire (result obtained by Clifford Blackman).
• $5,700,000 Settlement - Recovered for the families of two women killed by a corporate van (result obtained by Patrick McNicholas).

Motor Vehicle Accidents

• $3,100,000 Settlement against Kaiser, for a car passenger that was paralyzed in a head on collision, as a result of the Kaiser doctors failing to report the other driver's seizure disorder to the DMV (result obtained by Clifford Blackman)
• $2,500,000 Settlement for a paralyzed driver broadsided in a car accident (result obtained by Clifford Blackman)
• $9,000,000 Settlement - For a man who suffered a brain injury in major car accident (result obtained by Matthew McNicholas).
• $5,600,000 Settlement for wrongful death and serious injuries to 3 people in car accident (result obtained by Robert Gibson).
• $500,000 Settlement against law enforcement agency due to negligent driving of officer during a routine traffic stop caused the accident with a motorcycle rider (result obtained by Robert Gibson).
• $500,000 Settlement after trial for a taxi driver that suffered a head injury with internal bleeding in the brain, as a result of a drunk driver hitting him broadside on his driver's door.  The defendant had only $15,000 of insurance, but the carrier paid after trial due to their bad faith handling of claim (result obtained by Clifford Blackman)

Pedestrian Fatalities

• $2,000,000 Settlement - For the family of an elderly Asian woman run over by a truck in San Francisco (result obtained by Matthew McNicholas).

Airplane Crashes / Aviation Accidents

• $1,000,000 Settlement - For the family of a couple killed in a charter plane crash (result obtained by Clifford Blackman).

Premises Liability

• $6,479,000 Settlement after trial and appeal - For a 60 year old truck driver injured in an elevator accident which required spinal reconstructive surgery (result obtained by Clifford Blackman).
• $1,500,000 Settlement for BBQ installer who tripped on a defective condition, stumbling without falling, resulting in herniated disc and leading to paralysis (result obtained by Robert Gibson)/
• $1,500,000 Settlement - For the family of a student killed in a school swimming pool (result obtained by Patrick McNicholas).
• $300,000 Settlement - For the death of tenant killed due to an explosion in an illegally rented unit in a private home (result obtained by Jacob Shapiro).
• $500,000 Settlement- For the wrongful death of young tenant burned in an illegal rental (result obtained by Clifford Blackman).

Burn Injuries

• $300,000 Settlement - For the death of tenant killed due to an explosion in an illegally rented unit in a private home.
• $1,000,000 for young woman burned in a small charter plane crash fire (result obtained by Clifford Blackman).

Defective Products / Products Liability

• $10,000,000 Verdict - For a construction worker who became disabled as a result of a product failure at a construction site that caused a disabling and permanent leg injury (result obtained by Patrick McNicholas).