Personal Injury & Civil Rights
Representative Cases
- Client sued his lawyers for spending $1,000,000 on a case that he lost and alleges should never have been brought to trial.
- Plaintiff sued a homeowner for severe damages she suffered when using the front steps without a guardrail to vacate the premises. She alleged premises liability related to the unsafe steps.
- Auto accident with concussion and post concussion syndrome injuries.
- Vaginal mesh injury case with significant alleged damages.
- Plaintiff sued a Mall for damages suffered to his ankle in need of surgical repair as a result of a fall through plywood covering a hole in the grass area of the mall next to the parking garage.
- Plaintiff was injured by a Postal Truck and sued under the FTCA.
- Plaintiff fractured her foot while jumping on a sponsor’s bed while attending a music festival and sued the festival and the sponsor.
- Rear-end auto accident with significant back injuries for drivers and passengers.
- Police officer who was driving a three-wheeled cart to issue parking violations sued the driver of a car who hit her vehicle while they both were working. She suffered significant injuries and was unable to work for several years.
- Numerous automobile accident cases with severe injuries and others with less severe soft tissue injuries.
- Auto accident in a parking lot with contested liability and knee and shoulder injuries.
- Family of an elderly woman alleged elder care abuse by an elder care worker providing services in her home.
- Auto accident with severe injuries and potential future back surgery.
- Auto accident with significant foot injuries and a pre-existing foot condition.
- Plaintiff alleges that her civil rights were violated when she was arrested for making a criminal threat to a 911 operator when she learned that animal services came to her residence to post her citation for having her dog off leash.
- Person sued a railroad company who conducted it’s own criminal investigation for negligence because the investigation led to his wrongful arrest and alleged wrongful incarceration for 9 months. The railroad contended that it did not make the independent decision for the arrest and that the incarceration was due to the person’s failure to appear to his mandatory criminal court hearing.
- Woman sued the city and a mall for severe injuries she suffered when she tripped and fell at night on a stationary, permanent object in the tree planter at the mall.
- Plaintiff sued a national retail company when she slipped and fell on liquid spilled in the store.
- Auto accident occurring in an intersection with severe back injuries.
- Plaintiff sued insurance carrier for failure to provide underinsured motorist coverage.
- Plaintiff sued hotel for severe injuries when a glass shower door exploded.
- Plaintiff sued the county and city for excessive force during an arrest when the officer’s knee broke his neck. Plaintiff also sued the county for failure to provide handicap accessibility in the shower and his cell, allegedly causing plaintiff to fall and suffer further injury.
- Driver of a cement trick sued the US for damages to his back, neck, and shoulder that occurred when a postal truck collided with him after entering his lane on the freeway. He sued under the FTCA.
- Driver and passengers of a car sued the government under the FTCA for damages suffered in a car collision with a secret service agent.
- Plaintiff sued the federal government and drug manufacturer for severe injuries allegedly resulting from his medical care during his immigration detention.
- Civil rights dispute in which an inmate sued LA County for violations of rights due to excessive force during handcuffing, improper search in which his private parts were allegedly fondled, and improper removal of court documents from his cell.
- Plaintiff sued the federal government for its failure to grant DACA immigration status and for wrongful detention and removal proceedings done in alleged retaliation for her immigration activism.
- Large products liability case in which plaintiff alleged damages as a result of a faulty medical implant used for an off-label indication.
- Student sued the city and school district for alleged civil rights violations related to a school bullying situation.
- Person alleged personal injury as a result of damages suffered while visiting a national large retail company.
- Slip and fall case with alleged extensive damages that occurred at a multi-billion dollar international retail store.
- Students sued each other and their university as a result of an alleged sexual assault and alleged botched Title IX investigation.
- Personal injury dispute arising from significant damages to a passenger because of the airline’s alleged failure to provide her with a wheel chair and luggage assistance when she arrived to LAX. Alleged damages included damage to arms, shoulders, knees and cervical and lumbar spine. She required surgeries, injections, rehabilitation and future surgeries.
- FHA case in which an alleged “tenant” of a low income mobile home park owned by the City sued the City and its management companies for failing to provide a “reasonable accommodation” for parking due to tenant’s alleged back disability. The City alleged that he was only a guest of the mobile home park, not a “tenant,” and accordingly, had no right to park nor reside at the mobile home park.
- Car accident in which plaintiff suffered severe injuries to her cervical and lumbar spine.
- Case involving a child who drowned in a swimming pool at a birthday party.
- Case involving a truck driver who lost his leg when his truck collided with an automobile.
- Brain damage case as a result of automobile accident.
- Pedestrian death as a result of an automobile accident.
- Catastrophic automobile accident involving severe injuries to cervical and lumbar spine.
- Case involving a paraplegic injured while playing wheelchair basketball at his rehabilitation facility.
- Car accident in which plaintiff suffered severe injuries to her cervical and lumbar spine.
- Slip and fall case arising when a woman suffered significant back and leg injuries from slipping on water on the floor of a hotel bathroom during a work convention.
- Numerous slip and fall cases involving a large national franchise stores where plaintiffs were injured when slipping on liquids resulting from broken products.
- Dispute in which a family sued for personal injury damages due to alleged toxic mold in their residence during their tenancy.
- Person sued his friend for damages to his back when he fell off a bridge when entering his friend’s swimming pool. He alleged that the pool was in an unsafe condition because it had no handrails and a sharp object on the step where the handrail used to be attached.
- Civil Rights dispute involving the alleged excessive use of police force during a traffic stop.
- Civil Rights dispute involving alleged excessive police force during a police visit to someone’s home, resulting in brain and emotional distress injuries.
- Plaintiff sued defendant in a road rage case for damages to his car, emotional distress damages, cost of medical bills and punitive damages when defendant blocked the road with his car, and then exited his car to hit plaintiff and plaintiff’s Ferrari with a crow bar.
- Plaintiff sued defendant for an accident in which defendant’s car collided with plaintiff’s motorcycle. Plaintiff alleged millions of dollars in damages, including costs for medical treatment, spinal surgery, rehabilitation and emotional distress. Plaintiff also made a large claim for future damages, which defendant contested on the ground that, after plaintiff’s surgery and recovery, plaintiff had a subsequent motorcycle crash and injury.
- Plaintiff sued her ex-husband for sexual assault when her then husband allegedly repeatedly physically forced her to have sex with him, leading to infertility and emotional distress.
- Plaintiff sued a high-profile defendant when he was allegedly hit and severely injured by defendant’s car while walking in a parking lot.
- Claimant sued HOA and property manager for sexual harassment by the property manager of her condominium complex. She also sued for retaliation after she complained.
- Dispute resulting when defendant’s dog allegedly attacked plaintiff neighbor’s dog. The dog died of the injuries after plaintiff incurred $40,000 in medical and rehabilitation expenses.
- Plaintiff attorney sued his client for defamation, alleging that his client posted disparaging and defamatory remarks on AVVO.
- Plaintiff, who was a pregnant obstetrician, sued defendant for rear-ending her car. She alleged significant lost wages, claiming that the accident forced her to go on bed rest, thereby preventing her from treating patients and obtaining new clients.
- Plaintiff was bit in the arm by defendant’s dog in an apartment building where they both lived. Plaintiff sued defendant and the apartment building. Plaintiff asked for $1 million in damages due to medical costs, emotional distress, and future medical costs.
- Numerous car accident cases involving contested liability issues, large damages, and/or insurance coverage/reservation of rights issues.
- Dispute brought by the Homeless Task Force against a city for it’s alleged unconstitutional actions involving the impoundment and storage of homeless people’s property.
