March 23, 2016
Verdict For Insurance Defense Attorney Scott Macdonald In Santa Ana Brain Injury Case
On March 23, 2016, the jury handed down a favorable verdict in a car accident case defended by Scott Macdonald. Macdonald represented an 86-year-old client who drove the wrong way on a city street, causing a head-on collision. Estimated closing speed between the vehicles was 34 to 43 miles per hour. The collision was forceful enough that air bags deployed in both cars and the drivers went to...Read More
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February 10, 2016
Irvine Insurance Defense Attorney Holds Award in Drunk Driver Case to Zero
February 2016, In this Long Beach case, Scott Macdonald brilliantly defended a drunk driver who rear-ended a stopped car. The facts were simple. The defendant driver, a doctor, hit a retired couple’s car while they were stopped at a red light. Two hours after the accident, the doctor registered a .20 blood alcohol level on a breathalyzer test at the police station. He pied no contest to...Read More
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November 11, 2015
Downtown Los Angeles Jury Finds Knee and Spine Surgery Unrelated to Accident
November 2015, Michael Cody successfully defended a young Los Angeles City engineer who had rear-ended the plaintiff on the freeway at a fairly significant speed. Plaintiff was a 58 year old Thai immigrant who had fled Thailand during the Vietnam war and worked as a courier for a large Hollywood movie studio. Plaintiff claimed to have suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and serious...Read More
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September 10, 2015
Orange County Attorney Scott Macdonald’s Successful Car Accident Verdict
In 2015, Scott Macdonald earned a significant victory in an Orange County car accident case. His defense of the driver, who rear-ended a car driven by a 51-year-old school teacher, limited the award to $502,000 when the plaintiff was seeking $3.5 to $5 million. The accident caused major damage to the rear of the plaintiff’s car, as well as totaling Macdonald’s client’s...Read More
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February 25, 2015
Scott Macdonald Wins Second 2015 Car Accident Defense Verdict
On February 25, 2015, Scott Macdonald secured his second defense verdict of the year, in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Torrance Courthouse. In the low-speed, car versus car accident case, the jury voted 12 – 0 against the plaintiff after just 50 minutes of deliberation. The plaintiff claimed that as a result of the accident, he required lumbar fusion surgery. Macdonald proved to the...Read More
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