Results and Verdicts

Christmas Defense Verdict

On December 24, 2024, Scott Macdonald and Jorge Lopez Herrera secured a defense verdict in Van Nuys, California.  Plaintiff was a tenant of our client.  She claimed that a shower door failed and came off of its tracks.  The door hit plaintiff in the head and caused her head to be pushed back into a wall.  She fell to the floor and lost consciousness.  She was found by a family member that had...Read More

California Supreme Court Denies Plaintiff’s Petition to Reverse Order Sustaining Demurer in Defendant Homeowner’s Favor in Criminal Home-Invader Case

Scott L. Macdonald and Edye A. Hill secured an appellate victory in a homeowner personal injury case. On November 13, 2024, the California Supreme Court denied Plaintiff’s petition to review the Appellate Court’s order affirming the Trial Court’s Order that sustained a demurrer without leave to amend. Both higher courts approved and affirmed the ruling in Defendant’s favor. Plaintiff was a...Read More

LA Jury Returns a Unanimous Defense Verdict Within 18 Minutes on a Disputed Liability Case Involving Surgery

On February 21, 2024, Marvin Velastegui obtained a defense verdict where an LA jury found no negligence on the part of the defendant. This case involved disputed liability as it was two vehicles approaching one another in a narrow residential neighborhood.  The plaintiff and defendant had two different versions of how the incident occurred and the photographs depicted a minor impact.  The...Read More

Jury Awards Only 0.63% of Plaintiff’s Ask in a Left-Turn Accident, Conceding Liability

On February 7, 2024, Michael J. Cody and Danielle M. Boyd secured a successful result at trial in Orange County regarding a left-turn accident with conceding liability. The clients included an Orange County dealership and its employee, a courtesy shuttle driver, acting in the course and scope of employment during the accident. Prior to trial, Defendant made a 998 offer for $450,000 while...Read More

Downtown LA Jury Awards Only $7,059 with 90% Fault on Plaintiff in a Motor Vehicle Accident with $300,000 in Medical Specials

On September 27, 2023, Scott Macdonald and Danielle Boyd secured a favorable verdict in downtown Los Angeles. The subject accident occurred in a residential street in Los Angeles. Defendant was peaking out of a residential driveway and started to make a left turn. Plaintiff was driving northbound on the residential street. Plaintiff was going over the speed limit for a residential street,...Read More