Results and Verdicts

Defense Verdict in Pedestrian v. Automobile Case

November 2021: Scott Macdonald and Doug Carasso of Macdonald & Cody, LLP secured a defense verdict in Long Beach Superior Court. The accident occurred in the City of Los Angeles on Franklin Avenue near the Canyon Drive intersection. The plaintiff was a 30-year-old jogger who had entered Franklin on her regular morning run to Griffith Park while the defendant was lawfully driving his motor...Read More

Policy Limit Demand Leads to Zero Dollar Award at UIM Arbitration

In August 2021, Douglas Carasso successfully defended an insurance company at binding arbitration in an underinsured-motorist action brought by the driver of the middle car in a three-vehicle chain-reaction freeway accident. Claimant alleged soft-tissue injuries to his back, neck, and shoulder, and then, most significantly, traumatic brain injury causing mental impairments continuing over six...Read More

Jury Awards 2% of Plaintiff’s Ask in Minor Rear-End Accident

On July 9, 2021, Michael Cody and Denetta Scott secured a great result at trial in Santa Monica in an admitted liability, admitted injury rear-end accident. Plaintiff aggressively litigated the case against against a minimum insurance policy limit, arguing that the policy was blown open. This was a minor impact, rear-end accident that took place during morning rush hour traffic in downtown...Read More

Re-Trial of Hung Jury Results in Unanimous Defense Verdict After 40 Minutes with Liability Admitted

In May 2021, Michael Cody and Danielle Boyd secured a unanimous defense verdict in Fresno County in an admitted liability automobile accident case. The accident occurred in a rural intersection outside of Fresno in Kingsburg, California. Plaintiff, a 37-year-old married mother of 5 children was driving an SUV with two of her minor children in car, including her 8-month-old daughter. As...Read More

Aggravation of Spinal Injury Award is a Fraction of Claimant’s Demand

On January 21,2021, Michael Cody and associate Michele Spencer obtained a successful binding arbitration award in a very contentious uninsured motorist claim. The claimant was a 55-year-old woman with significant pre-existing low back pain, radiculopthy, nerve compression and spinal stenosis. She claimed that she was injured when she was the front seat passenger in a vehicle being driven by...Read More