September 16, 2018
Defense Verdict in Serious Injury, Rear-End Accident
September 2018, Scott Macdonald and Bryan Thomas secured a defense verdict in Norwalk. The plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her mother. The accident occurred on Interstate 5 in Norwalk in an area that has been under construction for years. Defendants were the driver and company operating a dump truck that was hauling debris from the job site. Defendant’s vehicle was...Read More
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July 7, 2018
Net Verdict Substantially Lower Than The Pre-Trial CCP § 998
July 2018, Scott Macdonald and Debra Braasch successfully defended at trial a prominent Southern California auto dealership that was sued when one of its drivers was involved in an automobile collision. Plaintiff, a sixty-eight year old man, broadsided our client’s vehicle that was attempting to exit the dealership into traffic. Our client’s driver had his view obstructed by a car carrier...Read More
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May 10, 2018
Jury Refuses to Award Costs for Unnecessary Surgery and Alleged Brain Damage
May 2018, Plaintiff sought $6,500,000 at trial for a knee surgery, lumbar fusion and alleged traumatic brain injury. The jury awarded just over $41,000, substantially less that our pre-trial offer of $300,000. We were entitled Section 998 costs. The net result achieved by Scott Macdonald with trial support from Laura Reichenbach was a “walk-away”. Our client was a trucking company. The...Read More
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March 14, 2018
Unreasonable Leap of Faith – What are friends for?
March 2018, Scott Macdonald with trial support from Laura Reichenbach obtained a defense verdict in Orange County for an incident where an independent contractor fell from a scaffold at our client’s place of business. We represented a small business owner. He hired a friend to assist with repairing the box on a bob tail truck. Our client’s friend utilized a mobile scaffold to work on the...Read More
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February 10, 2018
Severe Accident with Continuing Psychological Trauma
February 2018, Plaintiff sought over $3,000,000 after our client, an employee of an entertainment company, rear-ended his motorcycle on the freeway. Plaintiff required a knee surgery which we conceded was caused by the accident. Plaintiff also claimed that he had serious psychological problems including the need to use the restroom every time that he got into an automobile. Plaintiff refused...Read More
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