January 10, 2018
Reasonable Result For Cervical Fusion Surgery
January 2018, Our client, a business that operates tractor trailers was sued after one of its drivers rear-ended a vehicle in which plaintiff was a rear-seat passenger. The damage to the vehicles was significant. We admitted liability and Scott Macdonald tried the matter on damages. The plaintiff was a 28-year-old marketing representative and photographer. He underwent a cervical fusion...Read More
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November 3, 2017
Policy Limit Settlement at Trial
November 2017, Scott Macdonald and Michael Cody obtained a policy limits settlement during trial. This was a unique case in which a low-impact case had been settled for $500 following the collision. The validity of the release was challenged. The carrier subsequently tendered the volume of the $15,000 policy limits. Despite the low-impact nature of the collision, the plaintiff underwent a...Read More
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October 10, 2017
Bakersfield Brain Damage – DUI Case With 40% Negligence On Opposing Driver
October 2017, We received this case approximately 30 days before the initial trial date in Bakersfield. Our client, a Veteran and just starting treatment for cancer at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, was involved in a collision after he had a couple of drinks with friends before being scheduled to travel to Los Angeles for treatment. He was driving the short distance home and made a...Read More
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September 10, 2017
Bakersfield Brain Damage – Jury Convinced Plaintiff Unhurt and Not Credible
September 2017, In the first of two, back-to-back, Bakersfield trials, Scott Macdonald with the trial support assistance of Laura Reichenbach, were successful in obtaining a defense verdict in a case involving allegations of a traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries. Defendant was a young man that entered an intersection on a red light after he spilled a milkshake in his vehicle. The...Read More
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July 16, 2017
Jury Awards Priest Reasonable Damages for Failed Lumbar Disc Surgery
July 2017, Scott Macdonald successfully defended claims brought by a Priest who was involved in a freeway collision and claimed life-long back complaints. Defendant contended that she was driving on the freeway and was rear-ended by plaintiff’s vehicle. An independent witness, the police officer and plaintiff claimed that defendant made an unsafe lane change in the path of plaintiff...Read More
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