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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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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