California Personal Injury Lawsuit Success Stories
The following is a brief list of verdicts and settlements which the law office of CSF&W has obtained on behalf of their clients.
$800,000.00
A father and his minor son each received $400,000.00 for their loss of consortium and negligent infliction of emotional distress based on severe injuries suffered by their wife/mother. The young boy suffered minor personal injuries as a pedestrian when the driver of an automobile lost control of her vehicle, striking a fence and knocking him down. Unfortunately, his mother suffered severe injuries, which the young boy witnessed, entitling him to recovery on a theory of “negligent infliction of emotion distress.” The woman’s husband also recovered damages even though he suffered no bodily injuries, on a theory of loss of consortium of the care and comfort of his wife because of her injuries.
$925,000.00
A child was severely burned at a day care center. Because of the trauma of the accident the child refused to go back to day care and the mother was forced to quit her job, which led to economic hardship. Part of the settlement was used to help the family buy a house and get back on their feet. The rest was put into a trust for the child.
$500,000.00
Settlement for a Capitola man when his mother-in-law hired a hit man to kill him over a child custody dispute. The would-be hit man unknowingly hired an undercover officer to be his accomplice.
$700,000.00
Settlement for a man injured when he slipped and fell in a Long's Drug Store. The injury occurred when the victim was making a delivery to the store and slipped on a Christmas ornament that was on the floor.
$700,000.00
Settlement for a woman who was injured while shopping at the Ford’s Department store in downtown Santa Cruz in the 1989 earthquake. The back of the Ford’s Department store collapsed during the earthquake burying the woman under a pile of ruble. She was extricated alive but had a severe leg injury. The settlement was paid by Ford’s Department store for failing to retrofit the store in anticipation of a major earthquake in the area.
$160,000.00
Verdict for a man who was defrauded by his automobile insurance carrier. The man was involved in a rearend collision where the defendant was uninsured. When the man made an uninsured motorist claim with his carrier, they produced a document purportedly signed by him waiving uninsured motorist coverage. The man denied ever signing the document. In a trial handwriting experts testified that the man’s signature was forged by the insurance company. The jury agreed and returned a verdict for the man for $60,000.00 in general damages and $100,000.00 for punitive damages.
$290,000.00
Settlement against the County of Santa Cruz for an avid bicyclist injured on a county maintained road when he hit a bump in the road which ejected him from his bike. He was airlifted to the nearest hospital.
