California Wrongful Death 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.
If your loved one has been wrongfully killed, please visit our "Wrongful Death" page for advice.
$1.6 million
Verdict against the City of Santa Cruz for the family of a man killed when a group of panicked horses collided with his truck on the freeway. The city failed to adequately secure a gate which allowed the horses to get free.
$750,000.00
Settlement for the surviving adult children of a man killed in an airplane crash in San Jose, California. The pilot had failed to perform an adequate precheck of the plane which would have revealed a defect in a major component.
$525,000.00
Settlement for the family of a woman killed in an auto/truck accident on Highway 101 in Monterey County, California.
$500,000.00
Settlement for the surviving spouse in an automotive design defect case against General Motors involving a defectively designed fuel tank. General Motors negligently designed their trucks by placing the fuel tank outside the main frame of the truck.
$350,000.00
Settlement for a family who was taking care of their elderly mother who was on hospice. The daughter filled her prescription at a local pharmacy and administered it to her mother but the prescription was a fatal dose and the mother died.
$410,000.00
Recovery for a family whose 88 year old mother died as a result of a nursing homes’ failure to maintain an adequate number of staff.
