In Senior Citizen v. Construction Company (Nor. Cal. Sup. Ct.), Mike Kelly and Richard H. Schoenberger obtained a confidential multi-million-dollar recovery for the family of an 83-year-old woman fatally struck by a construction services truck on her morning walk. The defense argued that damages were de minimis based on the victim’s age and the absence of exemplar verdicts in such cases. Schoenberger and Kelly countered with compelling video evidence, eyewitness accounts, and detailed life-history materials, which underscored the decedent’s vitality and irreplaceable role in her surviving family members’ lives.
