Exemplar Verdicts and Settlements
Representative Results
$26,300,000 Jury Verdict – Defective Product
Andrew secured a $26,300,000 verdict for a 21-year-old left quadriplegic after a Yamaha YXZ rollover—one of several cases alleging Yamaha’s failure to address known safety risks in its recreational vehicles. {Read Article}
$25,000,000 Settlement – Delivery Truck Wrongful Death
Resolved a wrongful death matter on behalf of the surviving wife and adult children of a 51-year-old man who was killed in a head-on crash with a package delivery truck.
$20,000,000 Settlement – Product Liability
Secured over $20,000,000 for a 22-year-old passenger who was paralyzed when a side-by-side off-road vehicle overturned and its defective roll cage failed.
$18,000,000 Settlement – Post-Collision Fuel-Fed Fire
Secured an $18,000,000 settlement for a father whose entire family died in a post-collision fuel-fed fire. After a minor accident, their rental car was struck from behind by a fully loaded tractor-trailer, causing the fuel filler pipe to separate and ignite. Evidence showed the vehicle’s fuel filler assembly was defectively designed, contributing to the fire and trapping gasoline in a way that made it prone to leakage.
$16,000,000 Settlement – Trucking Wrongful Death
Andrew represented the surviving wife and adult children of a 55-year-old man who was struck by a truck while riding his bicycle.
$15,000,000 Settlement – Multi-Party Trucking Crash
Andrew obtained a $15,000,000 settlement for a 59-year-old hospital worker catastrophically injured in a disputed multi-party trucking case involving a broker, motor carrier, and off-duty driver.
$8,320,000 Jury Verdict – Construction Injury
39-year-old construction worker fell 50 feet from a construction hoist after the machine malfunctioned, would not respond to input from the operator and its safety interlocks failed. Plaintiff sustained a severe right arm injury which ultimately required amputation.
$5,500,000 Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury
Negotiated $5,500,000 for a 26-year-old T-boned by a severely drunk driver at a notorious intersection. Plaintiff suffered orthopedic injuries and a severe traumatic brain injury. The intersection had a documented history of accidents and prior complaints, including from local students.
$4,000,000 Settlement – Dangerous Condition
Secured $4,000,000 for the family of a 26-year-old software engineer killed when he struck a slow-moving construction truck exiting a lane closure.
$3,200,000 Settlement – Spinal Cord Injury
Negotiated $3,200,000 for a 28-year-old who became paraplegic from a rare giant cell tumor in his thoracic spine. Despite multiple hospital visits and CT scans, the tumor and burst fracture were initially missed.
Appellate Decision: Court Revives Suit Over Lack of Automatic Emergency Braking
California’s appellate court reinstated a products-liability case against Daimler Trucks North America, holding that offering safety systems like AEB as “optional” doesn’t shield manufacturers from liability for defective products.
High-Profile Fire Litigation
Andrew played a key role in several high-profile cases, serving as one of the few plaintiff attorneys actively taking depositions:
- California North Bay Fire Cases (JCCP No. 4955): Contributed to PG&E’s bankruptcy proceedings and the creation of the $13,500,000,000 Fire Victim Trust.
- Southern California Fire Cases (JCCP No. 4965): Helped implement a settlement program facilitating mediations for 150 households per month.
Major Results
- $18,250,000 Settlement – Wrongful death following vehicle fire
- $12,500,000 Settlement – SUV rollover / paralysis (product liability)
- $8,000,000 Settlement – Traumatic brain injury at ski resort (premises liability)
- $7,874,000 Settlement – Dangerous condition of public property case involving bicycle rider paralyzed in crash with left-turning motorist
- $7,500,000 Settlement – Defective product explosion at semiconductor facility
- $7,250,000 Settlement – Hotel guest paralyzing neck injury after evening in hotel bar (jury trial/settled before closing arguments)
- $6,500,000 Arbitration/Settlement – Patient paralyzed by untreated epidural hematoma after cervical discectomy
- $5,750,000 Settlement – Spinal cord injury during motorcycle accident involving state employee
- $4,775,000 Settlement – Wrongful death case involving defective mini skid steer loader that flipped forward throwing operator to ground
- $4,515,000 Settlement – Defective child seat caused spinal cord injury to 5-year-old girl during frontal crash
- $3,500,000 Settlement – Wrongful death case involving rollover of SUV with defective seatbelt and roof
- $2,850,000 Settlement – Wrongful death (public transit)
- $2,750,000 Settlement – Defective seatbelts in small sedan caused Plaintiffs to sustain severe orthopedic injuries in frontal crash
- $2,500,000 Settlement – Male coworker stalked and assaulted female co-employee
- $2,500,000 Settlement – Catastrophic injuries during fall on staircase at national park
- $1,100,000 Settlement – Big rig crash wrongful death
- $1,000,000 Settlement – Assault by cab driver (policy limits)
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Barrister Award – Bar Association of San Francisco
- Northern California Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars
- Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury Litigation
- The Daily Journal – Top 40 Under 40 in California
Pro Bono Activities
- Coach, Lowell High School Mock Trial Team, 2012 – 2013
Past Employment Positions
- Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, Law Clerk, 2008 – 2010
- Honorable A. James Robertson II of the San Francisco Superior Court, Judicial Extern
