ClickCease Car Accident Archives | Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Pedestrian Struck By Cable Car

In Commuter v. CCSF (S.F. Sup. Ct.) Michael Kelly and Conor Kelly obtained an $11,000,000 settlement on behalf of a 78-year-old woman who was struck by a cable car while walking inside a marked crosswalk on Hyde Street. Witnesses originally faulted the plaintiff for the accident, but security video from a nearby building revealed that she began…

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Auto Accident – Fracture

We represented tech professional who was riding her scooter when she was suddenly struck by an SUV coming out of a Safeway parking lot in San Francisco.  Our client suffered comminuted fractures to both wrists and a tibial plateau fracture.  Her orthopedic doctor testified that she would likely develop arthritis and require surgeries in the…

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Auto Accident Causing Brain Injury

Our traumatic brain injury (TBI) trial lawyers obtained a jury verdict in Sacramento County in the amount of $8,775,000 on behalf of a 21-year-old woman who suffered massive brain damage after her car was struck by a rental car driven by an unlicensed and unauthorized driver. Our attorneys brought suit against both the driver and…

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Car Accident Causing Wrongful Death

The wrongful death trial lawyers at Walkup Melodia represented the parents of an 8-year-old girl who was killed in a Redwood City car accident. The crash also injured the girl’s mother and 10-year-old sister. The evidence presented during the four-week trial indicated that the at-fault driver was intoxicated and traveling around 85 mph at the…

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Car Vs. Pedestrian Accident

Our team negotiated a cash and annuity settlement having a present cash value of $4,050,000 on behalf of a recent business school graduate who suffered a brain injury after being hit by a car while in a crosswalk. The impact caused bleeding inside his skull and the increased pressure damaged his brain. The driver had…

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Sisters Burned In Van Vs. Auto Collision

The Walkup burn injury specialists represented sisters who suffered third-degree burns over 40 percent of their bodies when a church camp van in which they were riding collided with another vehicle and burst into flames. The accident happened in Butte County, and the case was litigated in Butte County Superior Court. Our clients sought recovery…

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Mother Burned By Fuel-Fed Vehicle Fire

Our automobile fire injury lawyers at Walkup Melodia represented a 41-year-old woman who experienced serious second- and third-degree burns over her feet, legs and torso attempting to extricate her daughter from a vehicle after it caught fire. Seven-figure settlement secured for our client.

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