Michael A. Kelly and Richard H. Schoenberger negotiated an $18,000,000 settlement on behalf a 10-year-old child who sustained serious brain injury when the car she was riding in was struck by an 18-wheeler on a suburban state highway. The trucking company accepted liability but vigorously challenged damages, alleging that the child suffered from pre-existing spectrum…
Child v. Any Truck – Truck v. Auto Collision, Pediatric Brain Injury
Dangerous Conditions of Public Property
In Lindquist v. State of California, Walkup partners Rich Schoenberger and Doug Saeltzer, together with associate Joseph Nicholson, obtained what is believed to be a record verdict for Sonoma County against Caltrans for a dangerous condition of public property. Following a highly contested trial, the jury awarded Scott Lindquist $15,136,112 for his injuries, and his wife…
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…
Pedestrian Injured by Dangerous Roadway Causing Brain Injury
Our attorneys obtained a jury verdict against Caltrans for a dangerous roadway. The award, in excess of $12 million, was returned on behalf of a 17-year-old girl injured in San Mateo County when she was struck by a slow-moving vehicle while walking across a dark, marked crosswalk. As a result of this collision, she sustained…
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…
Mason G. v. Bell Sports Inc. – Bicycle Product Liability Causing Brain Injury
Our bicycle accident attorneys handled this catastrophic injury case on behalf of a 52-year-old bicyclist. While riding his bike to work in San Jose, using the bike lane, the defendant cut off our client, throwing him into her windshield and onto the ground. He immediately lost consciousness and was confused upon waking up. Brain imagery…
Bicyclist Injured By Dangerous Railroad Crossing
When our client was attempting to bike near the South Bay City of Saratoga, he came across a railroad crossing along his route. As he attempted to cross the tracks, which were badly worn down, his front tire got trapped between the rails and the pavement. With his bike’s momentum halted, he flew over the…
Brain Damage Due to Machine Failure
Our traumatic brain injury team negotiated a cash and annuity settlement with a present cash value of $4 million on behalf of a 47-year-old metal worker who suffered a catastrophic brain injury after a 50-pound piece of metal was ejected from a metal-forming lathe that was manufactured by the defendant corporation. Walkup attorneys demonstrated that…
Child Brain Damage
Our catastrophic injury specialists negotiated a cash and annuity settlement worth about $5 million on behalf of an infant born with quadriparetic paralysis after doctors and nursing staff failed to monitor the mother and deliver the baby quickly when fetal heart monitors indicated severe distress. About eight hours after being admitted to the hospital, the…
