We negotiated a confidential settlement in excess of $10,000,000 on behalf of a client struck at high speed by a tractor-trailer while driving home from work. The force of the collision caused major orthopedic and internal injuries, leaving the client disabled from their job. Multiple defendants were sued, including the truck owner, transportation broker, driver’s…
In Traveler v. National Trucking Co. (No. Cal. Sup. Ct. case no. confidential), Rich Schoenberger, who was associated to prepare and try this catastrophic injury case after initial attempts at resolution had failed, negotiated an $11,000,000 pre-trial recovery on behalf of a central coast motorist rendered quadriplegic in a head-on collision with a semi-truck and trailer. Before…
The Walkup bike lawyers represented an East Bay special education teacher who was run over by a National Forest Products delivery truck, causing major leg and pelvis injuries. Our client spent months at Stanford University Hospital undergoing many operations to save her legs from amputation. Her medical bills exceeded $2 million. We proved that the…
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…
Our team recovered in excess of $45 million on behalf of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and the client’s spouse after suffering multiple life-altering injuries in a crash with a big rig. The big rig driver was distracted and inattentive. Our client was making a permitted turn with their vehicle, was struck broadside and projected across…
In Parents v. California Trucking Group (Central Cal. Sup. Ct.) Doris Cheng and Clifton Smoot obtained a policy-limits $3,000,000 settlement, as well as changes to the defendant trucking company’s safety policies. Plaintiffs were the parents of an unmarried adult child. The decedent was studying medicine at the time of the crash and planning a career…
We represented the family of a mother and daughter killed in a head-on crash when the defendant’s big rig crossed the center line in a no passing zone. We brought suit against the broker of the load, the trucking company, the truck owner and the driver alleging negligence and violation of federal statutes claiming the…
In Commuter v. Broker (Cal. Sup. Ct.) Michael A. Kelly, Andrew McDevitt and Conor M. Kelly negotiated a confidential settlement in excess of $10,000,000 on behalf of a woman who was struck at high speed by a tractor-trailer while driving home from work. The force of the collision caused major orthopedic and internal injuries leaving…
Under California law truckers and trucking companies owe financial compensation to the legal heirs of relatives killed because of truck driver or trucking company negligence or carelessness. California law specifies who may bring a claim for monetary recovery when a parent, spouse, child or sibling is killed. Wrongful death lawsuits are hard-fought, complex, vigorously defended,…
Truck drivers are the ones most immediately responsible for the safe operation of their vehicles on the roadways of California. Drivers must abide by all company, industry, and state and federal laws and regulations in order to remain safe on the highways. When drivers fail to comply with the legal duty of care, their negligence…
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