Category Archives: Personal Injury

Family Recovers $10 Million in Wrongful Death Bike Accident Lawsuit
A grieving family recently recovered a $10 million settlement for a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Regents of the University of California. The lawsuit was brought by the family of a UC Davis student who died in a traffic collision on campus. The plaintiff’s parents filed the action in Yolo Superior Court following… Read More »

Victims’ Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuits After Mass Shooting at Dance Studio
The families of four victims killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting two years ago, in addition to one survivor, have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the estate of the shooter and the dance studio where the killings took place. The wrongful death lawsuits were filed on behalf of the loved ones of the… Read More »

Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Trucking Company After Daughter is Killed on Campus
The grieving family of a Cambridge cyclist who was killed in a collision with a truck last June has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver and his employer for more than $30 million. The lawsuit, which was filed in Middlesex Superior Court, names Charles P. Blouin Inc. as the business that… Read More »

Family Files Federal Lawsuit After 24-Year-Old Dies in Jail Cell
The grieving family of a 24-year-old man has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against San Diego central jail after he was found sleeping in someone’s backyard. The victim, who experienced ongoing mental health struggles, was transferred to a cell with a man who was supposed to be kept separate from other detainees, the… Read More »

Imperial County Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Inmate’s Death
A federal judge has denied the defense’s motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against Imperial County, Naphcare Inc., among other defendants, allowing the case to move forward. The lawsuit was filed by the family of an inmate who died while in the custody of Imperial County. His family alleges that officials and medical… Read More »

Plaintiff Files Injury Lawsuit Against Judge After House Party with Alleged Teenage Drinking
A federal judge who oversaw one of the criminal cases against Hunter Biden, the son of former president Joe Biden, is facing a lawsuit alleging that two heavily intoxicated underage minors got into a fight in front of the judge’s home during a party that involved significant underage drinking and led to serious injuries… Read More »

Oakland Pays $2.95 Million to Family of Teen Struck by Driver in 2021
The City of Oakland agreed to pay $2.95 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a 13-year-old who was struck by a driver on January 19, 2021, after stepping onto a southbound Bancroft Avenue crosswalk just before 8 p.m. According to the lawsuit, the accident led to serious hip and head… Read More »

Family Gets Permission to Sue After CHP Officers Arrests Stroke Victim
Recently, a three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who had the misfortune of being pulled over while he was having a stroke. The three-judge panel ruled that the estate of the decedent could file a… Read More »

Kern County to Pay $30 Million to Settle Wrongful Death Claim of Excessive Force
Kern County, California is being forced to pay $30 million to the family of a Mojave man who was shot and killed by Kern County police officers in 2020. The decedent’s daughter was working at a Wienerschnitzel in Mojave when her father pulled up to make an order. Moments later, he was shot dead…. Read More »

Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Theme Park Alleging a Roller Coaster Killed Their Son
A Garden Grove, CA family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Six Flags Magic Mountain in southern California after they say the ride killed their oldest son. According to the lawsuit, the decedent had just gotten off of the X2 rollercoaster when his younger brother noticed he didn’t look well when he got… Read More »