San Francisco Accident Injury Lawsuit Verdicts and Settlements

$1.25 million SETTLEMENT. Plaintiff suffered potentially career-ending injuries when an uninsured contractor dropped a 30 to 50-pound bag of roofing materials onto her head from the third-story roof of a large apartment complex. The Dolan Law Firm brought claims of premises liability, negligence and negligence per se against the contractor and the apartment complex. Trial Attorney: Christopher B. Dolan
$3.25 million VERDICT. A San Francisco jury awarded $3.25 million to a woman who suffered severe injuries at a Nevada casino after drinking a cleaning solution someone put in a bottled water container. Click here for more information. Trial Attorney: Christopher B. Dolan
$3.1 million VERDICT, bench trial, King et al. v. Wright et al., Contra Costa Superior Court. A child was ejected from a boat when two speeding boats collided.
$2,008,000 VERDICT, jury trial, Ryan v. CCSF, San Francisco Superior Court. Defendant City and County of San Francisco, represented by the City Attorney’s Office. Plaintiff Ryan was a pedestrian crossing Market Street to Muni island in front of the Flood Building in San Francisco. He twisted his ankle because of a dangerous condition of public property, an 11-inch diameter pothole that was approximately 1.5 inches deep, resulting in severe back injury and lower leg paralysis below the knee (drop foot). Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan
$1.5 million SETTLEMENT, premises liability. Plaintiff Frank Falcon, while working as a computer field technician, was called to the Buckhorn Bar & Grill Restaurant in Walnut Creek to repair a computer. While walking through the kitchen toward the computer, Mr. Falcon slipped on the tile floor, which was covered in an inconspicuous puddle of grease, water and dish washing liquid from the Buckhorn’s large dish washing sinks. Mr. Falcon slipped backward and fell hard on the ground, landing on his head and upper back. He suffered a severe post-traumatic concussion, severe debilitating traumatic migraine headaches and a cervical spine injury caused by slamming his head onto the Buckhorn’s kitchen floor. Trial Attorney: Christopher B. Dolan
$1.25 million SETTLEMENT. Plaintiff suffered potentially career-ending injuries when an uninsured contractor dropped a 30 to 50-pound bag of roofing materials onto her head from the third-story roof of a large apartment complex. The Dolan Law Firm brought claims of premises liability, negligence and negligence per se against the contractor and the apartment complex. Trial Attorney: Christopher B. Dolan
$965,000 SETTLEMENT. Plaintiff sued after defective industrial equipment caused severe personal injury. Names confidential as condition of settlement.
$700,000 SETTLEMENT for personal injuries arising out of a Vespa accident. The Vespa hit a pothole adjacent to railroad tracks dating back to the 1800’s in dilapidated road in Mission Bay. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan
$650,000 Nishihama v. Raley’s for a “stick and fall” at a Raley’s store in Modesto. While Raley’s was undergoing renovations, it held an employee awards ceremony in a recently demolished area of the store. Plaintiff became glued to the floor during the ceremony by residual glue left on the floor by Raley’s subcontractors. When she attempted to walk, she fell forward, injuring her knee, shoulder and neck.
$600,000 SETTLEMENT (San Francisco County). An oncology nurse with St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco was struck by a Yellow Cab as she attempted to cross Pine Street on the evening of Jan. 21, 2009. The cabdriver, who had been illegally parked and away from his vehicle, returned to the cab and abruptly backed up into Ms. Carino without first looking behind him to ensure he could do so safely. Plaintiff suffered a tibial plateau fracture and the collision hastened her need for a total knee replacement. She was also forced into early retirement due to the incident. Trial Attorney:
Christopher B. Dolan
$437,500 SETTLEMENT, Doe Roller Skater v. Doe Rolling Skating Rink. This confidential settlement agreement, reached one (1) month before trial, arises out of a roller skating incident that occurred at an indoor roller skating facility. Plaintiff claimed she tripped and fell while roller skating due to a poorly maintained, dilapidated roller skating floor, resulting in a severe elbow fracture and dislocation. Defendant argued Plaintiff tripped and fell due to poor roller skating skills and a routine loss of balance. Despite significant obstacles including the “assumption of risk” defense and demonstrating the exact defect that caused Plaintiff to lose her balance, Plaintiff was able to prove her claim and recover a substantial settlement sum before trial.
$300,000 SETTLEMENT. Plaintiff suffered serious personal injuries when a large plate glass window shattered on him while he was working out at a 24 Hour Fitness club in Oakland. The Dolan Law Firm brought claims of premises liability, negligence and negligence per se against 24 Hour Fitness and Swig, arguing the plate glass window should have been safety tempered glass rather than plate untempered glass. Trial Attorney: Christopher B. Dolan
$175,000 SETTLEMENT. A San Francisco renter was injured when a stair gave way as she descended an old staircase, causing ankle fracture with surgical plate fixation.
$149,000 SETTLEMENT. A San Francisco nightclub patron was injured when struck by a security guard, suffering a fractured nose and a decrease in the sense of smell. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan

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