OUR VICTORIES
Dog Bite Settlement- $500,000.00
We represented a little 4-year-old girl who was viciously attacked by a dog that literally bit off two of her fingers which had to be surgically reattached. The insurance company denied responsibility. We litigated the case and the defense attorney’s fought us all the way arguing hyper technical legal principals which didn’t even apply. We won every motion filed by the defense and even the appeal they filed in a ruling. Ultimately we convinced the defense and insurance company to settle this little girl’s claim for its policy limit of $500,000.
Elevator Accident Settlement- $290,000.00
Our client was in an elevator in the apartment building where she lived when it suddenly dropped 2-3 floors. This resulted in a knee injury requiring arthroscopic surgery. The defendant’s insurance carrier initially disputed liability. We demanded settlement prior to filing a lawsuit but no offer was made. We filed and lawsuit and settled the case shortly thereafter for $290,000.00.
Premises Liability Settlement- $185,000.00
Lizette M. was a 30-year-old mother and Santa Clarita Valley resident who slipped and fell on a puddle of water in the common area of a major local shopping mall. She suffered injuries to her thumb requiring surgery. This was a hotly disputed case. The mall owners denied liability, arguing they had no knowledge of the puddle on the floor, and therefore should not be held liable for the accident. After extensive investigation, litigation, discovery, depositions, and the retention of experts; we successfully negotiated a settlement of $185,000.00.
Premises Liability Settlement- $300,000.00
Maria P. was an 84-year-old woman who was shopping at a local market with her daughter. She was pushing a shopping cart through the checkout stand and ultimately pushed it through the front doors intending on going to her car which was parked in the parking lot immediately outside of the market. After she pushed the cart outside, one of the wheels got stuck in a large hole or defect, on the walkway, immediately outside of the store. Maria P. attempted to prevent her shopping cart filled with items that she just purchased from tipping over. She was unable to do so and while she was struggling with the cart, and in the process of it tipping over, she fell and fractured her hip.
Maria P. presented a claim against the insurance company for the market and they denied her claim and refused to take any responsibility whatsoever for the dangerous condition which they knew existed immediately out in front of their property on the walkway. Ms. P. hired the Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus.
We investigated the claim thoroughly by having our investigators go to the scene, measure the defects, photograph the dangerous condition, inspect the shopping carts, diagram the scene, and interview independent witnesses as well as store employee witnesses.
We presented a comprehensive and extensive as well as detailed and thorough demand for settlement letter and package of materials on behalf of Maria P. which included all of her surgery records. Initially, the insurance company for the local market refused to take responsibility and denied the claim. We were forced to file a Superior Court lawsuit and aggressively litigated the case accordingly.
After extensive discovery, we convinced the defense attorneys for the insurance company for the local market to attend a private mediation. We successfully negotiated a settlement of Maria P.’s premises liability bodily injury claim for damages for approximately $300,000.00.
Premises Liability Settlement for $615,000
Confidential settlement, case denied and disputed.
Premises Liability Settlement- $285,000.00
Our client was injured in a slip and fall accident in a major national retail store. The store denied liability for the accident. Our client tried handling her own claim and the insurance company offered her $100. She hired an attorney who was able to get the insurance company to increase its offer to $2500. She fired her first attorney and hired our firm. After 3 years of work and extensive discovery, depositions, and experts, we successfully settled the case shortly before trial for $285,000.
Premises Liability Settlement- $300,000.00
Our client tripped over a step that was unmarked and a building code violation in a local store, resulting in a knee injury requiring surgery. The insurance company denied liability and refused to make an offer to compensate our client. We filed a lawsuit and conducted extensive discovery, including depositions and hiring a building and safety expert engineer. Eventually the insurance company offered $75,000, which we rejected. We eventually settled the case for $300,000.
Premises Liability- $1,000,000.00
policy limit settlement
Our client was at a privately owned public swimming pool, and had a near drowning incident that lead to brain injury.
Premises Liability Settlement- $408,000.00
Premises Liability. Landlord tenant. A 7-year-old girls was playing in her backyard for the small apartment building her family rented. The back yard abutted an alley.
She tried to close a large 40 foot long 8 foot high wrought iron sliding gate which enclosed the backyard. The gate was defective and fell off its track onto the little girl causing a serious head injury. She required multiple stitches and was left with a 3 inch scar down the middle of her forehead. The landlord’s insurance company denied the claim. The property owners/ landlord denied responsibility. We filed a lawsuit and conducted extremely aggressive discovery.
We went to mediation and the defendant’s insurance carrier offered $20,000 to settle the little girls claim. We rejected it and kept fight. Eventually we went to 2 settlement conferences with a judge and the defense and insurance company never offered more than $50,000. I went to trial. We had 6 experts and 10 witnesses. The defense had 4 experts. We won the trial and the verdict was for $408,000.00. We were able to structure her money to protect her and provide for her in her adults years.
Slip and fall- $90,000.00
Settlement mediation
Slip and fall in nightclub. 90,000
Slip and fall- $90,000.00
Settlement mediation
Slip and fall in supermarket
Slip and fall- $67,500.00
Settlement mediation
Slip and fall in nightclub
Trip & Fall Accident- $85,000.00
Settlement Negotiated
Our client went to the defendant’s local restaurant. She was greeted and directed to a table. While attempting to pull out the chair for her to sit, she tripped and fell on a hidden curb/plantar adjacent to her table. This case was referred to us by another personal injury attorney due the defendants’ insurer denying liability for the accident or the injuries.
We immediately prepared a comprehensive and extensive detailed demand for settlement letter and package of materials. The insurance carrier conveyed low offer. We filed a lawsuit and aggressively litigated the case. Ultimately we successfully negotiated a settlement for $85,000.00 which represented the full value of our client’s injuries and compensation.