Personal Injury Attorney Client Stories
Ron and Denise Gowell Motorcycle Accident - Confidential Settlement
Motorcycle Accident Throws A Wrench in Orange County Couple's Retirement Plans
Ron and Denise Gowell had plans. Denise had retired in the fall of 2006. They were going to travel and enjoy life. She was going to start her own customer service consulting firm. And then, on Oct. 4, 2006, their secure world fell apart. Ron was riding his motorcycle in Santa Ana, not far from their home, when a young driver coming from the opposite direction made an illegal U-turn in front of him causing a nightmarish auto verses motorcycle accident.
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Joshua Newman Auto Accident - $1.25 Million Seat Belt Failure - Confidential Settlement with Nissan Motors
Keith Newman was at work when he got the call every parent dreads.
His son, Joshua, had been in a car accident. It was pretty bad, he was told.
"Please God, let him be alive," he remembers praying that instant.
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Joseph Ranieri and Linda Hahn Auto Accident - Confidential Settlement
Couple Values Attorney's Personal Experience and Knowledge of Auto Accidents
What Joseph Ranieri remembers distinctly about Dec. 26, 2005 is the sight of a Ford Ranger pickup truck ramming into the back of his new, leased Cadillac CTX.
Ranieri and his wife, Linda Hahn - both Realtors in Fountain Valley -- were returning home from San Diego after having breakfast with friends the day after Christmas, when a speeding pickup truck driver slammed into the back of their car.
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Alvin Austin Traffic Accident - Debris on Freeway - Wrongful Death - $1 Million
Alvin Austin was glad he had that lunch with his wife, Beverly, the afternoon of July 31, 2006.
That was the last meal he would share with his wife of 23 years. The last chitchat he would have with the mother of his two children and the 20 foster children they raised together.
That afternoon, Alvin headed out to a doctor's appointment after lunch and Beverly set out to get some chores done.
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Jessica Auto Accident - Confidential Settlement from Insurance Company
Auto Accident Leaves College Student with Unexpected Back Injury
Jessica's case was a rare one for Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys. Of course, it was an auto accident case, which is nothing out of the ordinary. But her case was special because she was referred to us by another client - her father. Nearly 10 years ago, her father was in a serious auto accident that caused him to have back surgery and stay out of work for a year.
Jessica, 20, who is pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology in Orange County, was fortunate in the sense that she was not as seriously injured as her father. The incident occurred in August 2006. She was crossing an intersection in her vehicle when a driver made a left turn in front of her. Jessica had the right of way, but the driver did not stop.
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Bob Myatt Auto Accident - $100,000 Settlement from Insurance Company
Auto Accident Victim Thankful For Efficiency and Sensitivity
It was a drive Bob Myatt wishes he had never embarked on. The Fresno resident had bought a new Toyota Prius. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and he was driving on the foothills of the Sierras. He decided to climb up the mountain in his Prius wondering what kind of mileage it would give him.
Myatt never found out. Half way up the hill, about two miles away from Lake Shaver, the driver of a pickup truck who took a wide turn and was traveling over the speed limit slammed into Myatt's Prius head-on from the opposite direction.
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Ernest Sevilla Dog Attack - Confidential Settlement Legal Malpractice - Confidential Settlement
A Dog Bite Case With Two Attacks
Man severely injured by dog and then by his attorney.
If getting chunks of flesh bitten off his hand by a Japanese fighter dog wasn't painful enough for Ernest Sevilla, being ignored and failed by a personal injury attorney who was supposed to help him through it all, was agony.
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Daniel James SUV Rollover Accident Confidential Settlement
Daniel James had seen enough strife and suffering to last him a lifetime, by the time he turned 17.
"I had walked through the gates of hell," he says.
And anyone who knows Daniel, knows that he does not exaggerate.
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Gloria McVicar Defective Medical Product - Confidential Settlement
Client Thankful for Firm's Work In Defective Dow Breast Implant Case
Gloria McVicar loathes the day she decided to get breast implants.
"It was a long time ago," says Gloria, who got them in the 1970s, when Dow Corning silicone implants were the way to go. "I was young and stupid," she says.
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Connie Matthews Auto Accident - Confidential Settlement Property Damage - $2,300 Settlement
A Grandmother Stings Farmers' Insurance in Small Claims Court
Connie Matthews, a 69-year-old grandmother from San Lorenzo, was in a horrible auto accident on the San Leandro (880) Freeway in July 2007. When Farmers Insurance Co. tried bullying her and her attorneys over a few hundred dollars of damaged property, Connie fought back.
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Robert Rife Salmonella Poisoning - Foodborne Illness
It was four years ago. But Robert Rife remembers it as if it was yesterday. He'll never forget the excruciating pain. It felt as if someone were sticking a knife through his intestines, the 60-year-old Helendale resident says. Well, he didn't get in a car accident or suffer from a debilitating disease. All he did was eat sushi.
Robert remembers the date because the day, its events and the horrific aftermath are all etched in his memory. August 28, 2003. Robert worked in Buena Park at the time, commuting 100 miles each way to Helendale and back. He and some of his colleagues decided to go to Karuta, a sushi place close to work.
"As far as I can remember, it was a nice lunch," Robert says. "I remember it because it was the only food I ate that day."
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Stephanie Collins Seatback Failure during Auto Accident Confidential Settlement with Ford Motor Company
There is no closure when a mother loses her child. A mother never gets over a child's death. On the contrary, a child's passing leaves a void in her life - an emptiness that is only filled by memories.
Stephanie Collins lives that sad reality every day of her life. She blames Ford Motor Co. for it and for good reason.
July 14, 2000 started like any other day for Stephanie and her daughter, Crystal, who was just a month away from her eighth birthday. Crystal was sitting in the rear passenger seat of Stephanie's Ford Escort, right behind her mother in the front passenger seat. Stephanie's mom, Crystal's grandmother, was driving. When an ambulance approached, she pulled over to the side of the road to make way for the ambulance.
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