A recent case before the California Court of Appeals, Ellis v. Mercury Ins. Co., Cal. Ct. App. (2015), dealt with a situation in which a woman was involved in an automobile accident. Following the accident, the woman, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, had her car insurance company, the defendant,…
In a recent pedestrian accident case, Killings-Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, Cal. Ct. App. (2015), the California Court of Appeals issued a decision regarding the appeal from a summary judgment motion in a case that alleged a certain intersection was dangerously unsafe. In the case, two girls were crossing the…
In a recent California Court of Appeals case, Banga v. Midas International Corp., Cal. Ct. App. (2014), the court had to decide the issue of how to consider the awarding of damages in a default judgment case following a car accident. The lawsuit arose out of a situation in which the…
The California Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a recent car accident case involving a pedestrian who was involved in an accident. She claims that after she took a few steps into the crosswalk she was struck by a van. According to physician testimony at trial, the plaintiff purportedly suffered…
In a recent appeal stemming from a car accident, Horath v. Hess, 225 Cal. App. 4th 456 (2014), the California Court of Appeals had to decide whether a stipulation to an arbitration award was binding. The action arose out of a collision in which Horath was injured when Hess’ car…
In a recent case, the California Court of Appeals for the Fourth District entered a decision regarding the liability of an individual’s employer for an employee who was involved in a car accident on the way to an employment related course. In the case, Rodriguez v. Grayd A Metals, Cal.…
The California Court of Appeals reached a decision in a tow truck accident case, Threadgill v. Extreme Auto Recovery, Inc., Cal. Ct. App. (2014), in which they had to review a claim of jury misconduct, arising from a deputy’s discovery in the jury deliberation room. In the case, the plaintiff claimed…
The California Court of Appeals ruled in a recent case arising out of a car accident that was an alleged road rage incident. In the case, Jones v. Barnes, Cal. Ct. App., 6th Dist. (2014), the defendant was behind the plaintiff in a lefthand turn lane, when the plaintiff turned on…
The California Court of Appeals decided to uphold a jury verdict awarding a plaintiff $2, 175.27 for medical expenses and no damages for pain and suffering, in a case where she was seeking between $40,000 and $60,000. The case, Sievers v. Hill, Cal. Ct. App., 3rd Dist. (2014), arose out of an accident…
The California Court of Appeals (4th District, Division 2) recently rendered an opinion that is instructive on the matter of non-economic damage awards in car accident personal injury cases. The case, Onley v. Schneider Nat. Carriers, Inc., Cal. Ct. App., 4th Dist. (2014), arose out of a multi-car accident, in which…