At Seropian Law, we have recovered over $50 million on behalf of our clients and their families.
Below are some of our latest verdicts and settlements, along with a short description of the case:
$2,000,000
Premises Liability - Broken Arm
Settlement for an elderly woman who sustained a compound fracture as she was leaving a department store. The case was grounded in a California Disabled Persons Act violation, allowing for threat of treble damages (and attorneys fees) should the matter have proceeded to trial and prevailed. Our office represented the cross-defendant, whose interests were aligned with the plaintiff. The result is an outlier broken arm settlement.
$875,000
Truck vs. Automobile
Settlement for a woman who was involved in a rear end accident. She underwent two epidural injections and multiple rounds of surgical consultations for a two-level cervical disc replacement (with possible fusion), but she never scheduled a surgery. The defense argued that plaintiff would never get the surgery, as 6 years had passed. Total medical expenses were around $60,000.
$1,000,000
Automobile v. Automobile - Back Surgery without Early Complaints
Settlement for a man involved in a rear end auto accident, resulting in a L4-5 disc replacement. Injuries were focused on the low back, despite our client making no initial complaints of low back pain at the emergency room (the closest complaint was some abdominal pain). This case settled in litigation.
$250,000
Automobile vs. Automobile - Hundreds of Dollars in PD
Settlement for a young woman (16 years old at the time of the incident) in a low-impact rear end accident (hundreds of dollars in property damage), with an allegation of head trauma and ongoing concussion symptoms. There were no offers in this case until it was litigated extensively.
$300,000
Automobile vs. Motorcycle - Questionable Toe Fracture
Settlement for a motorcyclist who fractured his toe, resulting in a surgery to fuse the outer most joint. Litigation was focused in part on the absence of physical evidence for the toe fracture (x-ray would not show the fracture, and CT was questionable). Total medical expenses were just under $30,000. The case settled after years of litigation.
$219,000
Automobile vs. Automobile - Low Medicals
Settlement for a man who was rear ended on the freeway, and sustained a laceration to his eye and some localized neck pain. Total medical expenses were under $16,000, making this settlement almost all general damages.
$400,000
Automobile vs. Pedestrian
Settlement for a man who suffered a non-dominant shoulder dislocation and greater tuberosity non-displaced fracture. His Howell billings (totaling $5,398.03) were paid by Medicare. This settlement represented entirely general damages.
$550,000
Automobile vs. Automobile - C-Spine Injury
Settlement for a woman who had two epidural injections for a single-level cervical disc herniation. Although surgery was recommended, our client stated she was not interested in any additional treatments, including surgery. Her total billings were under $30,000.
$250,000
Automobile vs. Pedestrian - Pre-Existing Shoulder Aggravation
Settlement for a man who had a future surgical recommendation on a shoulder that had previous extensive shoulder tears (down to the last fibers) per numerous pre-incident MRI studies.
$500,000
Spine Injury - 2 Mile Per Hour Delta-V
Settlement for a woman who was involved in a 2 mph Delta-v (change in velocity) collision, but who alleged extensive spinal injuries as a result. She had 3 pre-incident and 2-post incident accidents other than this subject incident, all of which occurred within a three year period.
$300,000
Automobile Collision - Physical Therapy Treatment
Settlement for a woman who sat passenger in a vehicle impacted by a semi-truck. She sustained pain in her ankle, neck, and chest, but received mostly physical therapy to treat her symptoms. This result is almost entirely pain and suffering.
$6,000,000
Wrongful Death - Truck Accident
Settlement on a wrongful death case involving a truck accident, wherein our clients received moneys to compensate them for the loss of love, companionship, society, comfort, protection, care and guidance of their loved one. The moneys received by our clients have allowed them to rebuild after their terrible loss.
$1,500,000
Slip and Fall - Alleged CRPS of Left Foot
Settlement on an alleged CRPS case for a woman who slipped and fell at a business and began experiencing CRPS-like symptoms in her left foot.
$395,000
Trip and Fall - Grocery Store
Settlement for a woman who tripped on an item left out on the floor of a grocery store aisle. She sustained a fracture to her shoulder, and needed a surgical repair. Liability was heavily disputed.
$2,000,000
Auto v. Auto - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Settlement on an open $15,000 policy for a woman who struck her head on the driver’s side window when T-boned. She suffered a concussion with no brain bleed. Virtually all medical care was through health insurance. With only a $15,000 policy limit, this open policy settlement represents over 133 times the policy limit, a huge multiplier.
$387,500
Dangerous Roadway Condition - Loose Material
Settlement for a motorcyclist whose bike skid out from under him when he rode over a highway entrance covered in “ravel,” the natural byproduct of a specific type of roadway preservation work done the prior day. He suffered a torn shoulder labrum, which was arthroscopically repaired.
$1,000,000
Premises Liability - Cervical Fusion
Settlement for an elderly woman who tripped and fell coming out of a storage unit at her apartment complex. Liability was contested, and our client had serious pre-existing injuries and symptoms in her neck.
$290,000
Automobile vs. Pedestrian - Concussion
Settlement for an elderly woman who sustained a concussion when she was pushed to the floor by a vehicle. The defense pointed to our client's advanced age as an alternative explanation for her post-concussive symptomatology.
$1,000,000
Automobile vs. Automobile - Orthopedic Injuries
Global settlement for multiple claimants in a contested liability automobile collision, where our office helped our client acquire a fantastic settlement for his various orthopedic injuries. This case was a group effort by three aggressive firms!
$500,000
Products Liability - Foot Injury
Settlement for a young girl who injured herself on an RV step. The settlement allowed for payment of our client's injuries to her foot, and also allowed for a buy back of the vehicle pursuant to lemon law allegations.
$1,017,500
Premises Liability - Driveway Gate
Trial verdict for an elderly man who broke his arm while trying to turn off a defective gate. The defense blamed our client and offered $175,000.
$400,000
Trip and Fall - Skateboard
Settlement for a young man who fell off his skateboard while riding on a City sidewalk. He broke his ankle and had an ORIF. The City and adjacent private property owner/operator settled the case 2 weeks before trial.
$450,000
Trip and Fall - Apartment Complex
Settlement for an elderly woman who broke her hip when she tripped and fell on a hose at her residential apartment complex. Initial offer was just $50,000, and naturally, the defense blamed our client.
$250,000
Automobile vs. Pedestrian - Foot Fracture
Settlement for an elderly man who fractured his foot when a right turning vehicle ran over it. His foot healed, but the incident left intermittent pain at the fracture site.
$408,300
Slip and Fall - Hotel
Trial verdict for a woman who slipped and fell at a major hotel chain. She broke her arm and had a surgery on her shoulder. The defense offered just $100,000.
$265,000
Automobile Collision - Coverage Dispute
Settlement for a mother who suffered a wrist injury in a car crash. The defense disputed insurance coverage and offered only $15,000.
$4,500,000
Automobile v. Pedestrian - Catastrophic Injury
Settlement for an elderly man who suffered catastrophic injuries when a vehicle collided into him in a crosswalk. Liability was initially disputed, and the policy was opened.
$194,000
Trip and Fall - City Sidewalk
Trial verdict for a woman who broke her finger when she tripped and fell on a City-owned sidewalk. The defense blamed her and offered nothing.
$500,000
Automobile Collision - Lumbar Microdiscectomy
Trial verdict for a man injured when his work truck collided into a left turning passenger vehicle. Our client underwent a lumbar microdiscectomy. The defense offered just $85,000.
$250,000
Premises Liability - Sewage Drain
Settlement for a man who fell and injured his shoulder while riding his bicycle over a defective sewage drain. The defense offered just $50,000.
$270,000
Automobile Collision - Back Injury
Settlement for a woman who was rear-ended after nearly-recovering from a preexisting back injury. She claimed an aggravation of her condition. The case settled on the eve of trial.