Accidents and disasters can occur to anyone at any time. Whether they are caused by negligence, accidents, or inattention the injured party may be entitled to reimbursement or compensation. When this can not be settled quickly you should seek the advice of an experienced personal injury attorney.Here is a list of common personal injury causes:
- Wrongful death
- Car accidents
- Bicycle and motorcycle accidents
- Truck accidents
- Accidents involving pedestrians
- Slip, trip and falls
- Firearm related accidents
- Dog bites
Palo Alto Legal Group, P.C. has over 18 years of personal injury experience. Our team works closely with our clients to obtain maximum financial compensation for their pain and suffering, lost wages, and other damages. We carefully manage pre-trial activity, work with insurance claims adjusters, increase efficiency, control costs, and provide personalized strategic counseling. Because our litigation strategy is driven to win through strategic motions or at trial, we maximize our client’s opportunities for a favorable settlement.
- Obtained a $5,000,000 judgment in a wrongful death case, where a drunk driver struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk (2018).
- Plaintiffs were traveling in a Chevy Silverado when they turned left on a green light and were struck by an oncoming vehicle who failed to stop at the red light: Cumulative Settlement $231,000 (2015).
- Plaintiff, a pedestrian, was crossing Leghorn Street in Mountain View, west of the intersection with Rengstorff Avenue, when she was struck and injured by a motor vehicle: Settlement $188,000 (2017).
- Plaintiffs shared and consumed a ‘bibimbap’ beef lunch box, consisting of rice, vegetables, beef, red pepper paste, and a half-cooked egg for dinner and suffered from salmonella and food poisoning: Settlement: $170,000 (2018).
- Our client was riding his motorcycle when he was struck and killed by a vehicle that failed to stop: Policy Limits Settlement $100,000 (2019).
- Plaintiff was riding his bicycle traveling northbound on Middlefield Road when he was struck by a Toyota Sienna that failed to stop at the signal light: Policy Limits Settlement $100,000 (2016).
- Plaintiff was driving eastbound on El Camino Real in Mountain View on her way home from the gym, where she regularly exercised. While passing through the intersection with Sylvan Avenue, Plaintiff was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop at the red light at El Camino Real: Settlement $82,500 (2017).
- Plaintiff was traveling northbound on I-680 in her Toyota Corolla when she was struck by a commercial 18-wheeler who merged in Plaintiff’s lane without looking. Luckily, Plaintiff suffered minor soft tissue injuries: Settlement $60,000 (2018).
- Plaintiff was driving her Toyota Corolla eastbound on Mission Street in Walnut Creek when she was struck by a vehicle: Settlement $58,000 (2016).
- Plaintiff was walking his little beagle near downtown Palo Alto en route to a café to have coffee with his girlfriend. Suddenly, a large Tibetan mastiff ran out of a construction site and attacked Plaintiff’s beagle. In the ensuing scuffle, plaintiff was bit on the finger: Settlement $45,000 (2020).
- Plaintiff suffered from soft tissue injuries when she was rear-ended at a stop light in San Jose: Settlement $35,000 (2019).
- Plaintiff, a LYFT driver, was traveling westbound on SR-92 just east of the toll plaza in Redwood City. Plaintiff came to a full stop due to the traffic ahead of him when he was rear-ended by a vehicle that failed to observe the traffic in front of him: $26,500 (2020).
- Plaintiff suffered from soft tissue injuries when she was rear-ended at a stop light in San Jose: Policy Limits Settlement $25,000 (2019).
- Plaintiff was travelling westbound on Auto Mall Parkway in her Toyota Corolla and she stopped at the intersection at Auto Mall Parkway and Boyce Road. When the stoplight changed from red to green, Plaintiff proceeded into the intersection and was struck by an automobile: Policy Limits Settlement $25,000 (2018).
- Plaintiff was struck in a head-on traffic collision after the other vehicle failed to yield to Plaintiff’s right of way at the intersection of Monroe Street and Benton Street in Santa Clara: Luckily, Plaintiff suffered minor soft tissue injuries: Settlement $25,000 (2018).
- Plaintiff was driving a BMW on 9th Street in Modesto, California when he was suddenly side swiped by a Chevrolet cargo van: $25,000 (2016)
- Plaintiff was walking in a parking structure when she was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop: Luckily, Plaintiff suffered minor soft tissue injuries: Settlement $20,000 (2016).
- Plaintiff, a pedestrian, was crossing Regional Street in Dublin when she was struck by a Chevy Tahoe: Confidential policy limits settlement (2020).
- Plaintiff was riding his bicycle northbound on Monterey Road. As he approached the crosswalk, he made eye contact with a driver in a SUV. While in the middle of the crosswalk, the SUV drove through the crosswalk, struck plaintiff and ran over his legs. When plaintiff cried out in pain, the SUV backed over his legs again: Confidential policy limits settlement (2020).
- Plaintiff was riding his bicycle on Castro Valley Boulevard when he was side swiped by a vehicle: Confidential policy limits settlement (2020).
- Plaintiff purchased a slice of pizza at the deli of a popular grocery store. Plaintiff sat down to enjoy his slice when he bit into a hidden screw imbedded in the pizza: Confidential settlement (2020).