San Diego Wrongful Death Attorneys

Significant Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death Litigation

The McClellan Law Firm has represented the families and victims of wrongful conduct that resulted in catastrophic personal injury and death. These lawsuits arose out of a wide range of circumstances and under virtually every legal theory possible.

Victims of catastrophic injury, including spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputations and burns, suffer from special and particular hardships. The loss of a loved one is devastating. People often come to us after they or a loved one has suffered catastrophic injury or death. They are going through one of the most difficult times of their lives. We strive to be sensitive to each client's diverse needs - no two cases are the same and we view each client as special and each matter as important. We care deeply for our clients and we don't stop fighting for them until they receive justice.

Below are a representative sampling of some of the results that The McClellan Law Firm has obtained on behalf of its clients in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases.

• In Mattix v. Castagnola, the negligent operation of a Jeep resulted in the death of the plaintiff's son. The case settled for $1,350,000.
• In Doe v. Nash, the plaintiffs' wife and mother was killed as a passenger in her vehicle when it was broadsided by another vehicle that failed to stop at a red light. The case settled for $2 million.
• In Michael v. Doe, the plaintiffs' son, a high school senior, was killed as a result of the negligent operation of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. The case settled for $2 million.
• In Cary v. Fox, et. al, the firm recently recovered $1.25 million for the death of 87 year old Bessie Carey. Ms. Carey, a widow who lived alone in El Cajon, was struck and run over by a delivery driver. The Firm brought suit on behalf of her adult children, and with trial pending, settled for the applicable insurance policy limits of $1.25 million.
• In Vandenberg v. Honda, the plaintiffs' husband and father was killed while test driving a Honda motorcycle when a co-worker stepped out on the track to take his picture and they collided. The case settled during trial for a confidential amount.
• Garrison v. Porsche arose out of the death of a husband and father who was a passenger in a Turbo 930, when the driver lost control on a city street and went into oncoming traffic. The jury awarded $2.5 million, which was upheld on appeal. The 1983 award tied the verdict for the death of Audie Murphy, a war hero and actor, for the largest wrongful death verdict in the state of California. Following the Garrison verdict, Porsche started offering driver's training to the purchasers of its high-performance, turbo-charged vehicles.
• Trent v. Porsche arose out of the death of a husband and father, when the Turbo 930 oversteered and collided with a telephone pole. The case settled for a confidential amount.

If you have lost a loved one through the negligence of others, contact San Diego's McClellan Law Firm for an assessment of your wrongful death case. 

Please note that the results featured on our web site do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.