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$25,360,000
Wrongful Death
Product Defect and Negligence
Confidential
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$15,771,234
Wrongful Death
Amy Ringdahl et.al. vs. Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Inc. and Rafael Garcia
On March 25, 2015, a San Diego Superior Court jury returned a verdict of
$15,771,234 for the family of Eric Ringdahl, who was killed at age 45
while riding his bicycle in the bicycle lane in Carlsbad, California on
Sunday, April 21, 2013. He was struck at 7:30 a.m. by a vehicle driven
by Rafael Garcia. Mr. Garcia drifted into the bicycle lane, violently
striking and killing Eric Ringdahl.
Eric Ringdahl was the Director of Sales for North and South America for
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., a cell therapy biotech company. He is survived
by his wife of 13 years, Amy, and three children, Cole, 11, TyraSoleil,
10, and Cayman, 7.
The verdict is the largest net verdict for a single family in San Diego
history. A confidential settlement was reached with Alvarado Hospital
before trial.
Amy Ringdahl et.al. vs. Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Inc. and Rafael
Garcia; San Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2013-00074300-CU-PO-CTL.
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$14,000,000
Wrongful Death
Bicycle Death Case
Confidential Case
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$12,500,000
Legal Malpractice
Legal Malpractice
Confidential
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$11,325,880
Business Disputes
Pacific Landmark vs. San Diego Unified Port District
This lawsuit was brought on behalf of the owners and developers of the
Marriott Hotel in San Diego for the delay in the construction of the San
Diego Convention Center. The Convention Center was to be located next
to the Marriott and its delay caused the hotel to lose business that it
otherwise would have had if the Convention Center had been completed on
time. The Port of San Diego paid $11,325,880 to settle the case. Other
defendants, including the architects of the Convention Center, settled
for confidential amounts.
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$9,515,000
Wrongful Death
Product Defect
Post Collision Fuel Fed Fire
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$9,000,000
Wrongful life/Wrongful birth
Failure of Genetic Testing
Confidential Case
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$8,027,154
Negligent Truck Operation
Henline vs. Jackson Towing
Client was injured when she swerved to avoid a towing truck that started
to change lanes. This caused her to lose control of her vehicle and hit
the center median. Jackson Towing claimed that neither its truck nor any
of its drivers were involved. The jury found otherwise and found negligence
on the part of Jackson Towing.
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$8,000,000
Wrongful Death
Product Defect - Seatbelt Design
Confidential
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$7,830,000
Catastrophic Injury
Negligent Truck Operation – Loss of Leg
Confidential
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Acosta v. Industrial Asphalt
In Acosta v. Industrial Asphalt, the plaintiff worker suffered serious
injuries when he was partially run over by an asphalt truck that was backing up.
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$7,500,000
Business Disputes
Intellectual Property Misappropriation
Confidential
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$7,500,000
Catastrophic Injury
Negligent Truck Operation
Confidential
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$7,500,000
Catastrophic Injury
Confidential v. Western Trucking
The firm represented a woman who was walking near her home when she was
struck by a tractor-trailer entering a construction site. Her legs were
badly damaged, and was seriously injured. The truck driver claimed she
walking in the middle of the street and must have fallen under his truck.
The McClellan Law Firm sued the developer, general contractor, various
subcontractors, and the driver on behalf of the woman and her husband.
The case resulted in a $7,500,000 settlement.
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$7,225,000
Wrongful Death
Construction Site Wrongful Death Case
Confidential Case
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$6,125,000
Wrongful Death
Highway Design Wrongful Death Case
Confidential Case
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$6,075,000
Wrongful Death
Airplane Crash Wrongful Death Case
Confidential Case
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$6,000,000
Product Liability
Miller v. Ford Motor Co.
In Miller v. Ford Motor Co., the Miller family was out for a Sunday drive
in its Ford Escort with 11-year-old twins James and Richard belted in
the back seat. Another vehicle crossed over into their lane and hit the
Millers' Escort head on. Because the rear seats were equipped with
lap-only seat belts, James died at the scene and Richard was rendered
paraplegic. Although Ford wanted a confidential settlement, the Miller
family refused. Ford later settled for $6 million. Following the settlement,
the Miller family lobbied for legislation that required all used car dealers
to place a sticker on the window of any vehicle with lap-only seat belts
warning consumers of the dangers of those restraints. The bill passed
and is now California law.
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$6,000,000
Bicycle Accident
Two injured in bicycle/vehicle collision
Confidential
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$5,800,000
Catastrophic Injury
Product Liability - Serious Injuries Following a Rollover of an Off-road Vehicle
Confidential
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$5,500,000
Wrongful Death
Product Defect Resulting in Post Collision Fuel Fed Fire
Confidential
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Negligent Driving – Rear end Collision
Confidential
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$5,250,000
Insurance Bad Faith
Henline v. Transport Indemnity Company
In Henline v. Transport Indemnity Company, the insurance company with a
$250,000 policy refused to pay a multi-million dollar judgment unless
the plaintiff would release its insured. The McClellan Law Firm sued the
insurance company and collected $5,250,000 in settlement.
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$5,200,000
Product Liability
Aponte v. Mercedes Benz
In Aponte v. Mercedes Benz, Christie Aponte was wearing a lap belt in the
center rear seat of her father's Mercedes when the car was hit head
on by another vehicle in Puerto Rico. Because she was wearing a lap belt
only, Christie suffered catastrophic and paralyzing injuries. The McClellan
Law Firm obtained a $5.2 million settlement on her behalf.
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$5,015,000
Product Liability
Automobile Defect Case
Confidential Case
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$5,000,000
Product Liability
Product Defect Seatback Failure
Confidential
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$5,000,000
Product Liability
Product Defect – Vehicle Fire
Confidential
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$4,500,000
Wrongful Death
Rudl v. Porsche
Corey Rudl was killed when riding as a passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT,
a $440,000 exotic “racecar for the streets.” The Porsche was
not equipped with Electronic Stability Control. The McClellan Law Firm
represented his wife and parents in their lawsuit against Porsche and
the racetrack where the crash occurred, alleging the car was defectively
designed and the racetrack was dangerously configured. The defendants
paid $4,500,000 to settle the case.
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Rollover Crash
Confidential
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$3,750,000
Wrongful Death
Bicycle Accident
Confidential
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$3,650,000
Product Liability
Roof and Seatbelt Design
Confidential
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$3,500,000
Wrongful Death
Automobile Wrongful Death Case
Confidential Case
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$3,259,000
Catastrophic Injury
Highway Maintenance and Negligent Driving
Confidential
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$3,200,000
Construction Defect
Construction Defect at Condo Project
Confidential
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$3,175,850
Catastrophic Injury
Fall Case Involving Head Injury
Confidential Case
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$3,150,000
Catastrophic Injury
Fall Case Involving Head Injury
Confidential Case
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Electrician Burned on Customer’s Electrical Panels
Confidential
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$3,100,000
Insurance Bad Faith
Insurance Company Refused to Settle Property Damage Claim
Confidential
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$3,000,000
Wrongful Death
Product Defect - Rollover Collision
Confidential
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$3,000,000
Product Liability
Vehicle Design Caused it to Rollover
Confidential
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Bar Over Served Minor Patron Who Then Crashed
Confidential
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$2,750,000
Catastrophic Injury
Product Defect – Seatbelt Design
Confidential
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$2,700,000
Catastrophic Injury
Product Defect – Automobile Design and Seatbelt Design
Confidential
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$2,650,000
Catastrophic Injury
Catastrophic Injury
Confidential
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$2,625,000
Wrongful life/Wrongful birth
Born Without Limbs
Confidential
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$2,600,000
Architectural Malpractice
Architectural Design Negligence That Resulted in Delays and Additional Costs of Project
Confidential
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$2,500,000
Catastrophic Injury
Product Defect – Seatback Failure
Confidential
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Auto Crash Involving Back Fracture
Confidential Case
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$2,500,000
Catastrophic Injury
Garrison v. Porsche
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.
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McGillicuddy v. SDG&E
The McClellan Law Firm represented a high-voltage electrician who was working
for an electrical contractor on scaffolding near a utility pole when he
reached out to swat a piece of electrical tape on a high voltage wire
and received a shock. Although he declined treatment and returned to work,
he stopped working about a week later claiming he could not use his left
arm due to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. He made claims against his
employer, SDG&E, and others. The case settled at the beginning of
trial for $2,450,000.
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Intersection Collision – Wrongful Death
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Sahin v. Saielli
In Sahin v. Saielli and Denora, the plaintiff was seriously injured when
a vehicle suddenly turned left in front of her BMW.
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$2,300,000
Government & Municipal Liability
Sherman v. City of Vista
In Sherman v. City of Vista, 19 year-old Sam Sherman lost a leg while working
for the City of Vista in front of the Avo Playhouse at night. Sam was
loading a truck with stage and other equipment when a drunk driver crashed
into him and the truck. The attorneys of The McClellan Law Firm brought
suit against the City of Vista, arguing that the City had failed to properly
supervise Sam and had created an unsafe condition of public property.
The attorneys of The McClellan Law Firm were able to defeat the City's
repeated attempts to convince the trial court to throw out Sam's case,
and the City agreed to settle the case for $2.3 million with trial pending.
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$2,300,000
Wrongful Death
Negligent Driving
Confidential
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$2,250,000
Bicycle Accident
Bicycle Accident
Confidential
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$2,250,000
Government & Municipal Liability
Henline v. State of California
In Henline v. State of California, freeway construction barriers eliminated
any recovery area, after the plaintiff's vehicle was cut off by a
truck. Ms. Henline was partially paralyzed.
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Craft v. Grand Casino
In Craft v. Grand Casino, the plaintiff was paralyzed in a single-vehicle
rollover following his intoxication at a Kinder, Louisiana casino, which
served him drinks and allowed him to drink even though he was under age
and driving.
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$2,150,000
Catastrophic Injury
Pedestrian Multiple Injury Case
Confidential Case
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Guardado v. Aggregates Equipment, Inc.
In Guardado v. Aggregates Equipment, Inc., three of the plaintiff's
fingers were traumatically amputated when they got caught in a sand-washing
machine that he, as a new employee, had been asked to clean. The machine
was running at the time and lacked a guard or shutoff to prevent access
to moving parts while the machine was running.
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$2,100,000
Catastrophic Injury
Product liability – Seatbelt Design
Confidential
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$2,015,000
Catastrophic Injury
Product defect – Roof and Seatbelt Design
Confidential
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$2,000,000
Product Liability
Seatbelt Design
Confidential
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$2,000,000
Insurance Bad Faith
Wrongful Denial of Insurance Coverage
Confidential
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$2,000,000
Catastrophic Injury
Michael v. Doe
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.
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$2,000,000
Business Disputes
Breach of Contract
Confidential
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$2,000,000
Wrongful Death
Doe v. Nash
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.
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$1,000,000
Wrongful life/Wrongful birth
Failure of Genetic Testing
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