After a jury verdict in their favor, the Chandler family seeks to make El Camino crosswalks safe for others.
Jury verdicts
$9.5 Million Jury Verdict Against State of Calfornia for Family of Bicyclist Killed In Crosswalk
Chris Chandler, age 62, was hit by a car and killed crossing El Camino in Atherton. The driver said he never saw Chris. The police blamed Chris for riding his bike into traffic without looking.
We proved that Chris was killed because the crosswalk was essentially invisible to oncoming motorists and that Caltrans should never…
Botox Manufacturer Must Pay for Brain Injuries Caused by “Off-Label” Use
The wrinkle reducer, Botox is approved by the FDA for very narrow uses only. But Allergan, its manufacturer, has promoted it to doctors all over the country for other uses, including muscle spasms. A doctor’s use of a drug for a purpose not approved by the FDA is often referred to as an “off-label” use.
Mike Danko Named California Trial Attorney of the Year Finalist
The Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly called The Trial Lawyers of California), named my partner Trial Attorney of the Year Finalist for 2009 in honor of our work for a brain injured client in the case of Burdett v. Teledyne Continental Motors. The Trial Lawyers Association presented a video about the case at its annual…
Jury Awards $2 Million to Golfer’s Family
This week a San Diego jury found a golf course responsible for the death of a golfer who was killed after falling off an 80 foot cliff in a golf cart and awarded his family $2 million. The golfer Edwin Payne tried to make a U-turn on the golf path but drove over a small…
Pole Vaulter Awarded $8 Million for Spinal Cord Injuries
A Connecticut jury recently awarded $8,000,000 to a young man injured during warm ups for a USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Championship meet in 2002. High school senior pole vaulter Brandon White fractured his back at T5 and T10 levels and remains paralyzed from the chest down. Mr. White claimed that the beginning of…