Bisnar|Chase Case Results

Auto Products Liability case against Ford Motor Company and the rental car agency that rented a 15-passenger van to a family traveling from California to a family reunion in Kansas.

The fifteen passenger, E350 van rolled over in Utah, crushing the roof, the seat belts failed and passenger ejected. Multiple people were seriously injured. We were asked to assist a trial lawyer’s association vice president who wanted our experience with 15-passenger vans and Ford.

Auto Products Liability case against Ford Motor Company

An E350 15-passenger van's driver seat broke backwards during a rear-end collision causing the driver to lose control of the van. The 15-passenger van rolled over in San Bernardino County. The roof crushed in and a seat belt failed. The van was filled with company employees returning to California from a job site in Colorado. Multiple deaths occurred. The former trial lawyer’s association president asked us to assist with the case because of our experience and knowledge.

Auto Products Liability case against Daimler Chrysler Motor Company and the rental car agency that rented a 15-passenger van to a group of friends traveling from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for a birthday party.

The fifteen passenger, a Dodge Ram 350 van rolled over. The roof was crushed and seat belts failed. Passengers were ejected, resulting in multiple deaths and serious injuries.

Auto Products Liability case against Ford Motor Company and the rental car agency that rented a 15-passenger van to a church group traveling from Southern California to Northern California for a church function.

The fifteen passenger, E350 van rolled over. The roof was crushed and seat belts failed. Passengers were ejected, resulting in multiple deaths and serious injuries.

Case Against an Aircraft Rental Company

Due to their negligence, their plane crashed on take off, killing the pilot and one passenger and severely injuring another passenger.

Auto Products Liability case against Ford Motor Company and the maker of a failed seatbelt, TRW.

Negligence case against U-Haul, the renter of the truck that caused the accident for negligent maintenance and failing to instruct the driver.

Auto vs. Auto negligence case against the driver of the U-Haul truck.

A minor child was paralyzed and eventually died as a result of a three vehicle collision involving two Ford Explorers. Both Explorers rolled-over, seat belt failed (false latching) and the roof failed on one of the Explorers. Driver injured due to roof crush.

On the job injury, products liability case against supplier of materials that “exploded” when worker was cutting 55 gallon drums for disposal.

Worker suffered third degree burns to 75% of the front of his body.

Auto Products Liability Case Against General Motors

Tahoe rolled over and the roof was crushed. The driver and passenger died as a result of their injuries.

SUV Roll-over Against General Motors

Single vehicle, off road roll-over accident. A driver caused a Chevrolet, dual cab truck to go onto the roadway shoulder. The truck rolled over and the roof crushed in killing the driver and front seat passenger.

Seat Belt Failure against General Motors

Chevrolet truck ran off the road and into a ditch. Front passenger seat belt failed causing his ejection through the front windshield, resulting in a traumatic brain injury to a young adult.

Auto Product Liability case against General Motors

Seat belt failed in a Chevrolet pickup resulting in a passenger being thrown through the front windshield when the truck went into a ditch. Concussion and facial scaring.

Roll-over/Roof Crush against General Motors

Single vehicle, off road roll-over in Mexico. Driver in attention caused a rented Chevrolet Tahoe to go onto roadway shoulder. Tahoe rolled over and the roof crushed in killing the front seat passenger child. Recovery from rental car agency whose failure to properly maintain the Tahoe contributed to the roof failure.

Auto Product Liability case against General Motors

The roof of a Chevrolet pickup crushed during a roll over accident in Mexico, resulting in the death of an adult daughter.

Break System Failure against Freightliner

Freightliner cement truck's brakes failed on a downtown Los Angeles commercial street, resulting in a quarter mile path of destruction and permanently disabled the truck's driver.

Auto Products Liability case against Ford Motor Company

Front seat system failed which resulted in the death of a child rear seat passenger in a 30 mile an hour rear end impact auto accident.

Defective Throttle against Yamaha (Motorcycle)

Manufacturer's production defect caused a motorcycle (in a sanctioned off stadium dirt track race) to stick "full throttle open". The defect caused the death of the rider.

Seat Belt Failure against Nissan & $1,335,000 Settlement with At Fault Driver

Auto accident in Riverside County included the failure of the client's seat belt anchor in a 1994 Nissan. Prosecuted a lawsuit against Nissan Motors (of Japan and America) on a products liability claim seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The seat belt anchor system was designed so weak that it showed "a conscience disregard" for the safety of the seat belt user. Settled with the "at-fault" driver who caused the initial accident and ultimately Nissan Motors.

Insurance “Bad Faith” against UNIUM and Provident Insurance

Provident Insurance refused to continue disability payments after the insured had been injured in an auto accident. Settled in Federal Court.

Auto Product Liability case against Suzuki Motors

Winds caused driver to lose control of Suzuki Samuri. As a result the Samuri rolled over and a teenage passenger was killed.

Auto Product Liability case against General Motors for roof failure (roof crushed in on driver) and against a brake shop for brake failure in a Chevrolet pickup.

Driver sustained a spinal injury when the truck’s brakes failed and the truck went off the side of a mountain road and the roof crushed in on the driver’s head.

Auto vs. Auto accident

Defendant was uninsured. Client’s uninsured motorist insurance carrier refused to pay her claim. We won a policy limit award at the uninsured motorist arbitration. Due to her insurance company's “bad faith” and negligence in handling her claim, we sued the insurance company. The “bad faith” claim was settled for a “confidential amount”.

Motorcycle vs. Auto Accident

Client’s previous attorney insisted that client settle case for the $15,000 policy limit of the negligent auto driver. Case was eventually settled for cash up front, an annuity (a stream of guaranteed payments for life) and payment of the workers’ compensation insurance reimbursement rights.

This settlement was obtained after the plaintiff’s (injured person’s) previous attorney advised that his claim was worth only $15,000!

Man on a motorcycle was hit by a car by a driver, who it was eventually determined, was on the clock for a beer distributor when the accident took place. Previous attorney never uncovered this fact.

Mr. Bisnar settled the claim with the beer distributor. The total recovery included $750,000 in up front cash, all medical expenses paid, Workers' Compensation liens satisfied, and an income for life (future value of the "income for life" exceed $2,000,000).

Case against the builder of a fence on a construction work site

The fence collapsed and injured two workers. One of the wives of the workers had also lost consortium rights.

Premises Liability case against the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation.

State was negligent in the maintenance of trees at Lake Perris. A eucalyptus tree limb fell on a park visitor causing paralysis. Client’s previous law firm, after representing client for eight months, told the client she “had no case” and gave her back her file. She then brought it to Bisnar | Chase.

Settlement with CalTrans

Failure to erect a guard rail on 57 Freeway in Los Angeles County

Auto accident caused by dangerous condition left on the freeway by CalTrans contractors, resulting in the death of two teenagers.

Premises Liability case against a restaurant and the building’s owner for negligent maintenance of an elevator.

A 93 year old women tripped on the miss-leveled elevator as she was exiting and suffered a broken hip. Case settled on the first day of trial.

Bus vs. Pedestrian on-the-job injury
 
Victim suffered a concussion. Settlement also included Metro Link pay additional funds to reimburse workers’ compensation insurance company.

Auto vs. Auto accident.

Bisnar|Chase collected total of defendant’s insurance and then arbitrated client’s uninsured motorist claim. Her insurance company insisted that she was not entitled to the full policy limit until moments before starting the binding arbitration with the threat of an insurance bad faith case hanging over their heads.

Jury Verdict - Fifteen year old lost vision in one eye due to being shot with a paint ball by an on duty Edison Company employee on Edison property.

Settlement with CalTrans

Failure to erect a guard rail on I-15 in San Diego County.

Auto Accident Case against CalTrans

Building materials from freeway construction site hit plaintiff’s car. CalTrans freeway construction contractor initially denied liability. Extensive discovery uncovered a cover up of evidence by the CalTrans contractor who then settled just before trial.

Premises Liability vs. CalTrans

Client’s previous attorney insisted that he settle for CalTrans’ offer of $40,000 due in part to derogatory evidence of a personal nature against the client and the costs of going to trial. Case settled on the first day of trial after Bisnar|Chase successfully argued pre-trial motions to exclude the personal derogatory evidence at trial.

Settlement - Low Back injury due to a dangerous stairway in common area of a condominium complex.

Auto vs. Auto

Clients previous attorney recommended settling for less than $200,000 after a surgery. Uninsured motorist claim settled for $500,000 with questionable causation and injuries plus recovery from defendant driver.

Assault and Battery on a BMW dealer’s general manager by former NFL player.

Settled on the fourth day of trial. Post concussion syndrome.

On-the-job auto accident which caused whiplash.

Client's injury escalated due to improper physical therapy.

Auto vs. Auto accident
 
An elderly client had been represented by former attorney for over six months without any results or forward movement. We took over the representation, conducted our investigation, gathered the evidence, made her claim and settled it for policy limits, twenty times more than she was expecting, in less than two months from beginning her representation.

Road design defect against CalTrans.

Auto vs. Pedestrian

Defense contended that our client was negligent in “J” walking, stepping out into the street in the face of an on-coming vehicle and was attempting to commit suicide when he stepped into the street. The defense settled for their policy limit rather than risk us winning an even greater amount at trial.

Wrongful death auto accident.

Judgment against the owner of a dog who bit a young boy in the face.

$25,000 of the money was a settlement against the owner/landlord and leasing company of the premises where the dog was housed and where the boy was attacked.

Trucker delivering to Carl’s Jr’s
 
Anaheim warehouse worker was injured by a forklift driver while on loading dock. The case was taken over from previous attorney who was not equipped to go to trial.

Premises Liability , closed head injury.

Legal Malpractice case against client’s former attorney who failed to file her auto products liability case before the stated deadline.