$1M
Premises Liability
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Case Details
While participating in a 100-mile “century ride” throughout San Diego County, Ootsen Eastburn struck a “lip” on the pavement which caused her to be thrown over her handlebars and another rider to crash. Although “dangerous condition” cases can be very difficult to pursue, Coast Law Group LLP accepted the case because her neck injury was so serious that she had to have multiple vertebrae surgically fused together. A public records request revealed that several months before her crash, another cyclist had hit the same “lip” and likewise been thrown over his handlebars. It likewise revealed the same thing happened to another cyclist just hours before our client’s crash. On both occasions, the city made no effort to repair the condition or even mark it as a dangerous condition knowing full well that hundreds of cyclists were riding towards it. Regardless, the city refused to make any settlement offers. Coast Law Group LLP vigorously litigated the case and prepared for a monthlong jury trial when the city had a sudden change of heart and offered its $1,000,000 policy limit just days before trial.
Additional Notes
Client 'Ootsen Eastburn' suffered a severe neck injury (multiple vertebrae fused) after striking a dangerous 'lip' on pavement during a bicycle ride. City had prior knowledge of the dangerous condition. $1,000,000 settlement offered by the city just before trial.