Biegel Law Firm

$12.2M

Insurance Bad Faith

Insurance company found by jury verdict to have acted in bad faith, voiding fire insurance coverage for a new car dealer after a fire. Case involved breach of contract and bad faith claims handling. Verdict was affirmed by California Supreme Court.

$1.7M

Personal Injury

61-year-old woman suffered traumatic right arm amputation at the shoulder when a Jeep, whose owner lost control, careened backward and struck her on a private ranch in Wyoming. Settled for the entirety of the $1.7 million available coverage.

$11M

Truck Accident

Client rendered quadriplegic after a long-haul truck driver crossed the median on Highway 101, flipping his big-rig onto the client's car. Trucking company claimed unforeseeable medical emergency, but extensive research and expert consultation proved driver negligence. Settled at mediation.

$8.6M

Motorcycle Accident

National kickboxing champion suffered severe and irreversible brain damage after colliding with wild boar strewn across Highway 1. Attorneys argued dangerous condition of public property due to State of California's highway planning enticing boars and ignoring resident concerns. Jury awarded $8.6 million.

$7.5M

Dangerous Condition of Public Property

Dangerous Condition of Public Property case.

$6.5M

Products Liability

68-year-old federal employee profoundly injured and rendered quadriplegic after being rear-ended by an industrial truck. Recovery from both the at-fault driver's company and the auto manufacturer due to a defect in the client's car that substantially caused the injuries.