RMD Law

$206B

Tobacco Litigation

46 states protested America’s four largest tobacco companies for taxpayer money spent caring for people with smoking-related diseases and sought punitive damages for unethical production and promotion. Largest settlement in U.S. history.

$1.2B

Auto Defect

General Motors (GM) faced trial in Los Angeles for severe burn injuries to six people when a family car's fuel tank exploded after a collision. Jury awarded $4.9 billion ($107.6 million compensatory, $4.8 billion punitive), reduced to $1.2 billion on appeal.

$19M

Car Accident

City maintenance truck lost control and collided with several vehicles, seriously injuring a 44-year-old woman. Largest personal injury settlement in L.A. in 1998.

$8M

Bad Faith Settlement

RMD Law found an insurance code violation by the defense insurance company in a car accident case. With smart lawyering, we used the violation to argue that the $100,000 policy limits no longer applied.

$28M

Child Abuse

Orange County supervisors approved a $28 million settlement for a personal injury claim involving a 4-month-old infant who suffered a catastrophic brain injury after being placed in a home with a known domestic abuser by the county’s Social Services Agency. Lawsuit alleged negligence by social services.

$26M

Car Accident

Driver suffered a traumatic brain injury due to a car crash in Texas caused by another driver running a red light. Victim sought medical care and therapies totaling $1.3 million.