The Law Offices of Richard M. Katz

$22M

Car Accident

Collision involving a Coca Cola Truck crashing into another vehicle. The employee of Coca Cola was talking on her cell phone (hands-free) and failed to notice she did not have a green arrow, turning across traffic and hitting the driver’s side of another car. The driver suffered a bad spinal injury and permanent disabilities.

$21M

Car Accident

Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded $21 Million to three family members after a 2011 DUI car crash caused them serious injuries. Drunk driver crossed a double yellow line and struck the family’s Ford Taurus head-on. Injured suffered severe fractures and lacerations, loss of income, and substantial medical expenses.

$3.1M

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice case involving a four-year-old girl who contracted AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion for a surgery. Case went to trial against the hospital and physicians.

$1.7M

Premises Liability

Personal injury case involving a building collapse where a plaintiff fell 22 feet and became impaled on a sprinkler head after a balcony collapsed during a 4th of July fireworks party. Lawsuit pursued against the builder, condominium/homeowners’ association, and individual homeowner.

$1.5M

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice claim where a 62-year-old claimant suffered a spinal cord injury and permanent partial paralysis in the right lower extremity during a bronchial artery embolization procedure following lung surgery. Claimant could no longer work and needed assistance with daily living activities.

$1M

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice claim where the defendant physician failed to timely and properly diagnose breast cancer. Case was initially dismissed but reinstated and settled at private mediation.