Recent Posts in pedestrian accidents Category
Posted on May 1, 2012 By Jim Burns
A Madera resident was walking home in the evening when a reckless driver swerved nearly 15 feet off the edge of the road and struck the man walking on the dirt shoulder. The driver did not stop, but ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Jim Burns
The victim was a 46-year old woman disabled with Muniere’s Disease who was hit while walking down the sidewalk. The defendant, who was running late to a doctor’s appointment, backed out of ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Jim Burns
A San Jose woman set out to walk her young grandnephew to school as she enjoyed doing every morning. While they were crossing the street within a crosswalk, a driver made a right turn directly into ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Jim Burns
The client was working on his trailer in his driveway. A woman who lived in the back house let her granddaughter, a minor, back her car out of their shared driveway The granddaughter gave the keys to ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2011 By Jim Burns
On the evening in question, our client walked from her home to a fast food restaurant to meet friends for dinner. After dinner, she was walking home when the accident occurred. The area where she was ...
Continue reading "San Jose Woman Receives $95,000.00in Pick Up Truck vs. Pedestrian Accident" »
Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Jim Burns
Our client, a Visalia resident, was crossing the street in her electric wheelchair at a marked crosswalk. Suddenly the defendant, who later claimed he was blinded by the sun, made a left turn directly ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Jim Burns
The client was walking to work one evening, crossing the street in a crosswalk, when he was hit by a driver who did not see him. The emergency room work-up was exhaustive, but the client did not have ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By Jim Burns
The client was a passenger in a car driven by his ex-girlfriend. She was arguing with him and suddenly pushed him into the car. The client was so upset that he all he wanted to do was get out of the ...
Continue reading "Man Exits a Moving Car and Gets $100,000" »
Posted on Jul 18, 2011 By Jim Burns
A 45 year old woman recently in the United State from China on a work visa was struck by a motorist while crossing a Silicon Valley street. She was completely in the right while crossing the street ...
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Posted on May 13, 2011 By Jim Burns
A Clovis resident had just arrived at Yosemite National Park for a day of recreational hiking when suddenly and unexpectedly his vacation was turned upside down when the driver of a car lost control ...
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Posted on May 9, 2011 By Jim Burns
The client, a 54 year old African American, was shopping at The Great Mall when she stepped from the curb and was struck by defendant. The insurance carrier refused to compensate her for any injury. ...
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Posted on May 5, 2011 By Jim Burns
A 33 year old Merced woman, on her way to the store, stepped off the curb into the crosswalk and was struck by a car with such force that it threw her onto the hood, into the windshield and then onto ...
Continue reading "Pedestrian Struck By A Hit and Run Driver Receives Policy Limits Settlement" »
Posted on Apr 20, 2011 By Jim Burns
In April 2009 a three year old boy ran across the street in front of his house to join his brothers playing in a park across the street. Unfortunately, a woman driving a large Dodge Hemi was coming ...
Continue reading "Dunnion Law Firm Persuades Carrier to Pay Policy Limits in Spite of Initial Denial of Claim" »
Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Jim Burns
The family of a Tulare County woman contacted the Dunnion Law Firm following an accident in September of 2009. The family of the plaintiff was hearing rumors around their small home town that the ...
Continue reading "Tulare County Pedestrian Receives a Half Million Dollars" »
Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Jim Burns
A pedestrian was crossing the street when suddenly he was struck by a vehicle. He suffered significant injuries including broken ribs, a broken right hand, injury to his knee and multiple abrasions. ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2010 By Jim Burns
Our client, a longtime Fresno resident, was a pedestrian in a crosswalk when she was struck by the other party in a vehicle. The driver was a retired military person and the police on the scene ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Jim Burns
A 54 year old man from San Jose was walking with his wife and children on the sidewalk on Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay when he was struck by a car driven by a 19 year old woman. The woman, who was ...
Continue reading "San Jose Family Settles Claim Against Drunk Driver For $250,000.00 Policy Limits" »
Posted on Nov 1, 2010 By Jim Burns
The accident victim in this case was an intoxicated pedestrian crossing the street late at night. The other party, in a vehicle, was speeding excessively and hit him. Multiple witnesses and the Fresno ...
Continue reading "At Fault, Intoxicated Pedestrian Accident Victim Receives Six Figure Settlement" »
Posted on Jun 9, 2010 By Dunnion Law
This was an unfortunate case involving a husband and wife and a motor vehicle. The victim husband claimed he was crossing a street in broad daylight in a cross walk with a green light. His wife was ...
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