Brain Injury Verdicts and Settlements

Listed below are some brain injury and head injury verdicts and settlements that the Northern California brain injury attorneys at GJEL have recovered for our clients. At Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen, our skilled lawyers have an extensive track record of successfully representing clients who have suffered serious head trauma in various types of personal injury accidents. We use our knowledge of California personal injury law and decades of experience to recover for our clients the maximum monetary compensation that they deserve for their injuries.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of a brain injury in California, please contact GJEL at 1-800-840-2111 to discuss your traumatic brain injury case with one of our Northern California brain injury lawyers.

$285,000 for a pedestrian vs. auto accident.
In this case, GJEL accident attorney Jim Larsen represented a pedestrian injured in a crosswalk accident near Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Because the driver of the car that struck our client was uninsured, GJEL attorneys pursued the full limits of our client's underinsured motorist insurance policy with the California State Automobile Association. Through use of expert and eyewitness testimony, GJEL attorneys were able to show that the residual injuries to our client's head following the accident were significant. The case resulted in a $285,000 recovery for our client.

$205,000 recovered for a young man who suffered a concussion injury in a fight at California High School in San Ramon. Our client's assailant and the San Ramon Unified School District were the defendants in this case. Through use of expert testimony, GJEL lawyers were able to show that the head injury suffered by our client significantly aggravated pre-existing cognitive deficits.

$197,500 for the victim of a truck accident on Interstate 80.
GJEL accident attorneys represented a CalTrans employee in this lawsuit against the contractor of a construction site on which our client was working. The defendant driver of the truck and his employers were held 100% responsible for the accident, which included multiple fractured ribs, contusions, and a head injury.

$190,000 for big rig vs. auto on freeway with closed head injury residuals. Dispute of the existence of the head injury. Plaintiff prevailed at binding arbitration through the use of effective expert witnesses.

$130,000 for auto case with closed head injury. Defendant attempted to minimize head injury. We were able to convey the full effect of the injury through use of proper expert witnesses.

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California Head Injury Attorneys Disclaimer: The brain injury, traumatic brain injury, head injury, personal injury, and/or other California legal information offered herein by Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen, is not formal legal advice, nor is it the formation of an attorney client relationship. In order for our firm to be considered your attorney there must be a signed agreement between the client and the firm. Any results set forth herein are based solely upon the circumstances of that particular case and offer no promise or guarantee on the outcome of any other case. This site is not intended to solicit clients outside the State of California, although this firm does work with local counsel in other states.

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