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Past Verdicts and Settlements

The Dolan Law Firm has recovered many hundreds of settlements and numerous verdicts, all of which are too numerous to list here. The following is a small sampling of The Dolan Law Firm’s settlements and verdicts and wherein damages have been recovered for our clients. These results demonstrate the excellent representation provided by the Dolan Law Firm lawyers in a variety of case types.

Many defendants demand that settlements be kept confidential as a condition of settlement. The following demonstrate that settlements and verdicts come in all sizes depending on the facts relating to liability as well as the nature and severity of the damages suffered.

• $60,000,000.00 VERDICT, California Jury Awards $50 Million In Punitive Damages, Above $11 Million In Compensatory Damages, to Arab-American FedEx Drivers. Click here for more information. Trial lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $6,000,000.00 SETTLEMENT for the wrongful death of a 32 year-old wife and mother killed in a head-on collision in Humboldt County with a car driven by a sales representative that crossed center line. Names are confidential as a condition of the settlement. Trial lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $2,494,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, $100,000.00 SETTLEMENT, Martin V. Cal-Trans, Marin County Superior Court. Defendant: State of California, Department of Transportation. Plaintiff Martin, a 26 year old motorcyclist on a GSXR 750 motorcycle, suffered paralysis of right arm and facial injuries following auto vs. motorcycle collision in Marin County, near the town of Bolinas. The accident was due to dangerous condition of public property, namely vegetation that had grown so as to block view of the cross traffic. The pre-trial offer of $30,000.00 was rejected. The police report attributed 100% of fault to motorcyclist, but the jury found that motorcyclist was not liable for his injuries. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $2,008,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Ryan v. CCSF, San Francisco Superior Court. Defendant City and County of San Francisco, represented by the City Attorney’s Office. Plaintiff Ryan was a pedestrian crossing Market Street to MUNI Island, in front of the Flood Building in San Francisco. He twisted his ankle because of a dangerous condition of public property, an 11” diameter pothole that was approximately 1.5 inches deep, resulting in severe back injury and lower leg paralysis below the knee (drop foot). Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $1,750,000.00 SETTLEMENT Motorcycle accident at 25th and Church when a San Francisco motorcyclist drove through stop sign that driver could not see because of overgrown vegetation. The motorist had his leg amputated below the knee. The negligent motorist paid $1,250,000.00 and the building owner paid $500,000.00 for failing to maintain his tree. The city put up new stop signs as a result of the accident. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $1,650,000.00 SETTLEMENT, Goldthwaite v. County of Lake. A fifty four year old motorcyclist was injured in single motor vehicle accident in Lake County when his Ducatti 998 lost traction because of a dangerous condition of public property, a roadway defect of loose gravel. The motorcyclist hit a guardrail, causing crush fracture of the 11th thoracic vertebrae and nerve damage. The police report attributed 100% of the fault to the motorcyclist. The Dolan Law Firm, using expert accident reconstructionists, demonstrated that the motorcyclist was not at fault. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $1,500,000.00 SETTLEMENT for injuries to a minor child suffering head injury in a motor vehicle collision and the loss of her mother. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $975,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Jagger v. Beatrez, San Francisco, Superior Court. A truck accident case in which an 18-wheel truck backed suddenly on Brannen Street, breaking motorcycle driver’s leg and resulting in several surgeries. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan and Rachel Pusey.

• $900,000.00 SETTLEMENT in wrongful death of a 28 year old, a close friend of Christopher Dolan, when he was killed in a vehicle crossover collision in Arizona. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan. Names confidential as condition of settlement.

• $867,500.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Cesar v. Kumin, San Francisco Superior Court. The defendant ran a red light on 14th Street and Van Ness in San Francisco, injuring the Plaintiff, who had right of way. The plaintiff, a hair stylist, was limited in her ability to work at same level due to soft tissue injuries. The defendant’s offer was $13,000.00. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan. Read a NEWS ARTICLE on this case.

• $750,000.00 SETTLEMENT, racial employment harassment of an African American female by the manager of major transportation company, resulting in wrongful discharge. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $750,000.00 SETTLEMENT, disability discrimination of a disfigured amputee by a large corporation. An employee who had suffered burns, losing his hands and disfiguring his face, was denied employment because of his burns. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $686,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, J.B. v. Planned Parenthood, San Francisco Superior Court. A medical malpractice case in which Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (“PPGG”) preformed an early first trimester abortion, failing to diagnose a twin pregnancy and aborting only one fetus and part of another. PPGG continued to see the patient and failed to perform pregnancy tests to diagnose her as still pregnant despite the fact that she had symptoms. A late second trimester abortion required the termination of her pregnancy in the fifth month. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan. Medical Malpractice damages are capped in California.

• $650,000.00 SETTLEMENT, Pregnancy discrimination, San Francisco, California. A pregnant woman was harassed, called a “fat cow,” asked to provide breast milk to her supervisor, denied full pregnancy disability leave, and demoted based on the perception that she would not be able to do her job while raising a family. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $650,000.00 SETTLEMENT, tire failure case, Highway 101, San Mateo County. The plaintiff’s car rolled over causing head injuries after the defendant’s vehicle had a blow out, causing loss of control and contact with plaintiff’s vehicle. The defendant paid $100,000.00 according to insurance limits, and the tire manufacturer paid $550,000.00. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $586,500.00 ARBITRATION award, Fonseca v. Kaiser Permanente. A pregnant woman died in childbirth following the misdiagnosis of pregnancy-related complications and the administration of the wrong therapy. Her husband and four children were left behind. The wife was not eligible to work in United States so there was no wage loss. The husband was compensated for loss of household services and economic damages. Medical Malpractice damages are capped in California. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $550,000.00 JUDGEMENT truck accident. The plaintiff, a truck driver, was injured when a car made a u-turn in front of the truck, leading to soft tissue injuries to the neck and back with attendant depression. The driver’s wife received $50,000.00 in loss of consortium. The prior offer before the statutory offer for judgment was $100,000.00. The final amount included $100,000.00 to pay workers' compensation lien. Trial Lawyers: Christopher B. Dolan and Shaana Rhaman.

• $545,000.00 SETTLEMENT, disability discrimination (mental depression), failure to provide medical leave, failure to accommodate (provide time off work for hospitalization), and wrongful discharge. A sixty year-old employee of a major financial institution was denied the right to take time off to seek psychiatric care for depression. Disciplinary action started after requested time off, leading to termination the day before medical leave was to be taken. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $500,000.00 SETTLEMENT wrongful discharge and retaliation of male field worker for a major energy company who protested the sexual harassment of his female co-workers by his supervisors. The employee was reinstated in addition to the financial award. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $500,000.00 SETTLEMENT, wrongful death of motorcyclist in Napa County as a result of a car pulling back onto roadway from the shoulder, causing another car to cross the center-line into the motorcyclist. Maximum available insurance recovered. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $500,000.00 SETTLEMENT, medical negligence case / fraud case. Physician promised to perform minor surgical repair of patient. Surgeon did not perform surgery and, without consent of patient, substituted a different surgeon. Physician lied about the surgery. Patient required second surgery to correct defect. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Medical Malpractice damages are capped in California. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $435,000.00 SETTLEMENT, housing discrimination case in which a San Francisco man with AIDS was denied an apartment because of his disease. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $375,000.00 SETTLEMENT, DOE v. CCSF, sex harassment. A female employee of a public works department was sexually harassed by her co-worker. She reported it to management and management began retaliating and harassing her. In addition to financial compensation, the client was transferred to a different department, free from harassment. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $365,000.00 VERDICT, judge trial Baecht v. Elwir, San Francisco Superior Court. A bicyclist was injured when a passenger opened a car door directly into his path, causing spleen removal. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $345,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Justet v. United Airlines, San Francisco Superior Court. Disability discrimination / failure to accommodate. Case brought by a diabetic who required sick time because of distal neuropathy. United stopped providing the accommodation that it had offered for eight years and began giving discipline. The defendants made a $200,000.00 offer before the trial. Attorney’s fees pending because United filed bankruptcy. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $320,000.00 SETTLEMENT, medical negligence, There was a failure to diagnose a hip fracture following a motorcycle accident, leading to a hip replacement in 32 year old man. Medical Malpractice damages are capped in California. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyers: Christopher B. Dolan and Gerry Dorfman.

• $320,000.00 SETTLEMENT, San Francisco. A hotel worker was harassed on basis of race, retaliated against for taking medical leave, denied accommodation and wrongfully terminated. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $300,000.00 SETTLEMENT, Santa Clara motor vehicle collision. A motorist ran a stop sign, fracturing a 56 year old woman’s hip (non surgical) and causing back pain due to soft tissue injuries. Maximum insurance amounts were paid by the driver and plaintiff’s underinsured motorist coverage. Trial Lawyers: Christopher B. Dolan and Shaana Rhaman.

• $976,141.00 VERDICT, jury trial. The Dolan law firm atorneys Christopher B. Dolan and Rachel Pusey obtained a verdict in the amount of $976,141.00 at trial for a husband and wife in San Francisco, California. The case involved a collision between an eighteen-wheel tractor trailer and a motorcycle operated by Plaintiff.  SETTLEMENT in a medical negligence case of failure to diagnose a non-cancerous tumor growth in the middle ear, destroying hearing on one side of head. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Medical Malpractice damages are capped in California. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $300,000.00 SETTLEMENT, gender orientation discrimination / retaliation. Lesbian employee of a high-tech company was not given equal promotional opportunities and was terminated on trumped-up charges by a homophobic supervisor. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $275,000.00 SETTLEMENT, Employment retaliation case versus City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Works. A male employee stood up for female employee, protesting sexual harassment by shop workers, and suffered retaliation in the form of discipline. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $265,000.00 SETTLEMENT. Slip and fall in an Antioch supermarket due to dirty aisles, resulting in knee surgery. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $250,000.00 SETTLEMENT, medical negligence case. A doctor left a sponge in his patient during breast implant surgery, leading to multiple operations. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $238,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, bike accident case, Chambers v. Gorden, San Francisco Superior Court. A bicyclist was traveling on Lincoln Blvd. in the Presidio when a pedestrian stepped out in front of a parked car, causing a fractured jaw and cheek for the bicyclist and fractured cheek of the pedestrian. The pedestrian countersued the bicyclist as being at fault. An offer of $175,000.00 came from the pedestrian, with a demand of $15,000.00 for his own injuries. The jury found the pedestrian to be 100% at fault. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $220,000.00 SETTLEMENT, sexual orientation harassment. A San Francisco nurse was harassed on the basis of his being gay. The supervisor trumped up false charges to cause wrongful termination. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $175,000.00 SETTLEMENT. A San Francisco renter was injured when a stair gave way as she descended an old staircase, causing ankle fracture with surgical plate fixation.

• $165,000.00 SETTLEMENT. A San Francisco hotel patron suffered an ankle fracture with plate fixation after being injured in a slip and fall in a parking garage due to greasy floors. Names confidential as condition of settlement. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $158,200.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Brown v. Fraizer, Alameda County Superior Court. Doctor Fraizer placed a cast too tight on the patient’s arm, leading to a crush injury as the arm swelled in the cast. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan. Amount reduced to reflect 30% comparative fault of Plaintiff.

• $149,000.00 SETTLEMENT. A San Francisco nightclub patron was injured when struck by security guard, suffering a fractured nose and a decrease in the sense of smell. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $113,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Wanvig v. CCSF MUNI, San Francisco Superior Court. MUNI bus passenger injured falling on plastic bag on steps of buss that had not been cleaned. Zero offer from defendants. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $106,683.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Ladannay v. Self, Santa Clara County Superior Court. Soft tissue injuries were sustained in a low speed rear end collision of car and a pick up truck. The offer from defendants was 10,000.00. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $103,900.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Cho v. U.C. Berkley, Alameda County Superior Court. Bicycle Accident. A bicycle rider was hit on UC Berkeley Campus by an electric maintenance cart, causing laceration to the lower leg, scarring, and loss of sensation to the small toe. Offer: $10,000.00. Amount reduced by 8% for comparative fault. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

• $65,000,00.00 SETTLEMENT, Mink v. County of Sonoma. A motorcycle rider was injured when Chiante Road in Yountville came to an abrupt end around a corner without any warning. As a result of this roadway defect, the motorcyclist broke his collar bone when his VFR 750 could not stop on gravel and he low-sided under a guardrail.

• $55,000.00 VERDICT, jury trial, Kavanagh v. Chan, San Francisco Superior Court. In a low speed rear end car v. motorcycle case, the plaintiff stayed on the bike. The plaintiff had 7 acupuncture visits and chronic pain. Offer before trial: $5,000.00. Trial Lawyer: Christopher B. Dolan.

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