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Dangerous Tree Fall - $2.7 Million Settlement

Our wrongful death attorneys obtained a $2,700,000 settlement on behalf of the husband and two adult children of a 54-year-old woman who was killed when a Monterey pine tree fell on her car as she drove in San Francisco. Our wrongful death specialists were able to prove that the owner of the adjacent property, from which the tree fell, had conducted inspections in the past and knew that such an incident was potentially likely to occur. The professional management company responsible for maintaining the trees claimed that the tree tragedy was a "freak accident." Our wrongful death lawyers were able to find a former manager of the apartment complex from where the tree fell who testified that she had requested funds on more than one occasion to have the dangerous trees removed.

Wrongful Death of Child - $2.25 Million Settlement

Walkup wrongful death trial lawyers represented the parents of a 14-year-old eighth grader who drowned in an East Bay public pool when three lifeguards on duty failed to see him submerged in six feet of water. The swim center, operated by the local park district, was supposed to have provided competent lifeguards.

The drowning occurred during a junior high school year-end picnic. At the time, dozens of eighth graders were in the pool. In spite of accepted industry standards obligating life guards to scan their assigned pool zone every 30 seconds or less, none of the three lifeguards ever saw the youngster directly in front of them.

At deposition, none of the lifeguards were able to explain how the drowning occurred or why they did not see the boy sooner. A junior high school student, not a lifeguard, was the first person to notice that our clients' son was under water.

Falling Store Display - Confidential Amount

Our wrongful death specialists obtained a settlement in a confidential amount, including both cash and future annuity payments, on behalf of the parents of a 3-year-old child killed when a display fell on her at the defendant's store. The child was present at the home center store with her grandmother when the accident occurred. The store owner claimed that the accident was caused by the grandmother for failing to supervise the child. The display, which fell, incorporated a door jamb and was advertising the availability of replacement home doors. Our attorneys proved that the child's actions had not in any way increased or caused the problem but that the display made it likely it would fall on any adult patron who brushed against it.

Failure to Provide and Maintain Smoke Alarms - $2 Million Settlement

Our wrongful death premises liability specialists obtained a settlement in the amount of $2,000,000 against a property manager and building owner who were responsible for the maintenance of an apartment's smoke alarms. Our client's wife was killed in a fire at the rented apartment when a fire broke out. No smoke alarm sounded. Fire investigators determined that there were no batteries in any of the smoke alarms of an unburned "mirror-image" unit upstairs. Our attorneys claimed that the failure to check the batteries and make sure that all smoke detectors were operative was negligent. Because the smoke alarms were not functioning, the decedent was not awakened until the fire had consumed most of the apartment and the only exit door had been sealed by melted plastic from a wall-mounted doorbell chime.

Residential Fire - $1.5 Million Settlement

Our premises liability team represented the mother and father of a 23-year-old college student who needlessly and tragically died when the rented apartment in which he slept, owned by a Bay Area landlord, burned because the landlord negligently left a sofa over a floor furnace and failed to equip the home with functioning smoke detectors. Our attorneys proved that the landlord, who owned more than 60 properties, had failed to make required and proper inspections and to make certain that smoke detectors were in working order. After the fire, our attorneys, through investigators, demonstrated that not a single operational smoke detector was present on the second floor of the dwelling unit where our clients' son perished. The settlement, in the amount of $1,500,000, was paid by the insurance company for the property owner.

Contact our California fatal accident lawyers today. Make an appointment for a FREE CONSULTATION to discuss your family's potential wrongful death claim. Call 1.888.564.8254 or 1.415.658.9310.

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