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| Award: | $1,000,000.00 | Settlement |
| Case Types: | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property |
| Case: |
Rosemary Waite and David Waite v. State of California-Department of Transportation |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Needles |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 30, 2002 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
On April 22, 2000, plaintiff Rosemary Waite, and her husband, plaintiff David Waite, were riding their Harley-Davidson motorcycles westbound on Highway 95, a two-lane highway. They were returning to t... |
| Award: | $927,211.00 | Verdict-Mixed |
| Case Types: | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property |
| Case: |
Kinman v. State of California, Arrow Fencing, John Smythe, Star Decker |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Mendocino County, Ukiah |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 12, 2002 |
| Summary: |
Plaintiff Raymond Kinman, a 46-year-old road construction worker driving to work along foggy Highway 101 north of Laytonville, struck two horses owned by the defendants, John Smythe and Star Decker,... |
| Award: | $4,655,396.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Wrongful Death | Motor Vehicle - Rear-ender | Negligence - Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress |
| Case: |
Terry Blankenbaker, Traci Blankenbaker, Greg Blankenbaker, Raymond Shipley and Denise Shipley v. Janet Ingram; State of California, California Highway Patrol c/w: Janet Ingram and Janet Jarrett v. State of California, California Highway Patrol |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Rancho Cucamonga |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
February 26, 2003 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
On April 4, 1997, at about 8 p.m., Terry and Norma Blankenbaker, and Raymond and Denise Shipley, married couples, were traveling in a Chrysler Le Baron on Interstate 40 in Newberry Springs. The two me... |
| Award: | $663,796.00 | Verdict-Mixed |
| Case Types: | Products Liability - Warnings | Negligence - Negligence Per Se |
| Case: |
Michael A. Lewis v. Home Depot U.S.A. and Construction Metals, Inc. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Sacramento County, Sacramento |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
March 27, 2003 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
On April 1, 2000, plaintiff Michael Lewis, a 36-year-old mechanic, went to a Home Depot store in Sacramento to purchase sheet metal. He purchased approximately 20 pieces of galvanized corrugated sheet... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Products Liability - Manufacturing Defect | Products Liability - Sports Equipment | Negligence - Negligent Repair |
| Case: |
Faramarz Bolour and Zahra Bolour v. Aquatics Dive Locker; Sea Quest Inc.; Santa Barbara Aquatics |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
April 01, 2003 |
| Summary: |
Plaintiff Faramarz Bolour, who together with his wife Zahra owned a dry cleaning business, claimed that he suffered an arterial gas embolism as a result of a scuba diving accident in Refugio Beach, on... |
| Award: | $816,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Truck | Negligence |
| Case: |
Kevin Hernandez v. R.W. Thayer Food Products and Cruz Serna |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Alameda County, Oakland |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
June 05, 2003 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Reconstruction |
| Summary: |
On Sept. 25, 1995, at 4:30 a.m., in the rain, plaintiff Kevin Hernandez, a then 32-year-old maintenance technician, was driving his vehicle northbound in the number three lane of Interstate 880 near H... |
| Award: | $1,000,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Railroad - FELA |
| Case: |
Ron Anderson v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
| Venue: |
United States District Court, Eastern District, Sacramento |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
April 21, 2004 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Ergonomics/Human Factors |
| Summary: |
On Sep. 12, 2000, in Dunsmuir, plaintiff Ron Anderson, 49, a locomotive engineer for the defendant Union Pacific Railroad Co., had just detrained from a locomotive and was bent over inspecting the en... |
| Award: | $6,853,284.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Wrongful Death | Construction - Accidents | Negligence | Products Liability |
| Case: |
Maria Pena (Sanchez), for herself and as Guardian ad Litem for Ernestina Sanchez Pena, a minor, and Jennifer Sanchez Pena, a minor v. RJS & Associates, Inc., JPI Westcoast Construction, LP and CF&T and Available Concrete Pumping, Inc. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Mateo County, Redwood City |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
November 17, 2004 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Reconstruction |
| Summary: |
On Sept. 21, 2001, at approximately 8 a.m., plaintiffs' decedent, Luis Sanchez, 32, a construction laborer, was working at Bay Meadows development project in San Mateo where apartments, commercial and... |
| Award: | $8,000,000.00 | Settlement |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle | Motor Vehicle - Tractor-Trailer | Motor Vehicle - Broadside | Agency/Apparent Agency - Respondeat Superior |
| Case: |
NGOC NGUYEN, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, MY THI CAO, vs. EL MODENO GARDENS; ANTONIO RAZO; and DOES 1 to 100, inclusive |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Orange County, Santa Ana |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
September 13, 2005 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
On Jan. 30, 2003, plaintiff Ngoc Nguyen, 40, a traffic-signal repairman for Computer Services Co., was sent to fix a street sign. At about 3 p.m., he drove down the intersection of Jeffrey Road and Tr... |
| Award: | $1,320,000.00 | Mediated Settlement |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Motorcycle | Motor Vehicle - Left Turn | Wrongful Death | Motor Vehicle - Driveway | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Dangerous Condition of Public Property |
| Case: |
Linda Moarn, Steven Moarn, Lori Seaton v. Estate of Timothy John Clark, California Dept. of Transportation, Tribune Co. (Los Angeles Times Communications LLC) d/b/a Los Angeles Times |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Orange County, Orange |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
October 07, 2005 |
| Summary: |
On Jan. 24, 2003, at about 5:15 a.m., plaintiff's decedent John Charles Moarn, a 58-year-old auditor, was riding his motorcycle in Brea heading eastbound on Carbon Canyon Road, in the area of the inte... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle | Motor Vehicle - Head-On | Government | Government - Breach of Mandatory Duty |
| Case: |
Sheila Knudtson, individually and as guardian ad litem for Chris A. Knudtson v. Nicholas Glenwood Bates, State of California Dept. of Motor Vehicles; Superior Court of California for the County of San Joaquin and Lucy Villalpando |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Sacramento County, Sacramento |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 21, 2005 |
| Summary: |
At 6:30 p.m. on May 6, 2002, plaintiff Chris Knudtson, 40s, a cement finisher, was driving a compact car eastbound on two-lane Peltier Road in rural San Joaquin County when Nicholas Glenwood Bates, dr... |
| Award: | $500,000.00 | Mediated Settlement |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle | Wrongful Death | Motor Vehicle - Dangerous Condition | Motor Vehicle - Intersection | Motor Vehicle - Passenger | Motor Vehicle - Stop Sign | Motor Vehicle - Visibility | Motor Vehicle - Left Turn | Government |
| Case: |
Desiree Anaya, Lisa Anaya, and Jamie Anaya Jr., and the estate of Sarah Anaya v. State of California, Walter Holt |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Riverside County, Riverside |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
August 04, 2005 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Auto Safety |
| Summary: |
On July 1, 2001, plaintiff's decedent Sarah Anaya, 40s, a housewife, was riding in the front passenger seat of a sedan that Walter Holt was driving eastbound on Highway 79 in rural Aguana. Anaya's dau... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Slips, Trips & Falls - Trip and Fall | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition |
| Case: |
Lida Eradat and Yadollah Eradat v. Frank Mak; Ling Mak; Tran Long d/b/a Saigon Sandwiches and Does 1 through 100, inclusive. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Central |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
June 01, 2006 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Human Factors -- See also TECHNICAL-Engineering-Ergonomics |
| Summary: |
At 5 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2003, plaintiff Lida Eradat, a housewife in her 50s, was walking in the common walkway at Saigon Plaza, a strip mall located at 828 N. Broadway in Los Angeles, when she slipped o... |
| Award: | $3,500,000.00 | Settlement |
| Case Types: | Wrongful Death - Survival Damages | Motor Vehicle - Intersection | Motor Vehicle - Tractor-Trailer |
| Case: |
Laura Pavlock, Individually and as Successor in Interest to David James Pavlock, and Lauren Pavlock , a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem Laura Pavlock vs. James H. Clark & Son, Inc.; Joshua Eugene Butts; State of California, Caltrans; and Does 1 through 30, inclusive |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Barstow |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
January 03, 2008 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Reconstruction |
| Summary: |
On May 4, 2005, plaintiffs' decedent David Pavlock, 38, customer service representative, died in a motor-vehicle accident after colliding with a tractor-trailer driven by Joshua Eugene Butts in Hesper... |
| Award: | $625,000.00 | Mediated Settlement |
| Case Types: | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Premises Liability | Premises Liability - Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance | Motor Vehicle - Speeding | Motor Vehicle - Seat Belt | Motor Vehicle - Weather Conditions | Wrongful Death |
| Case: |
Liliana P. Washington, Marilyn Vasquez and Lydia Arlene Mendoza, deceased v. State of California |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Diego County, San Diego |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
May 13, 2008 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Reconstruction |
| Summary: |
On Jan. 11, 2005, plaintiff's decedent Lydia Arlene Mendoza, 19, and plaintiff Liliana Washington, a saleswoman, were backseat passengers in a Honda Civic traveling on State Route 163 in Balboa Park i... |
| Award: | $3,500,000.00 | Settlement |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Motorcycle | State Statutes | Affirmative Defenses - Contributory Negligence | Torts - Immunity | Wrongful Death - Survivorship Action | Motor Vehicle - Tractor-Trailer | Motor Vehicle - Truck | Motor Vehicle - Broadside | Motor Vehicle - Intersection | Motor Vehicle - Left Turn | Torts - Vicarious Liability | Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Motor Vehicle - Dangerous Condition | Government |
| Case: |
Laura Pavlock and Lauren Pavlock v. James H. Clark & Son Inc., Joshua Eugene Butts and the California Department of Transportation |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Barstow |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
January 03, 2008 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Reconstruction |
| Summary: |
On May 4, 2005, plaintiffs' decedent David Pavlock, 38, a customer service representative for a new home developer, was riding a motorcycle northbound on Highway 395 in Hesperia. As he approached the ... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Pedestrian | Premises Liability - Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Motor Vehicle - Crosswalk |
| Case: |
Scott Parent, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for Jennifer Parent, an Incapacitated Adult v. State of California Department of Transportation and Harold Jerome Stulberg |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Orange County, Santa Ana |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
January 16, 2009 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Reconstruction |
| Summary: |
On Sept. 7, 2006, at approximately 7:30 p.m., plaintiff Jennifer Parent, late 30s, a homemaker, was walking at the intersection of Calliope Street and Coast Highway in Laguna Beach. She was in the cro... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Negligence | Police as Defendant |
| Case: |
Cammerin Boyd, Karimah Boyd and Marylon Boyd v. State of California, James Carter, Roger Spain |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Alameda County, Oakland |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
October 25, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Engineering |
| Summary: |
April 20, 1993 at 1:00 a.m., plaintiff Cammerin Boyd, an 18-year-old student, and his cousin Karimah Boyd, were westbound on Interstate 580 in Hayward, California. The vehicle, a Lexus ES300, was owne... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Dangerous Condition of Public Property |
| Case: |
Jason Inman, Nancy Litwin and Thomas Litwin v. State of California |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Diego County, San Diego |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
February 02, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Engineering |
| Summary: |
November 21, 1996, at about 5:30 a.m., plaintiff, a 23-year-old fire fighter/EMT and decedent, Tommy Litwin, a 23-year-old ride operator at Disneyland, were passengers in a vehicle driven by Ryan Simm... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Premises |
| Case: |
Kathie Fallon v. City of Benicia |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Solano County, Vallejo |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
May 17, 2000 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety Compliance |
| Summary: |
August 14, 1998, plaintiff, a 38-year-old data processor, was injured when she was using a swing at Benicia City Park. An "S" hook (the device that connects the swing to the swing set) dislodged from ... |
| Award: | $5,913,387.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Motor Vehicle - Single Vehicle |
| Case: |
Sabrina Bauman v. California State Department of Transportation |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Alameda County, Oakland |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 04, 2001 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
A jury in Alameda County returned a $5.9 million verdict in favor of a plaintiff who was severely injured after her vehicle went off the roadway and crashed into a guardrail over Castro Valley Bouleva... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Products |
| Case: |
Patricia Jenkins and Jessie Jenkins v. Werner Co. and Home Depot, USA |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Contra Costa County, Martinez |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
January 25, 2001 |
| Experts: |
Thomas Boster (Concord CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
Patricia Jenkins and Jessie Jenkins v. Werner Co. and Home Depot, USA-Martinez Number: C 99 02063 Plaintiff Attorney: Steven J. Plas (Law Office of G. Judson Scott, Jr.) Pleasanton (925) 460-080... |
| Award: | $1,947,500.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Dangerous Condition of Public Property |
| Case: |
Robert C. Leibrock v. State of California |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Mateo County, Redwood City |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
February 27, 2001 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
October 31, 1998, at 9:00 p.m., plaintiff, a 73-year-old retired male, was driving his 1997 Dodge van near the City of Sacramento. He stopped to rest at the Crystal Springs Rest Area and parked in the... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Negligence |
| Case: |
Patrick Higgins, Yvette Higgins and Tylor Higgins v. Budget Rent-A-Car, State of California, Oliver & Winston dba Winston Tire Co. Inc. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Los Angeles County, San Fernando |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
May 10, 2001 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
March 5, 1995, at 12:30 p.m., plaintiff Patrick Higgins, a 32-year-old electrical contractor, and his passengers, Yvette Higgins, a 27-year-old office manager, and their two-year-old child, Tylor Higg... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Product Liability |
| Case: |
Woodrow Sloan v. Hubbell Incorporated |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
September 08, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety Systems |
| Summary: |
January 22, 1997, plaintiff, a 44-year-old custodian at Antioch Middle School, claimed to have sustained an electrical shock injury when he inserted a metal key into a key-operated light switch. The s... |
| Award: | $17,050.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Premises |
| Case: |
Betty Kollerer v. Orchard Supply Hardware |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Mateo County, San Mateo |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
June 24, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
December 3, 1996, plaintiff, a 73-year-old bookkeeper, was shopping in Orchard Supply Hardware. As she was pushing a shopping cart down an aisle, a one pound cardboard sign fell on her wrist. The impa... |
| Award: | $6,346.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Premises | Negligence |
| Case: |
Patsy McCoy vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| Venue: |
Harrison County District Court, 71st |
| State: |
TX |
| Date: |
August 02, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) safety |
| Summary: |
... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Rear End |
| Case: |
Shauna Freeman and Rosalind Freeman v. State or California Department of Transportation |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Riverside County, Riverside |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 14, 1998 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
June 16, at 11:25 A.M., plaintiff Rosalind Freeman, a 47-year-old paralegal, was injured while she was a passenger in an auto driven by plaintiff Shauna Freeman, a 24-year-old childcare provider, on e... |
| Award: | n/a | Decision-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle | Wrongful Death |
| Case: |
Cynthia Catherine Garcia, as Guardian ad Litem for Michail Garcia; Vanessa Garcia; Nicole Garcia; and Jeniffer Garcia v. The State of California Department of Transportation. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Rancho Cucamonga |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
July 13, 1998 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
Plaintiffs in this case were the wife, adult son, and three minor daughters of decedent, a 39-year-old telephone communications salesman. July 30, 1992, at 12:00 P.M., decedent was killed while driv... |
| Award: | $2,661,305.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle |
| Case: |
John Martin v. State of California |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Marin County, San Rafael |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
March 18, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
February 2, 1995, at 7:45 A.M., plaintiff, a 20-year-old auditor, was injured while attempting to walk to a northbound bus stop on the east side of the Freitas Parkway interchange on San Rafael, when ... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Tractor-Trailer |
| Case: |
Clarence Melvin (Jerry) Cain and Merry Cain v. Eugene Melton Porter |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Plumas County, Quincy |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
August 26, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
October 3, 1996, at 6:00 a.m., plaintiffs, 58 and 63 year-olds, bakery owners and operators, were operating a bakery delivery van northbound on State Route 89 when his vehicle was struck head-on by a ... |
| Award: | $66,800.00 | Verdict-Mixed |
| Case Types: | Premises Liability | Falldown |
| Case: |
William Epstein v. Golden Sheaf and Shopper''s Corner, Inc. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
May 13, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
January 12, 1997, plaintiff, a 50-year-old musician, was a hemophiliac. He claimed that he tripped over a breadbasket in defendant Shopper's Corner, a grocery store. Defendant Golden Sheaf was the bak... |
| Award: | $951,769.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle |
| Case: |
Ronnie Lee v. William Beck |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Nevada County, Nevada City |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
May 28, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
In 1996, plaintiff, a 43-year-old California Highway Patrol officer, was pursuing a speeder at night at 80 to 85 miles per hour on Highway 49, south of Grass Valley. Plaintiff did not have his flashin... |
| Award: | $139,780.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Motorcycle | Motor Vehicle - Intersection | Motor Vehicle - Left Turn |
| Case: |
Sam Wisdom v. Ryan Baugher |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Santa Clara County, San Jose |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
October 22, 1998 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
November 15, 1995, at 5:40 p.m., plaintiff, a 48-year-old auto mechanic, was injured while riding his motorcycle on Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino. Plaintiff was attempting to make a left turn a... |
| Award: | $8,027,158.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Truck |
| Case: |
Pamela A. Henline v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd, a Japanese Corporation, Honda Research and Development Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., a California Corporation, Honda R&D North America, Inc., a California Corporation, Poway Honda, State of California, Kasler Corporation, Jackson's Just For You, Inc., dba Just For You Towing. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Diego County, San Diego |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
March 13, 1998 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
7/8/96: Plaintiff, a 51 year-old research director, was partially paralyzed as a result of injuries she sustained in a single-vehicle collision. A tow truck driven by an employee of Jackson''s Just Fo... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Road Defect | Motor Vehicle - Passenger |
| Case: |
Maria Bolanos vs. State of California and E.L. Yeager Construction |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Bernardino County, San Bernardino |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 09, 1996 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
12/1/93 at 5:30 p.m.: Decedent, a 24 year-old construction framer, was driving his pickup truck on the southbound 215 Freeway near Devore Road outside Victorville. The road had recently been repaved w... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Falldown |
| Case: |
California Casualty Indemnity Exchange v. Price Company aka Price Club/Price Costco |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Alameda County, Oakland |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
March 19, 1998 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
December 7, 1992, at 8:30 A.M., Steve Stanuseich, a 40-year old truck driver, was injured while making a delivery to defendant Price Company''s delivery warehouse in San Leandro. Defendants failed to... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Intersection | Motor Vehicle - Road Defect |
| Case: |
Richard Herchelroath and Cathy Herchelroath vs. State of California, Department of Transportation, Town of Apple Valley and Josephine Kaminsky |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Victorville |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
November 03, 1997 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
10/21/93 at 3:30 p.m.: Plaintiff, a 49 year-old male sporting goods store owner and operator, and his wife, Cathy, were eastbound on State Highway 28, in the Town of Apple Valley. Defendant Kaminsky, ... |
| Award: | $55,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Falldown |
| Case: |
Forrest Haymon Ii v. Brighton Pacific |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Alameda County, Hayward |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
March 05, 1997 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Engineering |
| Summary: |
November 12, 1994, at 2:00 a.m., plaintiff, a 42-year-old construction worker, was injured while descending the stairs at his friend''s apartment, which was managed by defendant. Plaintiff was at the ... |
| Award: | $240,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Negligence |
| Case: |
LORETTA GIANNOTTI v. JOHN LETALUCHE; NABISCO, INC.; AND LUCKY STORES, INC. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Alameda County, Hayward |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
January 17, 1997 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
May 6, 1994, at about 6:30 a.m., plaintiff, a 39-year-old driver/route saleswoman from Hayward, was injured when a shelf fell on her at the Lucky Store on Santa Clara Avenue in Hayward. Plaintiff, who... |
| Award: | $500,705.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Minivan |
| Case: |
Ty Volkmann V. Supershuttle Of San Francisco, Inc. Et Al.; Cora Ismail Etal. V. Supershuttle Of San Francisco, Inc. Et Al. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Francisco County, San Francisco |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
January 29, 1997 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety |
| Summary: |
January 16, 1995, at about 8:00 p.m., plaintiffs Ty Volkmann, a41-year-old computer systems analyst from San Diego; and Cora Ismail, a housewife in her early 30s from Millbrae, were injured in a colli... |
| Award: | $2,406,500.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Motorcycle |
| Case: |
ROBERT MARTIN ET AL. v. NESHAMA FRANKLIN; STATE OF CALIFORNIA; AND SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Marin County, San Rafael |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 27, 1996 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
October 16, 1994, at about 4:00 p.m., plaintiff, a 23-year-old actor/model from San Rafael, was injured while riding his motorcycle on State Route 1. Defendant Neshama Franklin was driving her car, wh... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Product Liability |
| Case: |
Norma Pruitt v. General Motors Corporation |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Ventura County, Ventura |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
April 07, 1997 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
March 22, 1995, plaintiff, 78 years old, was injured while driving her 1991 Chevrolet Beretta. Plaintiff''s auto collided with another auto, with experts estimating an approximate combined speed of 24... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Falldown | Amusement Ride or Amusement Park Accidents |
| Case: |
Ruth Trevino v. Nevada County Fairgrounds; State Of California; and County Of Nevada et al. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Nevada County, Nevada City |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
May 23, 1997 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
September 16, 1995, at 9:30 a.m., plaintiff, a 60-year-old physical therapist from Paradise, was injured when she tripped and fell near the horse stalls during the Draft Horse Classic at defendant fai... |
| Award: | n/a | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Motorcycle | Motor Vehicle - Intersection |
| Case: |
Betty Yu et al. v. Estate Of Arnold J. Mandiberg et al. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Francisco County, San Francisco |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
April 22, 1997 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Expert Testimony |
| Summary: |
Plaintiffs in this case were the parents of decedent, a 22-year-old mechanic. September 7, 1995, at about 11:30 p.m., decedent was riding a motorcycle when it struck the right side of a vehicle driven... |
| Award: | $2,031,064.00 | Verdict-Defendant |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Truck |
| Case: |
George Barnes and Lisa Barnes v. Estate of Danielle Capp (deceased), Daniel Arjon and Valley Farm Transport |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Santa Clara County, San Jose |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
October 16, 2000 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Safety Systems |
| Summary: |
September 6, 1998 at 8:40 p.m., decedent Daniel Barnes, an 18-year-old male, was a passenger in an Acura operated by decedent Danielle Capp, an 18-year-old female, deceased. Danielle's grandmother, Be... |
| Award: | $2,550,000.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Rear End |
| Case: |
Hernandez v. R.W. Thayer Food Products and Serna |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Alameda County, Alameda |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
June 30, 1998 |
| Summary: |
At 4:30 a.m., on September 25/95, plaintiff (a 32yr male maintenance technician) sustained injuries in a collision while stopped on in the 3rd lane on northbound I. 880 in Hayward. The defendant driv... |
| Award: | $7,200.00 | Verdict-Plaintiff |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Rear End | Motor Vehicle - Intersection |
| Case: |
Janet Moore v. Rita Newman and Penelope Davis |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Marin County, Marin |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 07, 1998 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Physics |
| Summary: |
January 4, 1996, plaintiff, a 40-year-old telemarketer, was injured while driving on 2nd Street in San Rafael. Plaintiff's motor vehicle was stopped at a controlled intersection when defendant Newman'... |
| Award: | $2,575,000.00 | Settlement |
| Case Types: | Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Product Liability |
| Case: |
Robert Coratti v. Michael Christian Olea, General Motors Corp., Ferrara''s Auto Sales & General Custom Repair, State of California Department of Transportation |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of San Diego County, San Diego |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
July 01, 2000 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Accident Investigation & Reconstruction/ Failure Analysis/Product Liability |
| Summary: |
1/22/98, 9:00 a.m.: Plaintiff, a 24-year-old student, was a passenger in a 1996 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Defendant Michael Olea when the vehicle went off the roadway, entered a ravine, and rolled. T... |
| Award: | $3,000,000.00 | Settlement |
| Case Types: | Motor Vehicle - Single Vehicle |
| Case: |
Frank Macchia and Maria Macchia v. Synergy Cargo Logistics, Jose Casarrubias, Premier Manufacturing, Eight Point Trailer Corporation and Alloy Trailers |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Norwalk |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
June 07, 1999 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Ergonomics/Human Factors |
| Summary: |
9/1/97 at 2:00 a.m.: Plaintiff Frank Macchia, a 51-year-old senior field technician for L.A. Cellular, was driving his 1987 Eagle Premier on the northbound 605 Freeway in Huntington Beach. His wife, P... |
| Award: | $500,000.00 | Settlement |
| Case Types: | Bus Accidents |
| Case: |
Victoria Igtanloc and Jeffrey Igtanloc v. San Francisco Municipal Railway, et al. |
| Venue: |
Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco |
| State: |
CA |
| Date: |
December 01, 2000 |
| Experts: |
Thomas A. Boster (Livermore CA) Traffic Accident Analysis |
| Summary: |
May 4, 1999, Decedent, a 65-year-old retiring hotel laundry worker, was struck by Defendant San Francisco Municipal bus at Powell and Bay Streets in San Francisco near Fisherman's Wharf. Defendant bu... |
