Recent Significant Cases                                                        [go to firm news]

• $1,700,000.00 to an individual driving his motorcycle through a parking lot intersection in Fresno when he was struck broadside by a vehicle also driving through the lot. to an individual driving his motorcycle through a parking lot intersection in Fresno when he was struck broadside by a vehicle also driving through the lot. The victim, who suffered a head injury, was wearing a "novelty" helmet that offered no protection for head and brain injuries as the helmet was not approved for sale or use by the Federal Department of Transportation. (Attorney: Timothy D. McMahon) Learn more by visiting our page on motorcycle accidents.

• $1,450,000.00 for a construction worker who was injured when a scissor lift he was operating tipped over in a hole left uncovered by either the General or the Plumbing subcontractor. The injured worker suffered a wrist and elbow fracture that prevented him from returning to his profession as a drywaller. The plaintiff had no prior training on the scissor lift and thought he could safely operate the lift around the uncovered holes. (Attorneys: Timothy D. McMahon and Mark A. Sigala) Learn more about our construction accidents practice by visiting our workplace accident website.

• $900,000 jury verdict for bicyclist who was seriously injured when he was run over by car. Result reflected only 10% comparative negligence for bike rider despite the fact that he was not using a headlight as required by California Vehicle Code and insurance company position as articulated to jury that he was therefore entirely responsible for accident.  (Attorney: Bob Allard)  For more information about this case view Liu v. Luo - Bike/Motor Vehicle Accident Jury Trial.

• $750,000 settlement was on behalf of a 75 year old gentleman confined to a wheelchair for last 60 years for post polio syndrome who went to a surgery center for eye surgery. He was unable to do a self transfer onto the OR table because it did not lower sufficiently nor did the center have any patient lift equipment to allow safer transfer from WC to OR table. Three doctors and a nurse attempted to lift the 235lb patient and in the process fractured his tibia. He subsequently tore his left rotator cuff trying to reposition his casted leg rendering him totally dependent for all transfers. We alleged violation of both federal and state laws which require medical facilities to provide full and equal access to medical services which includes policies and accommodative equipment to assist mobility challenged patients. (Attorney: Bradley M. Corsiglia)   Learn more about our medical malpractice practice by visiting our medical malpractice website.

• $320,000 settlement for the family of an 82 year old man who fell while walking down a stairway at a home improvement store. The store did not provide sufficient warnings for the area where he fell and modified the steps following the accident to warn of the condition and installed hand-railing. Plaintiff fractured his hip as a result of the fall and died in the hospital two days later from complications arising from hip surgery. Just prior to the accident the plaintiff had been hospitalized for a potential stroke and severe obstructive pulmonary disease caused by over 30 years of smoking. The defendants argued that the plaintiff had a life expectancy of 8 mos-1 year had the accident not happened. (Attorney: Timothy D. McMahon)

Recent Firm News

• December 2007 (San Jose, California)  Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association ("SCCTLA") named B. Robert ("Bob") Allard of Corsiglia, Mc Mahon and Allard in San Jose, California as Trial Attorney of the Year for 2007.  ...read more

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