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Calishitlaw Guru... biggest settlement to date
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:30 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease Settled a case in mediation today for $2.1 million. It's my biggest settlement to date. I had co-counsel, so I have to split attorneys fees. Client's husband was killed in a head on collision. We sued the other driver and the construction companies/city that worked on the road. Luckily with Prop 51 in California, economic damages are joint and several. The other driver barely had insurance, but even with 1% fault against the construction companies, they would be on the hook for all my client's economic damages (her husband supported her). Taking questions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33550983) |
Date: June 14th, 2017 1:31 AM Author: Cordovan Idiotic Address congrats! how much work, hour-wise, did it take u to take the case from start to settlement? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33550989) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:31 AM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman Was this at judicate west (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33550993) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:44 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease Was at Judicate West, JAMS, or ARC. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551059) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:46 AM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman What's fee split (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551070) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:51 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease 40% attorneys fees. Me and co-counsel split 50/50. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551083) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:03 AM Author: elite domesticated institution JFC how do you sleep at night? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33552556) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:06 AM Author: bright supple ceo senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33552580) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:07 AM Author: slate adulterous bawdyhouse really tough guy On a pile of money, I presume (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33552584) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:15 PM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease Without a lawyer, my client would have just received the 100K policy from the at fault driver. We got engineers to go inspect the road for defects, paid a significant amount of money, and came up with a theory of liability for the city/construction companies. We get paid for the value we add to the case. There is also a lot of risk on cases like this since we have to lay out significant money for an extended period of time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33554614) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:17 PM Author: cowardly knife lol who cares man. Almost all of us went to LS for money and a good life. Who maed it. Congrats brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33554630) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 2:14 PM Author: charismatic locale clown no reason to feel bad about anything, those who didn't take the risks you did to do solo will just comfort themselves and say they're not ambulance chasers but are jealous.
what I'm curious about is how far you could've pushed this case along. City/construction defendants with deep pockets and insurance coverage in in a very plaintiff friendly state and idiot jurors who love to stick it to the man with a grieving widow. Sure it's expensive and risky to keep going but you're getting established enough to be able to bankroll these long term for a giant payday. Maybe this wasn't the case to do it but you could get some crazy large verdicts one day. |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 2:21 PM Author: spectacular azure boistinker lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33555337) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 12:52 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease This wasn't the case to roll the dice. Basically there was a road repair before the point of impact. We argued that the repair was defective and caused the other vehicle to loose control. The problem was the defect was 1000 feet before the point of impact, and the other car was going approximately 90 miles per hour.
So a jury may have put 100% fault on the other driver and zero percent on the city. The one saving grace for us was Prop 51 (joint and several economic damages). Plus the case was not in LA, it was in a conservative jurisdiction (think victorville, bakersfield, etc). One of my friends did a wrongful death case in this jurisdiction a couple years back and only hit 1 million with clear liability. Albeit it was a 19 year old kid who had no one financially dependent on him.
I have a better case right now that will probably be tried. Truck rollover with a spinal fusion and carpal tunnel release surgery. Client couldn't work and was homeless for several months living out of his car. His wife died of cancer a few years back and this injury put him into a terrible depression. He is now 6 months post surgery and still has pain. He is barely scrapping by on his wife's pension. Policy was 1 million. I did a policy limits demand and they did not tender, so I consider it open. I'm in litigation right now, but I see this one being tried and going for a couple million. I may try and farm it out to Panish or Dordick depending on if I think they can get a lot more than me at trial. |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 12:55 AM Author: Disrespectful friendly grandma becky how much money does a guy like panish have (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560932) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 12:57 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease http://www.psblaw.com/landmark-cases.html
I'm guessing he is worth 300-500 million. He just hit 160 million on a brain injury case at Marque club in Vegas. A hedge fund manager got beat up and claimed he suffered brain injury. His fund shut down and he stopped working. Almost all the damages were lost earnings. |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:00 AM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman Panish settled a case for 23 mil the other day in which an xo poaster died. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560962) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:00 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease Here is Dordick: http://www.dordicklaw.com/index.php/verdicts-and-settlements/
Arash Hamampour: http://www.homampour.com/case-results-overview
Michael Alder: http://www.alderlaw.com/success-records/ |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:03 AM Author: Disrespectful friendly grandma becky thats amazing. their day to day is probably great too.
i notice many of those verdicts are from vehicle related injuries. do you think driverless cars are going to reduce the number of catastrophic personal injury cases by a lot? |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:07 AM Author: Twinkling odious office just sue the manufacturers when the driverless cars fuck up bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561006) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:08 AM Author: Disrespectful friendly grandma becky they dont fuck up though. they have driven thousands of miles already with no accidents. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561013) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:10 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/30/12072408/tesla-autopilot-car-crash-death-autonomous-model-s (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561023) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:10 AM Author: Twinkling odious office ding bro, anything w/computers is bound to fuck up eventually. and i have a friend who test drove Uber fleets in SF - there are definitely faults in those vehicles. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561027) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:09 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease It will take many many years for everyone to have driverless cars. Especially lower income families, which make up most of Los Angeles. Then there will still be product liability cases instead of negligence cases (since I'm sure driverless cars will hit each other due to errors in technology. Also, there will always be dog bite cases, premises liability, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561017) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:22 AM Author: Disrespectful friendly grandma becky it will take 10-15 years from today. especially when they can be rented for next to nothing and insurance for drivers policies for driverless cars bottoms out and it becomes cheaper to have a driverless car than pay for insurance in a non-driverless.
and the point is the number of accidents will plummet so there will be fewer cases to go around, not that there wont be someone with deep pockets to sue on the rare occasion theres an accident. |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:28 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease In 10-15 years I won't be working anymore (hopefully). So god bless safer cars. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561109) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:01 AM Author: Disrespectful friendly grandma becky holy fuck
i should do plaintiffs work |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:02 AM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman LJL these guys aren't the norm and you won't be them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560977) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:04 AM Author: Disrespectful friendly grandma becky i know i wont be them but if they can get 100 million maybe i can get one percent of that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560987) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:10 AM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman Small lawyers cocounsel them in great cases to try a lot of the time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561028) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:02 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease 7 figure cases doesn't just fall out of the sky. I've been doing this for several years and this is my first 7 figure settlement (although I have a few ones in the pipeline now). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560978) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:04 AM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman How much do you think associates at Panish, Carpenter, Alder, etc make (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560985) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:05 AM Author: Twinkling odious office I have on good authority that many associates at CZR don't make more than 60k starting out. Actually CZR pays their low level employees shit for horrid hours.
BTW calishitlawguru - this is Ryu Hayabusa. Congratulations my friend. |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:09 AM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman CZR has a terrible reputation for ethical, but dirty litigation tactics. Would never want to work there for shit money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561021) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:14 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease You do PI in LA? I don't get the Ninja Gaiden reference. Are you one of the guys I met in RL? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561047) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:25 AM Author: Twinkling odious office we emailed back and forth a couple weeks ago - went to law school with your high buddy and his wife. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561093) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:32 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease Sorry, been working too much lol. Brain goes to shit. E-mail me on my personal e-mail when you're free and let's grab some dinner with my buddy you know and the wives. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561117) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:37 AM Author: Twinkling odious office for sure. you watching ward kovalev II this weekend?
you should host a viewing for the mcgregor mayweather shitshow lol |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:41 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease I am definitely hosting the McGregor fight. I watch boxing occasionally but never host. I usually do a UFC fight at least once a month though at my house. I'll e-mail you the details once I set it up. I think I already added you on facebook. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561149) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:43 AM Author: Twinkling odious office I got you bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33561168) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:05 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease I have a friend who worked for one of them and he was making 90k to start. Not sure what mid-level/seniors make.You work there for the experience, not the money. Also, if you go solo later, you can put like 100 million in settlements/verdicts on your website since you were on a bunch of big cases. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560997) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:31 AM Author: lascivious swollen kitty toaster no questions just want to say congrats, 180. you are an inspiration to solos everywhere. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33550994) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:31 AM Author: Marvelous hell how many hours did you spend on it before getting paid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33550995) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:46 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease A good amount. Case was in lit for 2 years. Heavily disputed liability between at fault vehicle and city. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551069) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:31 AM Author: Curious amber house cuckold damn 180
even if i land my current prospect (with a couple of hundred million) it will take me years and years to make the fee you're getting and for likely lots more work |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:36 AM Author: insecure godawful gas station Congrats my dude!!!! Sent you an email recently btw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551017) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:50 AM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease I just saw now. I don't check it that often. Love the email. I am a huge Count of Monte Cristo fan btw. I'll respond tomorrow to your email when I get into the office. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551081) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 3:02 PM Author: aromatic autistic mad cow disease Check your e-mail. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33555715) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 1:38 AM Author: Cheese-eating Location 180. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551022) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 2:59 AM Author: clear boyish international law enforcement agency Worth a shot
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Date: June 14th, 2017 4:17 AM Author: Stubborn Library Dysfunction (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33551435) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 9:56 AM Author: spectacular azure boistinker 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33552499) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:02 AM Author: frozen vermilion wagecucks feces rip (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33552544) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:08 AM Author: spectacular azure boistinker cr very sad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33552595) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 3:12 PM Author: 180 native laser beams Congrats! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33555831) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:23 PM Author: indecent potus I expressed my desire to switch to plaintiff's work today, and was told by a colleague (who knows me well and who I trust) who mediates hundreds of cases a year that he rarely sees defense guys successfully make the switch. Tried to steer me away from that route altogether.
What would you say to that? How can I validate my success in plaintiff's work before actually quitting my job and taking the leap? |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:42 PM Author: indecent potus (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33559945) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:43 PM Author: shivering aggressive hospital patrolman Interesting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33559957) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:44 PM Author: 180 native laser beams What's the failure point? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33559966) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:45 PM Author: indecent potus ? what does that mean? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33559978) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 10:47 PM Author: 180 native laser beams Like is the problem that they can't market themselves to get clients? That they keep litigating like a defbro would (e.g. churning paper w/ motions that don't do anything) ? Scared of trial ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33559996) |
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Date: June 14th, 2017 11:14 PM Author: indecent potus He didn't specify and I didn't ask. All he said was that being a successful plaintiff bro required a specific personality and mentality. He rattled off a few names of mutual friends that we have as examples of those who, in his mind, would succeed. But didn't mention me and I inferred he doesn't think I'm capable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560240) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:04 AM Author: Twinkling odious office Most defense attorneys aren't charming enough to a jury, don't have the stones to do things out of pocket. They have the same playbook being on the defense. Gotta be more creative on the plaintiffs' side. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560989) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:05 AM Author: Disrespectful friendly grandma becky because you're a pumo pussy. you wont even get a moniker on an anonymous website. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33560998) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 9:43 AM Author: indecent potus (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33562431) |
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Date: June 15th, 2017 1:37 PM Author: indecent potus (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3646613&forum_id=2#33564518) |