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2010-06-16T18:05:00.000-07:00

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As personal injury lawyers at Penney and Associates we will give a reasonable free initial consultation on your injury case, whether a car crash or any other type of injury.

Auto Accident Butte County, Chico

2010-04-23T11:41:00.001-07:00

Stewart Galbraith, managing attorney for the Penney and Associates Chico office recently took a case to trial. See Khan v. Inslee, Docket Number 142644. This case involves a car accident that occurred on E. 5th Avenue in Chico, CA.

In Sum. On July 7, 2007, plaintiff Rifat Khan was driving her 2004 Lexus West on E. 5th Avenue, approaching its intersection with Mangrove Avenue. Meanwhile, defendant jeffrey D. Inslee, a 42 year-old retail business owner, was driving a 2000 BMW south on Mangrove, approaching the same intersection. The intersection was controlled with a standard traffic signal. Plaintiff arrived at the intersection and brought her car to a complete stop at the limit line due to a red light facing her direction. When her light was green, plaintiff proceeded into the intersection with the intent to travel straight. Just after reaching the middle of the intersection her vehicle was hit by defendants. Defendant claimed that he had the green light and that Plaintiff entered on a red. There were no witnesses.

This was a very difficult case for plaintiff's counsel to win as the burden of proof was on plaintiff to prove that defendant indeed ran the red light. Plaintiff suffered a left wrist sprain, jammed left index finger, neck and back pain. Plaintiff's condition resolved after approximately 6 months. The demand from plaintiff was $9,999 and the offer by defendants was $2,500. The insurance company for the defendant was confident that they would win the case. The defendant and his insurance company hired a traffic reconstruction expert to persuade the jury. Plaintiff's counsel hired no experts but relied on cross examination of the expert to prove his case.

The jury held for Plaintiff and awarded damages against the defendant in the amount of $20,000.00.

Motorist Runs Red Light

2009-03-20T09:21:00.000-07:00

In re. Arsen Mezheritskiy, docket number CPF08508538 a settlement occurred wherein a total of $72,596.00 was paid out by the insurance company. On June 7, 2006, at the intersection of Turk and Steiner in San Francisco, plaintiff was hit by a defendant that ran a red light. There were four parties in the vehicle that were injured with cervical and thoracic sprain/strains and one party suffering from a right knee sprain. The plaintiff's counsel did not report the amount of medical bills, but each party was given a portion of the $72,596.00 settlement.

Statistically most cases settle out of court.

Amputation Accident

2009-02-04T16:42:00.000-08:00

ONE OF MANY PENNEY & ASSOCIATES VERDICTS

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Disclaimer

2009-01-22T17:20:00.001-08:00

DISCLAIMER: here is the legal “mumbojumbo” that we need to say.

Any and all written material contained herein from Penney and Associates or its attorneys is for informational purposes and is not intended to be construed as legal advise. Any mention of cases or the results of such cases is not intended to advise concerning the value of similar cases. Nothing herein is intended to create an attorney-client relationship. Always consult with an attorney.

Bus Accident

2009-01-21T10:40:00.000-08:00

BUS ACCIDENT IN SAN FRANCISCO

Greaney v. San Francisco Municipal Railway Docket #CGC05443725

In California it is important to remember if you are hit by a bus or a car owned by a public entity, your statute of limitations is shorter than normal. You have six (6) months to file a claim with the public entity (city, county, transit district, state etc.) or you may lose significant rights.

In the case at hand Eamon Greaney was traveling east on Haight Street in San Francisco when he was rear-ended by a bus owned by the defendant San Francisco Municipal Railway. The jury awarded him $27,793.00.

Though more details could be laid out concerning the above case, the point needs to be made that the attorney representing Mr. Greaney was able to bring the case to trial because he must have protected the 6 month claim filing statute. There are some exceptions such as trying to file the claim late but one has to bring a motion before the court to get them to allow the claim to be filed late.

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Fingers Amputated Penney and Associates Trial

2008-11-26T09:33:00.000-08:00

Recently our firm hit a large verdict in Glenn County. There was an issue of causation and whether the accident was our client or the defendants fault. We finally got the defendant to make an offer for $125,000.00. Taking our advise the client turned down the offer and we were awarded approximatly $700,000.00 with a 20% reduction for comparative negligence on our client. This is one of the largest personal injury verdicts ever in Glenn County.

For the full article please see "Penney in the media" on our website
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Dog Bite

2008-11-05T14:25:00.000-08:00

If you live in Chico, Redding, Red Bluff or any city nearby, we are the dog bite lawyers for you. At Penney and Associates we have represented or advised hundreds of individuals who have been bitten by a dog. Remember there are a number of issues to look at when you have been bitten by a dog. First, does the "First Bite" rule apply in California? Second, what does the local leash law have to do with bringing forth a claim or legal action? Third, is it automatically a strict liability case when someone has been bitten by a dog. If you have been injured by a dog do not hesitate to call our Chico office at 530-899-2777.

Personal Injury Law Chico

2008-10-14T16:00:00.000-07:00

I'll be blogging later about personal injury cases in the Chico area.