Motorcyclist Splitting Lanes in Unincorporated Alameda County
On the evening of October 8, 2018, one of our clients faced a life-altering event on I-580 in Alameda County. Riding his 2013 Honda Motorcycle, he was following the... Read More
Auto Accident in Albany, California
Accident Overview On April 26, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., our client was driving down San Pablo Ave. near its cross street with Brighton in the city of Albany, county... Read More
Serious Car Accident in Stockton
Accident Overview On August 11, 2022, at 8:02 a.m., our client was driving down Alpine Ave. at its intersection with Sutter St. in the city of Stockton, county of... Read More
Driver in Unincorporated Alameda County Car Accident
On October 27, 2022, a terrible accident happened to one of our clients. She was riding her bike safely, following all the rules on SR-185 near 166th Ave, when... Read More
Auto vs. Motorcycle Accident in Unincorporated Napa County, California
Accident Overview On October 29, 2021, at 2:27 p.m., our client was driving northbound down the Silverado Trail 2 miles south of Yountville Cross Rd. in unincorporated Napa County.... Read More
Unsafe Driver Causes Death
Accident Overview On June 7, 2021, at 9:11 a.m. our client was walking in the crosswalk at Dublin Blvd. at its intersection with Hansen Dr., city of Dublin, county... Read More
Woman in Sacramento County Truck vs. Auto Accident
Accident Overview On July 16, 2019, at 6:57 a.m., our client was driving down Interstate 5, 50 feet north of Laguna Blvd., overcrossing in the city of Sacramento, County... Read More
Three-Car Collision in Fremont, California
Accident Overview On September 29, 2020, at 6:34 p.m., our client was driving southbound on Interstate 680, 740 feet south of Vargas Rd. The GPS coordinates were latitude 37.55301... Read More
Scooter vs. Car California Automobile Accident
Accident Overview On 10/27/2021 at 8:00 a.m., our client was riding her scooter on Addison St. in Berkeley near its intersection with Sacramento Ave. Our client was obeying the... Read More

The Dos and Don’ts of Dealing with a Car Accident in San Francisco
Car accidents can be overwhelming and stressful. It is important to know what to do and what not to do in case of an accident in San Francisco. In... Read More

The Most Common Types of Car Accidents in San Francisco and How to Avoid Them
San Francisco is a beautiful city with a unique culture, iconic landmarks, and beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, like most cities, it is also home to a high number of car... Read More
Young Man Injured While a Passenger in Friend’s Vehicle
Accident Overview On July 23rd, 2017, our client was a passenger in a friend’s vehicle on Overhill Road in Orinda, CA. Our client was sitting in the front passenger... Read More
$300,000 Settlement for Car Accident in Oakland
Accident Overview On April 28, 2016, at 6:22 p.m., our client was driving down Highway 24 eastbound, towards State Route 13 southbound, 3,300 feet east of Broadway in Oakland,... Read More
Unincorporated Santa Clara County Auto vs. Motorcycle Accident
Accident Overview On April 7, 2019, at 4:50 p.m., our client was driving down State Route 152 at its intersection with Watsonville Rd., in unincorporated Santa Clara County. Our... Read More

Car vs. Motorcycle Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Accident Overview On September 7, 2012, at 4:10 p.m., our client was driving down interstate 580 eastbound 400 feet west of foothill road in the city of Pleasanton, County... Read More
$195,000 Recovered for a Two-Vehicle Accident in Pleasanton, California
Accident Overview On September 7, 2012, at 4:10 p.m., our client was driving down interstate 580 eastbound 400 feet west of foothill road in the city of Pleasanton, County... Read More

$112,500 for Auto vs Bicycle Accident Settlement in Brentwood
Accident Overview On July 20, 2013, at 11:52 a.m., our client was riding his Schwinn bicycle eastbound on Balfour Road 168 feet west of Logan Way in the city... Read More
Car Vs. Motorized Scooter Accident Crash Settlement
About the Accident On September 10, 2010, at 6:45 p.m. at 2455 Sand Creek Road in Brentwood, our client was riding her scooter down Sand Creek Road in a... Read More
Motorcycle Accident in Santa Clara County, California
GJEL handles motorcycle accident cases throughout Santa Clara. If you or someone you love has been seriously injured or killed in a motorcycle crash, contact our attorneys today for... Read More
Auto Versus Bicycle Collision in Union City, California
Accident Overview On October 17, 2015, at 1:50 p.m., our client was riding his bicycle down Union City Blvd. at its intersection with Alvarado Blvd. in Union City, California.... Read More
Auto versus Pedestrian Accident in Unincorporated San Diego County
Accident Overview On July 30, 2016, at 3:10 p.m., our client was pushing his father’s broken-down car (as a pedestrian). This took place on the off-ramp of Interstate 5,... Read More
$737,500 Settlement for a Bicycle Accident vs Car Accident
In the serene setting of Contra Costa County, a cyclist found herself in a life-altering situation. As she pedaled along the road, diligently observing the rules, an automobile abruptly... Read More

Two Vehicle Rear-End Collision Settlement
In this accident case, our client was driving his car and stopped for a red light when he was suddenly rear-ended at high speed by another driver who had... Read More
Bicycle Accident vs. Auto Collision Settlement
Accident Overview On October 24, 2014, at 12:24 p.m., our client was riding his bicycle eastbound on Scott Blvd. at its intersection with San Tomas Express Way. Our client... Read More
Man Run Over in His Own Driveway By Friend’s Vehicle
Accident Overview On April 6, 2017, our client was standing in his own driveway in Rodeo, California, when a friend pulled into the driveway. The friend didn’t realize he... Read More

Bicycle versus Automobile Accident Personal Injury Settlement Amount
Accident Overview On November 13, 2014, at 6:28 p.m., our client was driving westbound on Delaware Street in the city of Berkeley, county of Alameda, state of California, when... Read More
Motor vehicle versus bicycle accident injuries
Accident Overview On June 8, 2013, at 9:07 am, our client was riding his bicycle in unincorporated Napa County on Trancas Street at the intersection with South Bound, CA,... Read More
Motorcycle Accident in Pleasanton, California
Accident Overview On August 11, 2015, at 4:40 pm, our client was riding his motorcycle on Interstate 580 Eastbound, 0.6 miles west of Hacienda Drive. He was obeying the rules... Read More
Wheelchair bound pedestrian struck by SUV
Accident Overview On February 27, 2016, at 11:47 am, our client was walking southbound on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland, CA, county of Alameda, and was on the East sidewalk. She... Read More
Livermore, CA Automobile Accident
Accident Overview On May 26, 2017, at 10:21 am, the husband of our client stopped his car on Isabelle Ave, 165 feet South of Kitty Hawk Road in Livermore,... Read More
Automobile versus Pedestrian Automobile Accident
Accident Overview On October 23, 2015, at 6:10 p.m., our client was walking in a crosswalk on Tice Creek Drive at its intersection with Golden Gate Road in the... Read More
Auto versus Auto Contra Costa County Accident
Accident Overview On October 16, 2012, at 4:25 p.m. on Bollinger Canyon Road, 300 feet east of Highway 680, city of San Ramon, county of Contra Costa, state of... Read More
Auto versus Pedestrian Accident
Accident Overview On March 9, 2016, at 7:30 a.m., our client was in a marked crosswalk on Beacon Avenue at its intersection with State Street in the city of... Read More
Woman in crosswalk struck by inattentive driver
Accident Overview On October 13, 2013, at 9:37 pm, our client was walking in a marked crosswalk on Barrett Avenue at its intersection with 41st Street in Richmond, CA,... Read More
Automobile versus Motorcycle Accident
Accident Overview On May 26, 2013, at 9:39 a.m. on Seventh Street at the intersection of Grant Avenue in Novato, CA, our client was driving his 2004 Harley Davidson... Read More
Motorcycle and Car Collision in Marin County, State of California
Accident Overview On May 20, 2016, at 6:15 PM, our client was a passenger on a motorcycle driving eastbound on Novato Boulevard, 1.06 miles west of Copper Hill way,... Read More
Bicyclist struck by Automobile
Accident Overview On July 23, 2015, on First Street at its intersection with Laurel Street in the city of Napa, county of Napa, in the State of California, our... Read More

$225,000 Settlement for Auto vs Motorcycle Accident
Accident Overview On July 26, 2016, at 7:20 AM, our client was driving down state route 4 in unincorporated Contra Costa County, California, 655 ft west of Bailey Road.... Read More

Passenger Injured in Fremont, California Accident
Accident Overview On November 10, 2011, at 5:58 a.m. our client was a passenger in a vehicle driving along State Route 84 northbound .5 miles south of the toll... Read More
$500,000 Recovery for Automobile vs. Bicycle Accident
About the Case On a Thursday in February at the intersection of Fruitvale Avenue and East 9th Street in Oakland, CA, County of Alameda, our client was riding his... Read More
Four car collision in the city of Pittsburg, County of Contra Costa, State of California
$105,000.00 Recovered for Four Car Collision in the city of Pittsburg, County of Contra Costa, State of California. About the Case In June 2014, our client was driving on... Read More
Closed Head Injury Settlement
$827,000.00 For Closed-Head Injury To Medical Van Passenger About the Case Our client was one of three patients being transported for dialysis treatment in Clearlake, California, in a paratransit... Read More
Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Settlement
$425,000.00 Settlement For Motorcyclist With Traumatic Brain Injury And Fractured Lower Spine. About the Case Our client was riding his BMW R1200 GSA on Skyline Boulevard on San Francisco... Read More
Rear-End Car Accident Settlement
$337,000 for a couple injured in a multi-vehicle rear-end collision on the Nimitz freeway. About the Case Our clients were commuting in evening rush-hour traffic on the Nimitz freeway... Read More
Car Accident with Traumatic Brain Injury Settlement
$350,000.00 Recovered For Off-Duty Police Officer Severely Injured, Including Traumatic Brain Injury, In A Multi-Car Collision About the Case Driving home at night after work on Hwy 87 near... Read More
Vehicle Pile Up Wrongful Death Settlement
$420,000 Awarded To Surviving Husband And Children For Mother’s Death In A Nine-Vehicle Pile-Up With Several Fatalities In Monterey County About the Case The deceased wife and mother was... Read More
Car Accident Settlement for Passenger after Driver Loses Control During High-Speed Turning Movement
$375,000 For Passenger Injured When Car Careens Into Utility Pole After Driver Loses Control During High-Speed Turning Movement. About the Case Our client was the passenger in the right... Read More
Husband and Wife Awarded Insurance Policy Limits
Accident Overview: Husband and Wife Awarded Insurance Policy Limits in Fatal Three-Car Collision About the Case Our client was driving her Dodge Charger, taking her husband to work. She... Read More
Car Accident Settlement For Passenger Injured in Intersection Collision
$100,000.00 Settlement for a passenger injured in intersection collision when DUI driver runs a red light About the Case On March 25, 2017, our client was the passenger in... Read More
Grass Valley Car Accident Settlement
$425,000 Settlement For Motorist Severely Injured By Automobile Careening Across Median From Opposite Direction About the Case Our client was traveling northbound on Hwy 49 near Grass Valley in... Read More
Car Accident and Serious Injury Settlement
$365,000 Settlement For Serious Injuries To Passenger In A Single Car Accident About the Case Our client was a passenger in the right rear seat of a Honda Civic... Read More
Severe Back Injury Settlement
Accident Overview: $515,000 for Severe Back Injuries sustained from two rear-end collisions seven months apart. About the Case Our client was commuting with her husband from the hospital, where... Read More
Here Are The Top Causes of Distracted Driving
These 15 Driving Distractions Could Ruin Your Day. Wouldn’t it be nice to settle in to your morning commute in total relaxation, catching up with a friend in the... Read More

Credit Issues in Underinsured Motorist Claims
Among the issues unresolved since the introduction of underinsured motorist coverage in California by the 1984 passage of Ins C 11580.1(p) is the computation of the award by the... Read More

Marin County Motorcycle Accident Settlement [$200,000]
$700,000 for a motorcycle vs. auto accident in Marin County. Read More

Unsafe Lane Change Accident
Case Details: Our client, an experienced bicyclist, was riding westbound on Lone Tree Way in Antioch, California. He was in the #3 lane approaching the on-ramp for northbound Highway... Read More

Ford Explorer Rollover Settlement
Our client was a fourteen-year-old girl who was in a car with her two friends, who were also minors. The car they were traveling in belonged to our client’s... Read More
Compensation for Post Concussion Syndrome After Car Accident
Our client was rear-ended in Brentwood while driving his 2005 Land Rover SUV. He was stopped waiting for the traffic ahead to move when his vehicle was struck on... Read More

Caltrans Accident
Our 63 year-old client, a self-employed plumber and part-time musician, suffered serious injuries and incurred thousands of dollars of medical bills and lost wages due to the negligence of... Read More

Compensation for Pedestrian Hit By Car
About The Accident Our client was assembling furniture for his new residence on the driveway- pavement in front of his space at the garage shared with other condo owners.... Read More

Honda Car Accident Injury: $200K Settlement
On August 25, 2014 our client was on US-101 Northbound 70 feet South of Rengstorff Avenue in Unincorporated Palo Alto, CA. Our client was obeying the rules of the... Read More

Wrongful Death Settlement Amount: Millions Recovered
Accident Overview In the Spring of 2015, our client’s husband was driving his van at 55 mph, in a 55 mph zone, in a rural county in California, when... Read More

$11.7 Million in Traffic Wrongful Death Case
A Contra Costa County jury has awarded $11.7 million to the family of a man who died on a badly maintained stretch of county road while trying to help... Read More

Woman in a Rural California Car Accident Settlement
$100,000 for a Woman in a Rural California Car Accident Read More

Man injured in a rear-end car accident
$100,000 for man injured in a rear-end car accident Read More

Hit and Run Car Accident Settlement
$250,000 for woman injured in hit-and-run car accident. Read More

Severe back injuries in car accident
$1.5 million from insurance companies for severe back injuries from car accident. Read More

Professor injured in freeway car accident
$275,000 for professor injured in freeway car accident. Read More

Student who suffered head injury in car accident
$290,000 for student who suffered head injury in car accident. Read More

Woman who suffered serious ankle injury after car accident
$250,000 for a woman with serious ankle injury following Vallejo car accident. Read More

Driver injured in rear end car accident
$575,000 for driver injured in rear end car accident. Read More

Injured passenger in a car accident
$100,000 for a woman injured as a passenger in a car accident. Read More

Client injured in car accident
$100,000 from insurance company for client injured in car accident. Read More

Passenger Injured in Head-On Collision in El Dorado County
$350,000 for a woman who suffered significant injuries in an El Dorado County car accident. Read More

Victim of Contra Costa County Rear-End Accident
$205,000 for the victim of a rear-end accident involving a commercial truck in Contra Costa County. Read More

Rear-End Accident & Injury Case Involving Classic Car Settlement
$200,000 for a couple rear-ended in a classic car in Pittsburg, CA. Read More

Man Injured in Car vs. Motorcycle Accident
$400,000 settlement for a man injured in a Bay Area motorcycle accident. Read More

Car vs. Motorcycle Accident in Livermore
$1.75 million for man injured in a motorcycle accident in Livermore. Read More

Elderly Pedestrian Struck by Delivery Van
$250,000 for an elderly pedestrian struck in a crosswalk by a delivery van. Read More

Broken Arm for Car Accident Victim
$225,000 for a woman who suffered a broken arm in a car accident. Read More

Marin County Motorcycle Accident
$700,000 for a motorcycle vs. auto accident in Marin County. Read More

High-Speed Auto Accident in Berkeley
$690,000 for the victim of an auto accident in Berkeley. Read More

Elderly Woman Injured in San Francisco Accident
$575,000 for an elderly woman injured in a construction accident in San Francisco. Read More

Car Accident on I-80 in Berkeley
$417,500 for the victim of a rear-end collision on Interstate 80 in Berkeley, CA. Read More

Passenger in Youth Group Van Accident
$338,000 for a passenger in an auto vs. SUV accident. Read More

Elderly Woman Injured in Medical Transport Van
$325,000 for an elderly woman injured in a medical transport van accident. Read More

Golden Gate Park Pedestrian Accident
$285,000 for a pedestrian vs. auto accident in Golden Gate Park. Read More

Elderly Man Injured in Pedestrian Accident
$265,000 for an elderly man injured in a pedestrian accident. Read More

Injury from a Moderate-Impact Car Accident
$250,000 for a client injured in a moderate-impact auto accident. Read More

Elderly Couple Injured in Oakland Car Accident
$235,000 for auto accident victims in Oakland, California. Read More

Elderly Oakland Car Accident Victim
$200,000 for an Oakland auto accident victim. Read More

Motorcycle vs. Car Accident in Napa County
$200,000 for a motorcycle vs. auto accident on the Silverado Trail in Napa County. Read More

Passenger Injured in Car Accident
$150,000 for a passenger injured by an accident in a friend's car. Read More

Head Injury Resulting from Auto Accident
$130,000 for a client with a head injury sustained during a car accident. Read More

Car Accident on Interstate 80
$1.75 million for the family of a woman killed in an accident on Interstate 80. Read More

$1.1 Million Auto Accident Settlement
$1.1 million for a teenager who injured her shoulder in a low-impact auto accident. Read More

Passenger Injured in Big Rig Accident
$1 million for a a passenger in a van which rear-ended a big rig on I-5. Read More

Car Accident with Internal Injuries
$1.5 Million for a Bay Area man with internal injuries following a car accident. Read More