Estey & Bomberger provides dedicated, skilled representation to seriously injured victims and their family members. Through exhaustive investigation, preparation and case workup, we are able to achieve highly effective results. The attorneys at Estey & Bomberger have participated in the following settlements and verdicts (note that this is only a partial list).
$30 Million
John Doe v. Giarretto
VERDICT for physical and sexual abuse a child endured due to the negligence of a private company that licensed the foster home where child was placed for four years.
$23 Million
Matt Doe v. Los Angeles Unified School District
In December, a Los Angeles jury awarded a young victim represented by Estey Bomberger a verdict of $23 million resulting from sexual abuse by his former elementary school teacher, Forrest Stobbe. The Los Angeles Unified School District must pay $6.9 million in damages for its failure to provide proper supervision. This is believed to be the largest verdict ever leveled against LAUSD in a molestation case involving a single victim. In 2010, Stephen Estey argued a molestation-related case in San Jose, California that resulted in a $30 million verdict, the largest verdict in California history for a single person sex abuse case. The trial against LAUSD lasted 15 days in Los Angeles Superior Court. Estey had asked for a $25 million verdict at the time of trial.
$17.5 Million
Qualls vs. Case Corporation
VERDICT in products liability case against manufacture of loader/backhoe on behalf of triplegic.
$14 Million
John Doe v. Roe School District
SETTLEMENT for traumatic brain injury and stroke resulting from improper supervision.
$13.8 Million
Dugan v. LIGA
VERDICT for wife and children of deceased plastic surgeon who died in the crash of a single engine aircraft.
$13.0 Million
Defective Products Case
SETTLEMENTS for individuals who lost sense of smell due to homeopathic cold remedy.
$10.7 Million
Richeson v. Tovey/Shultz Construction
VERDICT in construction accident injury case resulting from 20-foot fall through unsecured plywood platform at construction site in Riverside, CA.
$8 Million
Leavitt v. Ultramar
SETTLEMENT for multiple broken bones and other injuries suffered when plaintiff’s welding caused an oil storage tank to explode at a refinery.
$6 Million
Lebsack Case
Settlement for major injury Interstate 10 wrong-way crash caused by drunk driver with blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .41 driving company-provided work truck.
$5 Million
Zitz-Evancich vs. City of Los Angeles
SETTLEMENT involving brain injury to husband and death to wife against the City of Los Angeles pertaining to vehicle accident.
$3.3 Million
Logan v. LACMTA
SETTLEMENT for multiple injuries (bus v. pedestrian) including extensive degloving injury to the lower extremity.
$3.3 Million
Doe v. Roe
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT for sexual misconduct of hospital employee to patient.
$3.2 Million
Zhang Case
SETTLEMENT arising from fatal 2009 rear-end car accident on State Route 60 in Riverside County, CA.
$3.2 Million
Benavidez v. Franklin
SETTLEMENT for multiple injuries including brain injury arising from auto and motorcycle collision.
$3 Million
Seneff Case
SETTLEMENT for wrongful death in fatal car accident in June 2010 in Menifee, CA.
$2.9 Million
Plaintiff H. vs. Doe Ambulance Company
SETTLEMENT for brain injury to woman against property owner and medical providers for failure to provide timely and adequate medical care.
$2.6 Million
Ruiz Case
SETTLEMENT on behalf of worker who was pulling a hand cart loaded with carpet rolls and tipped it over on himself, rending him paraplegic. Suit was against the parent corporation of his employer.
$2.3 Million
Wilson Case
SETTLEMENT for serious injuries resulting from high-speed rear-end car accident on Interstate 8.
$2.2 Million
Baney Case
SETTLEMENT for severe leg injury to ex-pro baseball pitcher in pedestrian versus automobile accident.
$2.1 Million
Plaintiff D. v. Kwan
SETTLEMENT involving multiple deaths in downtown apartment fire, which was caused by the intentional arson committed by a relative of all the victims.
$2.1 Million
Confidential v. DeMordaigle
JUDGMENT on behalf of two teenage boys against their schoolteacher for sexual abuse.
$2.05 Million
Standley v. Laub, MW Reid Welding
SETTLEMENT for multiple injuries including spinal fracture requiring surgery in motor vehicle v. pedestrian accident.
$2.02 Million
Todd vs. County of Los Angeles
VERDICT for severe back injuries to bus driver due to sewer cover cracking and flying into the undercarriage of the bus.
$2 Million
Sinkule v. Marum
VERDICT for wrongful death resulting from an assault.
$2 Million
Von During Case
SETTLEMENT involving a doctor who failed to perform an AFP blood test during pregnancy resulting in birth of a child with physical defects.
$1.75 Million
Xa/Truong vs. Fleming Chen, M.D. & San Gabriel Valley Hospital
SETTLEMENT in medical malpractice case for severe injuries to infant due to alleged negligence in birth process.
$1.65 Million
Plaintiff G. vs. City of San Diego , et al.
SETTLEMENT for child’s spinal injuries in road design case against City of San Diego.
$1.55 Million
Plaintiff A. vs. Underwriters Laboratories
SETTLEMENT for burn injuries to 3-year old child from Christmas tree fire.
$1.54 Million
Bird Case
VERDICT alleging Bad Faith for failure to promptly pay $10,000 underinsured policy limit.
$1.5 Million
Plaintiff O. v. SVSM
SETTLEMENT for multiple broken bones and numerous other damages, including traumatic brain injury against SVSM for negligent operation of the swap meet.
$1.5 Million
Doe v. Roe
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT for sexual misconduct of an employee.
$1.4 Million
Doe v. Roe
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT for sexual misconduct of an employee.
$1.4 Million
Plaintiff E. v. State of California
SETTLEMENT of sister of decedent for her emotional distress resulting from seeing her sister crushed by building panel during an earthquake.
$1.34 Million
Plaintiff W vs. Edison
VERDICT involving electrocution of construction worker.
$1.3 Million
Plaintiff L. vs. UPS
SETTLEMENT for widow and small child, deceased killed in traffic accident with UPS truck.
$1.3 Million
Plaintiff B. & K v. County of Riverside
SETTLEMENT against county for negligent road design for brain injury to adolescent boy passenger in one car rollover on rural road.
$1.275 Million
Plaintiff E. v. Continental Insurance
VERDICT alleging Bad Faith for failure to promptly pay $25,000 policy limit on dog bite case.
$1.25 Million
Victoria Doe v. Roe Institute
SETTLEMENT for negligent supervision resulting in physical and sexual abuse of a child.
$1.25 Million
Spivak v. AMFAC
SETTLEMENT for head injury to commercial pilot in slip-and-fall in hotel bathroom.
$1.25 Million
Zou Case
SETTLEMENT for multiple injuries including open femur fracture, ankle fracture, closed head trauma, facial fractures and blunt internal trauma in motor vehicle v. pedestrian accident.
$1.1 Million
Doe v. Roe Corporation
SETTLEMENT for injuries sustained when laptop computer caught fire resulting in 40-foot fall sustained by plaintiff during attempt to escape burning apartment.
$1.1 Million
Tabacaru case
SETTLEMENT for fatal accident.
$1.035 Million
Geibel Case
SETTLEMENT for neurological injuries resulting from a fall from a bicycle plaintiff rode on a street closed to the public during roadway construction.
$1 Million
Hutchison v. Gripalloy
SETTLEMENT in products liability case for back injury resulting from allegedly defective comealong puller.
$1 Million
Plaintiff K. v. Toyota Industrial Equipment
SETTLEMENT in defective design products liability case from manufacturer of forklift, for worker who climbed on top of roof of her forklift, slipped during her descent and was pinned against the cab of the forklift resulting in the mast of the forklift pinning her against the cab.
$925,000
Sina S. v. San Diego Medical Transport
SETTLEMENT in negligence case.
$775,250
Doe v. Roe Corporation
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT for defective products case involving recalled dangerous magnetic children’s toys that were ingested, causing serious injury requiring multiple surgeries and hospitalization.
$700,000
Plaintiff B. v. Sun Valley Golf Course
SETTLEMENT for child’s head injury from being struck with golf club.
$700,000
Plaintiff B. v. Ford Motor Company
SETTLEMENT for wrongful death to future spouse in vehicle rollover accident.
$650,000
Confidential Settlement
SETTLEMENT in slip and fall accident case at hotel in La Jolla, CA. Plaintiff sustained a left ankle fracture and dislocation, which required surgery to place a screw and plate into the bone.
$635,000
Clark v. Pacific Rim Mechanical
VERDICT in slip and fall accident case.
$500,000
Greenwood Case
SETTLEMENT for spine injuries resulting from May 2008 car accident caused by another driving a red light.
$500,000
Bernstein Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for passenger injured in alcohol-related motor vehicle accident in Palm Desert, CA in February, 2009.
$400,000
Doe v. Roe Corporation
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT for wrongful death of infant whose mother was infected with cytomegalovirus while working at childcare center. Plaintiff alleged that childcare center failed to warn of high risk of becoming infected with virus while pregnant and working at childcare center. Child was born with catastrophic injuries that led to his death approximately 14 months after his birth.
$350,000
Norris v. Battat
SETTLEMENT in defective product case for serious injuries sustained by two-year-old child requiring two surgeries and hospitalization as a result of child swallowing parts of a”Magnabild” magnetic building set that had previously been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
$300,000
Bajko Case
SETTLEMENT for insurance policy limits in March 2010 assault.
$300,000
Gomez v. Bonanza Creek
SETTLEMENT for wrongful death resulting from third-degree burn injuries sustained in flash fire at oilfield battery.
$275,000
Adams / Howell Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for fatal car accident on Friars Road in San Diego, CA.
$250,000
Pio Case
SETTLEMENT for injuries sustained as a result of vicious dog attack to two boys.
$250,000
Higgins case
SETTLEMENT for 64-year-old salesman against manufacture of automobile alleging sudden acceleration defect causing facial injuries.
$250,000
Anctil Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for passenger injured in alcohol-related motor vehicle accident in Laguna Hills, CA in December, 2007.
$250,000
Ross Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for catastrophic injuries including amputation of right leg and broken left leg for motorcycle accident involving driver of vehicle making unsafe left turn into path of motorcycle in Los Angeles, CA.
$250,000
Nastase Case
SETTLEMENT for serious arm and shoulder injury sustained in car accident in parking lot in Del Mar, CA.
$245,000
Forrester Case
SETTLEMENT for a trimalleolar ankle fracture client suffered in a slip and fall accident on a dangerously designed staircase in Pine Valley, CA.
$200,000
Aidun Case
SETTLEMENT for freeway rear-end auto accident resulting in traumatic brain injury involving driver under the influence of prescription drugs.
$200,000
Toves v. McCormick
SETTLEMENT for internal injuries suffered in a serious auto accident.
$200,000
Guzman Case
SETTLEMENT against City of San Diego for major injuries, including multiple traumatic bone fractures to both legs, suffered by a woman who was struck by a vehicle while waiting for a bus at a bus stop that was negligently designed, maintained and placed, and inherently dangerous.
$175,000
Chatterton Case
SETTLEMENT for serious injuries sustained by a passenger of a boat as a result of the captain failing to negotiate the boat safely in choppy waters in the San Diego bay.
$175,000
Moisan Case
SETTLEMENT for serious injuries sustained in car vs. bicycle accident in Buellton, CA.
$150,000
Vannoy Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for motor vehicle accident on Interstate 805 in San Diego in which client sustained a traumatic brain injury.
$150,000
Stuhan Case
SETTLEMENT for maritime accident on January 29, 2007 near Point Conception in which client, a maritime worker on a search and rescue mission, sustained a very serious injury to his lumbar spine requiring surgery.
$140,000
Ankrom Case
SETTLEMENT for broken leg and ankle dislocation requiring surgery resulting from trip and fall accident on dangerous railroad tie steps on golf course in Solvang, CA.
$135,000
Doe v. Roe
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT for sexual assault at massage parlor.
$120,000
Havis Case
SETTLEMENT for dog bite injuries to young child.
$100,000
Perez Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for injuries resulting from December 2009 car vs. pedestrian accident in San Diego.
$115,000
Doe v. Roe Corporation
SETTLEMENT for back injuries sustained in slip and fall accident on icy steps at resort in Lake Arrowhead, CA.
$100,000
McCluskey Case
SETTLEMENT for policy limits of uninsured motorist insurance policy for motor vehicle accident in which client was a back seat passenger in a taxicab that was struck by a speeding vehicle that ran a red light. Client suffered a cervical fracture at C5, massive forehead laceration and other injuries.
$100,000
Montejano Case
SETTLEMENT of underinsured motorist insurance policy limits for motorcycle accident in which driver made an unsafe left turn directly in front of approaching motorcycle.
$100,000
Wehrung Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for back, shoulder and neck injuries sustained in auto accident on September 13, 2007 in San Diego.
$100,000
Sanchez Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for alcohol-related car accident.
$100,000
Alvarez Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for serious injuries sustained in alcohol-related car accident.
$100,000
Tejeda Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for multiple broken bones including fractured pelvis in motorcycle accident caused by a teenage driver making an unsafe left turn into the path of the motorcycle.
$100,000
Gibson Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for shoulder injury and broken tibia and fibula resulting from collision of ATV and sandrail in Glamis, CA.
$100,000
Johnson Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for serious injuries sustained in motorcycle accident on Interstate 5 in San Diego, CA in July, 2009.
$100,000
Arbizo Case
SETTLEMENT of insurance policy limits for fully-restrained front seat passenger seriously injured in multiple-vehicle collision in February 2009 caused by the driver of another vehicle who was under the influence of alcohol.
$100,000
Jacks Case
SETTLEMENT for insurance policy limits for multiple broken bones requiring surgery following Toyota SUV vs. Vespa accident on Whitsett Avenue in Los Angeles.
$100,000
Falkoski Case
SETTLEMENT for insurance policy limits for numerous injuries including torn medial meniscus requiring surgery and straining injuries to lower back and neck sustained in multi-vehicle rear-end car accident in northern California.
$100,000
Viselli Case
SETTLEMENT for insurance policy limits for multiple broken bones and other injuries sustained in bicycle accident in 4S Ranch, California, in August 2010.
$100,000
Sosa Case
SETTLEMENT for insurance policy limits for multiple broken bones and other injuries in a motorcycle accident in northern California in February 2012.
