CLIENT VICTORIES

A married father of two (2) children, both University students at the time, had his left non-dominant hand crushed when a driver of a box truck negligently made a sudden ill-advised right turn directly into the path of his approaching bicycle, pulling him down onto the ground and running over his hand. The client sustained a severe complex crush injury requiring several surgeries to repair and leaving him with permanent residuals. The matter resolved prior to the filing of a lawsuit, to the delight of the client, who did not want to be entangled in the litigation process.

Mr. Saephan was seriously injured when a massive tree branch failed and struck him on the head and shoulder while he was attending a picnic at a public park in the City of Burlingame.

Heinrich Law used both publicly available records and expert analysis to investigate the condition of the tree. Through extensive research and expert investigation, Heinrich Law proved the City knew, or should have known, the subject branch constituted a dangerous condition.

Establishing this critical element of Mr. Saephan’s claim against the City afforded Heinrich Law the opportunity to the matter prior to filing a lawsuit.  Less than one year after the incident, Mr. Saephan’s claim was resolved for $750,000, thereby avoiding protracted litigation.

Our client, John Robinson, was seriously injured due to an unsafe lane change made by a United States Coast Guard employee. The investigating police officers blamed the entire incident on Mr. Robinson. Heinrich Law’s careful analysis of the physical evidence and skillful cross examination of eyewitnesses, and the Coast Guard employee herself, clearly proved the Coast Guard driver was at fault.

Heinrich Law settled the case for $750,000 shortly before trial.

This matter arose out of an industrial accident that occurred at the Davis Street Transfer Center. Huang, while preparing to dump a load of recyclables was struck by a massive metal door which had come loose from a debris box being emptied by an adjacent driver. Huang’s injuries included a displaced and comminuted right ankle fracture which required two (2) surgeries and left him with permanent residuals and a mild traumatic brain injury. The matter settled shortly before trial.

Employees brought suit for race and sexual orientation discrimination against a major corporation for discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination. Derogatory and racial slurs were frequently used in the workplace by managers when referring to the clients. When the clients complained, nothing was done to correct the harassment, rather, the clients were retaliated against and/or wrongfully terminated. The matter was resolved prior to trial.

Client filed suit for personal injuries arising out of a rear-end motor vehicle collision. Client was a wife and mother injured in a minor rear-end motor vehicle collision with a speed upon impact of approximately 5 mph. Notwithstanding the minor impact between the parties’ vehicles, the client immediately began to experience low back pain. The client reported these symptoms to her primary care physician on the day of the incident after which conservative health care was sought. When the client’s low back pain failed to subside, a MRI was pursued which revealed a lumbar spine herniated disc. The client eventually underwent a lumbar spine operation. Notably, Ms. Heinrich was able to prove a causal connection between the subject incident and the client’s disc herniation through the retention of a highly regarded radiologist.