Personal Injury Blog

GB&W’s former clients share their story of heartbreak and hope on The TODAY Show after their car collided with a Los Angeles Metro Bus. Attorney Geoff Wells obtained a $7.5 million settlement on behalf of the plaintiff who suffered life-threatening injuries. Watch Video

Losing one’s ability to walk because of a drunk driver is a traumatic, life-changing event. It is also incredibly expensive. The enormous long-term costs associated with life in a wheelchair can often greatly exceed the financial capacity of most victims and their families. While no financial award can compensate for the irreversible damage of a […]

A Sacramento jury found Ford Motor Company responsible to the victims of a rollover crash involving a Ford E350 15 passenger van that experienced a tread separation. The jury found that the 15 passenger vans were dangerously defective and susceptible to loss of control from a tread separation. The jury also determined that Ford had information from its […]

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — As co-lead trial counsel, Christine Spagnoli obtained a $25.9 million jury verdict against Ford Motor Company and the First Baptist Church of New Port Richey for the wrongful death of a 44-year-old wife and mother of four. Michalanne Salliotte died on February 21, 2014 when a church van full of people […]

An emergency action plan is your school’s first line of defense when a crisis hits the school. For example, a fire might break out in the building and a school cannot adequately evacuate because no emergency action plan exists. Or a sports contest will injure a child who cannot receive adequate treatment because of an […]

Each month, dozens of recalled products range from furniture to clothing to computer batteries. A quick glance at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website shows that 18 products were recalled in the United States and Canada in January 2018 alone. If a defective product injured you or a loved one, California law might entitle […]

Soccer is an increasingly popular sport in the United States, particularly with the young. For some people, soccer represents a safe alternative to football, which can cause concussions and other injuries. However, soccer itself presents its own dangers of traumatic brain injuries. Soccer Head Injuries Many people perceive soccer as a safer sport for children […]

A horrific October 2016 trucking accident is a reminder that the trucking industry requires careful oversight. Catastrophic injuries are all too common when passenger vehicles and big rigs collide. Accident victims can suffer broken bones, burns, cuts, and spinal cord injuries. In severe accidents, drivers and their passengers might die. In these tragic situations, California […]

If you have been out walking in Los Angeles recently, you should not be surprised to see crumbling city sidewalks. According to an article in the Los Angeles Daily News, the city is offering as much as $10,000 in rebates to homeowners to fix the crumbling sidewalks themselves, all part of an effort to make […]