Jury Trial Verdicts

Five-figure Jury Trial Verdict against GTE (Phone Company). Insurance company offered ZERO (Terri & Sandy) While out, family’s house burned down due to an “electrified” telephone “ground wire” illegally wrapped around a propane flexline. Twenty days later Father suffers stress related mild heart attack. (See SCE Electric Company settled before trial.)

Five-figure Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist after insurance company offer of $7,500.00 (Keith) Bicyclist rear ends illegally parked landscape truck in bike lane, police report says bicyclist looking down and back on curve, soft tissue damage and nerve root irritation C-7.

Five-figure Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist. Bicyclist (Dennis) suffers aggravation of a bad knee that had been operated on three times before when a driver made an abrupt U-turn across a single lane of traffic. The accident delayed bicyclist’s goal of qualifying for the triathlon at the Olympic trials.

Five-figure – Indio Jury Trial Injury Verdict (auto)- (Fluet)

Five-figure Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist. Bicyclist (Theresa) suffers leg laceration when hit by a phone company truck as it was making a left turn.

Five-figure Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist. Bicyclists (John) suffers compressed Thoracic disc fracture after being cut off by a driver making a right turn at an intersection.

Five-figure Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist after insurance company offer of $25,001. (Al) Bicyclist suffers A-C joint grade one separation when jeep makes illegal turn over median into bike lane.

Jury Verdict – (Patricia) – Rear end soft tissue (auto).

Jury Verdict – (Andreas)- Lane change dispute between two cars in stop and go traffic at the merge.

Jury Verdict – (Josephine) – Very minor damage low impact rear end auto accident on freeway off ramp.

Jury Verdict – Bicyclist (Kenny) claimed defective highway condition on Palomar Mountain.

*There are many other victories not listed above! These testimonials & legal advertisements do not guarantee you will win your case.

Six-Figure Settlements

(Sherry) – Bicyclist doored on Pacific Coast Highway in Solana Beach

(Linda) – Triathlete side swiped by a bus

(Marc) – Bicyclist (Professor) doored by a car on Pacific Coast Highway

(Karen) – Bicyclist suffered laceration to her arm from a car door

(Lane) – Road Bicyclist sustained a re-injury to his low back while on a ride in San Diego, when a car made a right hook turn

(James) – Road Cyclist fractured his shoulder when a motorist made an abrupt turn into the cyclist’s path

(Jim) – Bicyclist fractured his thumb and was briefly knocked unconscious when a motorist made an abrupt attempt to “thread the needle” in between oncoming traffic while turning

(Stephanie) – Bicyclist suffers fractured clavicle requiring internal fixation. Motorist turned into bicyclist path causing injury.

(Judy) – Commuter cyclist side swiped by a truck on her way to work.

(David) – Wheel chair athlete who was hit by an 80 year old woman driving on four medications with poor eyesight.

(Kathy) – settlement for fractured ankle in auto accident.

(Nancy) – 65 year old woman slipped and fell in a puddle of water in VONS, fracturing her femur in 3 places. VONS under oath twice denied water, until we found past store manager in Colorado who verified two cups of water, photos and report. VONS was “unable” to verify who signed their floor sweep-inspections records. Also dairy case maintenance records showed poor equipment maintenance and request for “band-aid” fix. Offer ZERO, mediator ultimately convinced VONS to pay six figures one month before trial. State Medi-Cal recouped $12,000.00 of “out of pocket” payments paid to client’s medical providers, thereby saving California taxpayers from paying for VONS’ negligence.

MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT – Fractured leg when motorist made illegal left turn. There was a secondary settlement from property owner who’s landscaping obstructed motorist’s vision.

(David) BICYCLE INJURY – Sustained fractured clavicle and three ribs as well as a mild concussion when rode his bicycle into a construction trench in road that was not properly marked.

Five-Figure Settlements

(Michael) – Road bicyclist hit by a catering truck

(Michael) – Bicyclist doored by a contractor truck in Oceanside

(Glenn) – Road Bicyclist suffers a knee injury

(Mark) – Ironman Triathlete hurt when an inattentive driver made a left turn into the sun and hit the athlete broadside

(Mike) – A retired Police Officer suffered a shoulder injury when a motorist made an illegal turn.

(Max) – Bicyclist tears his knee ligament when a car makes an illegal turn across a bicycle lane.

(Rich) – Bicycle mechanic sustained a partial ACL tear when he was doored in Encinitas

(Jill) – Nighttime commuter fractured her elbow when she crashed into a piece of wood left from a nearby construction site.

(Mike) – Bruised his shoulder and fractured his tooth when a motorist illegally changed lanes into the cyclists

(Sean) – Triathlete received punitive and other damages against a road rage motorist who intentionally braked in front of the following bicyclist

(John) – Triathlete suffers right shoulder injury & fractured ribs when inattentive driver runs stop sign into path of oncoming traffic and then swerves into bike lane and stops her vehicle directly in front of bicyclist.

(Marcus) – Bicyclist suffers ankle and knee injury when hit by police car.

(Gregory) – Bicyclist suffers neck & back injury and tinnitus after motorist pulls out of a parking lot into his path

(James) Low impact auto accident to athlete who was stopped in traffic, and had prior neck injuries.

(Brenda) – settlement (on eve of trial) for a woman who fractured her clavicle in an auto accident, after insurance offer of $40,000.00.

(Tom) – MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT Illegal turn by motorist.

(Lain) – BICYCLE INJURY (broken collar bone) After Arbitration.

DOG BITE Young child bitten.

BICYCLE INJURY – Fractured finger when motorist illegally opened car door into his hand while he was riding in the bike lane.

BICYCLE INJURY - (connective tissue injury)

AUTO ACCIDENT – (rear ended)

*There are many other victories not listed above! These testimonials & legal advertisements do not guarantee you will win your case.

Richard Duquette often uses an Accident Reconstructionist and Biomechanical Engineer when investigating his cases. Two are former police officers and licensed investigators.

Injured? Contact Law Firm of Richard L. Duquette for Free Consultation. Richard L. Duquette is an Experienced Personal Injury Attorney focusing on Bicycle Injury, Motorcycle, Car Accidents, Hit and Run, Brain and Spine Injuries, PTSD, Property damage, wrongful death. Located in Oceanside serving Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos, Fallbrook, Escondido and all San Diego, Riverside and Orange Counties.