Personal Injury: Bicycle Accidents
Representative Cases
- Mediated a case of a serious cyclist who was riding with other cyclists on a casual weekend ride to Pt. Reyes. The driver of a car tried to pass, while plaintiff and a cyclist were riding two abreast. The driver of the car denied any liability. Fortunately, the cyclist’s injuries were modest. The cyclist and her counsel wanted to send a strong message to the driver about her conduct.
- Handled the case of a left turning driver in Menlo Park who hit a peloton of Sunday cyclists in brightly colored jerseys. Injuries ranged from slight to very severe.
- Handled the case of a cyclist in Oakland who was hit by a truck that decided to back up into a parking space.
- Mediated the case of a cyclist who was cut off by a right hand turning vehicle in the Mission district. The cyclist suffered clavicle and shoulder injuries.
- Handled the case of a cyclist hit as a car was waved on by stopped traffic to turn left. The cyclist suffered a bad wrist injury that got infected by the spica splint given to him by urgent care, that misdiagnosed his fracture. He underwent 5 wrist surgeries.
- Mediated the case of a cyclist who got doored in Sausalito.