There is a reason why the Law Offices of Todd P. Emanuel gets frequent referrals from former clients, police officers, medical doctors, paramedics, nurses, and members of the legal community. We get consistent results!

$1,750,000.00 Munoz v. Wahl (San Mateo County, 2008)

Our client was walking on a sidewalk when she was struck by a BMW. Our client suffered a traumatic brain injury and a broken femur. The hospital tried to discharge our client prematurely because she was uninsured. We persuaded the hospital not to abandon our client. The defense tried to minimize our client's injuries, but could not defeat our experts. We collected the $500,000.00 maximum of the defendant's motor vehicle insurance policy (Fireman's Fund), and an additional $1,250,000.00 of the defendant's umbrella policy (Navigators Ins. Co.).

$1,000,000.00 Arams v. CSAA (Santa Clara County, 2008)

Our client was struck by an underinsured driver, sustaining multiple cervical disk injuries requiring extensive surgery.

$575,000 McCollins v. Johnson (San Francisco County, 2008)

Our client is a young man who was sitting next to an iron gate when a vehicle suddenly crashed into the gate. The force of the vehicle bent the gate toward our client's face. A spoke from the top of the gate impaled our client's left eye. The defendant had a minimal insurance policy. Our investigation revealed defendant's ownership of two residential properties so we could get a Judgment and pursue, and collect, damages far in excess of the insurance policy. During the course of the litigation, we retained a board certified "ocularist" to make our client a realistic looking prosthetic eye. We also obtained a settlement for our client's mother on a theory of "bystander liability" because she was a witness to this tragic incident.

Our client was turning left at an intersection on a green arrow. She was struck by on oncoming driver. Our client sustained serious neck injuries requiring anterior cervical fusion surgery. The defense denied liability, insisting that defendant's light was green, and our client must have failed to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic. Our engineering expert helped us obtain an excellent settlement by exploring the timing of the lights and fully reconstructing the incident.

$300,000 Dudum v. Laura's Beauty Care (San Mateo County, 2007)

Our client went for a pedicure at a salon. The pedicurist negligently cut our client's toe and submerged it into a dirty whirpool tub. Our client contracted a severe staph infection (staph aureus) that spread to other areas of his body. Our client was on intravenous antibiotics for several months before the infection was cured. The defense denied liability and hired an infectious disease expert from UCSF to testify that the pedicure was not the source of his staph infection. During our investigation we obtained documents from the State Board of Barbering & Cosmetology proving that the salon had a history of unsanitary conditions and code violations.

Confidential Flynn v. Gujral (2007)

Our client was the victim of a violent assault wherein the assailant knocked him to the ground and repeatedly kicked him in the face. The assailant and his friends claimed self-defense. We fought for the victim's rights in criminal court by discovering and developing evidence that assisted the District Attorney in establishing the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We also secured justice for the victim by bringing a successful lawsuit against the assailant for both compensatory and punitive damages. The assailant was convicted, jailed, and deported. Our client is rebuilding his life.

$207,000.00 Speizer v. All State (2007)

Our client was an off-duty paramedic who sustained wrist injuries when she was struck by a vehicle. We demonstrated that our client's wrist injury could jeopardize her ability to function on the job, and obtained a fair settlement.

$175,000 Olibas v. Swift Trucking Co. (San Joaquin County)

Our client's vehicle slammed into the side of a large commercial truck on the freeway. Our client sustained a fractured femur. The defense denied liability. We proved that at the time of impact the truck was jack-knifed, completely blocking lanes of traffic in both directions. There was almost no visibility, and thus our client had no ability to see the truck in order to avoid the collision. We stay on top of laws that are unique to the commercial trucking industry such as those involving driver fatigue, truck and trailer conspicuity, and commercial vehicle inspections.

Confidential Settlement Jane Doe v. Dr. John Doe (Santa Clara County)

Our client went to a physician to receive collagen injections in her lips. The physician intended to inject a safe anesthetic into our client's mouth before applying the collagen. However, the physician negligently used a syringe containing BOTOX instead of anesthetic! We have successfully handled a number of cases against registered nurses and others who have severely harmed our patients by misusing lasers, drugs, and syringes.

$100,000 Adams v. Lu (San Francisco County, 2008)

Our client was an on duty police officer ticketing a driver who was illegally parked. As our client was placing a citation on the driver's windshield, the driver drove away and the officer was struck by the car. In recent years we've received big damages, exponentially larger than workers compensation claims, on behalf of numerous Bay Area police officers injured by third parties. This has become a niche of our practice.

Policy Limits Settlement- Thorpe v. Santillan (San Mateo County, 2008)

Our client was an on duty police officer driving his patrol car. Defendant attempted an illegal left turn and cut in front of the officer. The officer was injured by another vehicle as he tried to take evasive action.

$125,000 Augustine v. Kennedy (San Mateo County, 2008)

Our client was injured in an auto accident on highway 92. The defense claimed that the defendant could not afford to pay any damages in excess of his $100,000 insurance policy. Our investigation revealed that the defendant had recently transferred an interest in a home. We filed an additional lawsuit for fraudulent conveyance of property, and recovered damages in excess of the policy limits.