Recently, Balaban & Spielberger reached a settlement of $15 million with the City of Los Angeles related to a dangerous crosswalk in Hollywood. Read more about it at the LA Times link below and/or watch the video below: LA Times Article – “L.A. to pay $15 million to man struck by car in Hollywood crosswalk”
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
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If you or a loved one is catastrophically injured as a result of a wrongdoing you need a legal team that’s not afraid of a fight. This is equally as important when litigating wrongful death cases. We want to ensure surviving family members are adequately compensated for the loss of a spouse, parent or child. We are willing to invest significant time and financial resources to ensure you are reimbursed for medical expenses, loss of earnings and awarded resources for future losses. Our firm provides personalized, focused attention to each case we accept.
Your case matters. Our small firm offers individualized attention to all our clients. We understand the complexities of the medical world. We know how long it can take to fully understand the extent of a serious injury. The road to recovery can take many months and even years. We have experience dealing with the life long medical needs of traumatic brain, spinal cord and orthopedic injuries. We represent clients involved in motor vehicle accidents, hurt on dangerous roadways, harmed by defective products, negligent medical care or dangerous medications.
VERDICT: $475,000 ATTORNEYS: Plaintiff – Daniel K. Balaban (Balaban and Spielberger LLP, Los Angeles). Defendant – Sylvia S. Aceves, Randall L. Brownwood (Austin, Brownwood, Cannon & Santa Cruz, San Diego) for Watersedge Landscape. FACTS: Zulma Pereira sued Watersedge Landscape Inc. dba Cutting Edge Turf; Palacio Del Mar; Carmel Valley Village I Home Owners Association; and […]
A motorist struck two Crenshaw High School students in a dangerous Los Angeles crosswalk in March 2007. The accident killed a 14-year-old boy and critically injured a 20-year-old female who suffered irreparable brain damage and severe orthopedic injuries. Our firm assisted their families in their suit against the city of Los Angeles for negligent road […]
Our client discovered a fallen 60-foot queen palm tree had crushed his car outside his San Diego home in January 2010. He called a friend for a ride to work. As our client put his briefcase inside the car’s trunk a second queen palm collapsed and struck him. The nearly two-ton tree crushed his legs […]
Just hours after his birth, our client’s life was changed forever by a botched circumcision. The procedure performed by a physician involved the use of a dangerous and defective tool. The device mutilated the client’s penis forcing him to undergo numerous reconstructive surgeries over the course of several years. The injury also inflicted psychological and […]
Our client, a truck driver suffered catastrophic orthopedic injuries when 44-thousand pounds of flour was improperly loaded and poorly secured inside the trailer of his semi truck. While navigating a windy pass outside Redding in 2009, he lost control and had to ditch his truck by jumping out of the cab before it careened off […]
In July 2008, our client (a 15-year-old boy) signed up for football tryouts at Hollywood High School. During the unsupervised and authorized practice, he suffered a debilitating neck injury. The school failed to provide instruction or safety equipment. Our client sustained a fracture of the C6 vertebrae, a torn cervical injury and a head injury. […]
