Confidential
On March 25, 2015, a San Diego Superior Court jury returned a verdict of $15,771,234 for the family of Eric Ringdahl, who was killed at age 45 while riding his bicycle in the bicycle lane in Carlsbad, California on Sunday, April 21, 2013. He was struck at 7:30 a.m. by a vehicle driven by Rafael Garcia. Mr. Garcia drifted into the bicycle lane, violently striking and killing Eric Ringdahl.
Eric Ringdahl was the Director of Sales for North and South America for Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., a cell therapy biotech company. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Amy, and three children, Cole, 11, TyraSoleil, 10, and Cayman, 7.
The verdict is the largest net verdict for a single family in San Diego history. A confidential settlement was reached with Alvarado Hospital before trial.
Amy Ringdahl et.al. vs. Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Inc. and Rafael Garcia; San Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2013-00074300-CU-PO-CTL.
Confidential Case
This lawsuit was brought on behalf of the owners and developers of the Marriott Hotel in San Diego for the delay in the construction of the San Diego Convention Center. The Convention Center was to be located next to the Marriott and its delay caused the hotel to lose business that it otherwise would have had if the Convention Center had been completed on time. The Port of San Diego paid $11,325,880 to settle the case. Other defendants, including the architects of the Convention Center, settled for confidential amounts.
Post Collision Fuel Fed Fire
Client was injured when she swerved to avoid a towing truck that started to change lanes. This caused her to lose control of her vehicle and hit the center median. Jackson Towing claimed that neither its truck nor any of its drivers were involved. The jury found otherwise and found negligence on the part of Jackson Towing.
In Acosta v. Industrial Asphalt, the plaintiff worker suffered serious injuries when he was partially run over by an asphalt truck that was backing up.
