Motorcycle Accidents

In 2017, 529 Californian motorcyclists died in traffic accidents. The majority (476) were wearing helmets at the time. Unfortunately, helmets cannot always prevent motorcycle accident deaths – especially when the victim is a child. Child motorcycle passengers are especially vulnerable to personal injuries in traffic accidents. Yet no California laws prohibit minors from riding...

On December 10, 2015, an Imperial County Superior Court jury awarded nearly $10 million to a man who suffered a below the knee amputation after he was struck by a vehicle driven by a State of California employee. The plaintiff was represented at trial by Deborah Chang, Tom Schultz, and Austin Ward of Panish...

Panish Shea & Boyle LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Deborah Chang and Tom Schultz and attorneys Wayne McClean and Christopher Roberts from the Law Office of Wayne McClean obtained an $8,000,000 settlement for a man who was seriously injured when his motorcycle was hit by a car driven by an employee commuting home from her...