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Our 71 year old widowed, veteran, grandmother client was seriously injured, undergoing two surgeries, one of which was an amputation of her lower leg, when a bus driver failed to give her help when she was leaving the bus on her disability scooter by way of a ramp that was dangerously placed. The best offer […]

Our 34 year old client and mother of one, was forced to undergo neck surgery after she was involved in a rear end auto accident. State Farm originally offered $25,000, conveyed that they believed our client was a fraud and dared us to go to trial. The claim settled on the eve of the trial for […]

Newport Beach CA Injury Law Firm Russell & Lazarus APC recently negotiated and received a $1.1 million settlement on behalf of our clients in a tragic case. Our clients were the parents of a three-year-old girl who was killed when a metal cabinet fell on her at a fitness club. The Case The little girl […]

Electrician sustained major head trauma A 37-year-old electrician sustained major head trauma when he fell from a fifteen-foot height out of the “bucket” attached to a forklift that the defendant’s employee failed to secure despite informing the client that he had secured it.  As a result of the fall, he was rendered unconscious and was rushed […]

A 52 year old man and his 36 year old wife both sustained serious injuries when the vehicle in which they were in was struck by a tire which fell out of a vehicle in front of them on the freeway causing their vehicle to lose control and crash into a cement barrier.  The couple […]

Newport Beach personal injury case A 49-year-old computer specialist sustained serious injuries when he tripped over a wire strung two inches off the floor by a sub-contractor on a building project. The wire was the identical color of the concrete floor and had been installed for the construction of a fence. The client sustained fractures […]

Sustained Serious Injuries Our 43-year-old female client sustained serious injuries to her dominant hand when the pleasure bus that she was riding on tipped on to its side, causing her hand to be crushed between the bus and the highway asphalt.  She was with a group of friends going to Las Vegas when the bus […]

We at Russell & Lazarus are pleased to report that attorneys Marc Lazarus and Robert Simon of our firm obtained a verdict in Riverside Court of $735,546.24 in an automobile personal injury case. The case was challenging, for the defense tried to argue against a verdict based on the Plaintiff’s pre-existing condition. The Case Mr. […]

Client Receives Compensation A 49-year-old female who worked for an insurance company was injured when her vehicle was rear-ended on the freeway. She did not see a doctor until three days after the accident. She had a history of back problems and the responsible party’s insurance carrier took the position that she had not sustained […]

Our 55 year old client was neglected and not provided with appropriate medical care while he was living in an adult resident care facility. He slipped in the shower, fell and suffered multiple injuries, including a fracture to his lumbar spine; he was unable to walk for several days and eventually needed back surgery. This settlement result […]