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people are often injured as a result of
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dangerous conditions on public property
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we’ve represented numerous individuals
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and families
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as a result of injuries on public
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properties one
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case that stands out in my mind is we
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represented
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the the daughter and the wife of a 38
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year old man who was killed
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in an auto collision he was driving his
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harley on his way to work
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and he came across an uncontrolled
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intersection that was
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abutted by a truck stop so as he went
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through the
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areas he approached the intersection he
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was doing about 55 miles an hour the
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speed limit
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and a tractor-trailer made a left-hand
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turn out in front of him
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he applied the brakes there was not a
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whole lot he could do he went into the
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side of that trailer and
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he died at the scene the family came to
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us we did an investigation
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and we determined that that was a sight
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of numerous prior accidents
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in fact at least two prior deaths we
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hired
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experts who recreated the accident
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and ultimately we were able to
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determine that given the significant
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accident history at that intersection
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the state of california was well aware
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that that intersection was a problem
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we were able to secure a significant
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uh settlement for that family on the eve
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of trial and as a result of that
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settlement and
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the state of california having to pay
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our clients
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for the damages they sustained within
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i believe is two months of the incident
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a traffic signal went in at that
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intersection
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preventing numerous future accidents
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and potentially deaths
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