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Aug

Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Working Accident

This year, Irma Vargas, the widow of construction worker Jose Luis Delgado Lopez, filed a personal injury lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Her husband's accident happened last November when he died Tuesday morning after falling 76 feet from the 6th story of a c...

Aug

$4 Million Settlement for Injured Pedestrian Struck by Limousine

Habbas & Associates has secured a $4 million settlement on behalf of a pedestrian who suffered debilitating injuries when she was struck by a limousine driver while in a designated crosswalk. The incident, which occurred at the intersection of Howard Street and 5th Street in ...

Aug

Habbas & Associates Secures Multi-Million Dollar Settlement for Injured Passenger in Commercial Vehicle Accident

Habbas & Associates is pleased to announce that our legal team recently secured a substantial multi-million-dollar settlement on behalf of a client who suffered serious injuries in a car accident involving a commercial vehicle. The settlement stems from an incident in Modest...

Aug

Habbas & Associates Partners with Attorney Steven J. Brewer to Help Family of VTA Retiree Killed by Bus

Attorney Omar Habbas and our legal team at Habbas & Associates are working together with Attorney Steven J. Brewer of Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer to jointly represent the family of a 60-year-old retired VTA employee who is believed to have been struck and kill...

Aug

Attorney Habbas, Part of Legal Team Nominated as a Finalist for 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Public Justice

Public Justice has announced their finalists for 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year and one of the finalists was Andrews v. Lawrence Livermore National Security, a case in which Attorney Omar Habbas was co-counsel. The case involved the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Liverm...

Aug

"The Andrews Team" is Among 5 Finalists for 2016 'Trial Lawyer of the Year'

We are proud to announce that Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer and Habbas & Associates (The “Andrews Team”) are among five finalists for the Public Justice Foundation's 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. Public Justice seeks cases that challenge...

Aug

Three New Attorneys Join the Habbas & Associates Team

The Team at Habbas & Associates is pleased to announce the addition of three new attorneys to our firm, adding decades of additional experience to our more than 125 combined years in practice. With the addition of our new attorneys, we have even more knowledge and resources t...

Aug

Fatal Train Accident in San Jose Raises Pedestrian Safety Questions

News sources reported a fatal train accident in San Jose, California, Tuesday afternoon after a VTA light rail train struck and killed a pedestrian. Authorities said the accident occurred shortly after 4:00 p. m. near Fruitdale Station. According to reports, a pedestrian was trapp...

Aug

Omar Habbas Named in the "Nation's Top One Percent" by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel

Omar Habbas, the founding attorney of Habbas & Associates, was selected to the “Nation's Top One Percent” by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC). This organization is dedicated to “promoting the highest standards of legal excellenc...

Aug

San Jose “Road Diet” Begins This Month to Improve Lincoln Avenue Safety

Friday marked the first day of a three-month “road diet” in San Jose, CA - a city project aimed at increasing safety by rechanneling traffic along Lincoln Avenue in Willow Glen. The project will last from March to May, and will transform the four-lane road into ...

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