Case Results | Habbas & Associates

$37,000,000 Discrimination Case

Discrimination & Retaliation

$8,500,000 Gas Pipeline Explosion

Burn Injury

A 30 year old laborer was burned over 30% of his body when a high pressure gas pipeline exploded in Walnut Creek after being struck by a back hoe during digging operations. Our client contended the pipeline owner created a dangerous condition of ...

$8,000,000 Fraud – Breach of Contract Action

Breach of Contract/Fraud

The plaintiff, a self-employed engineer, entered into a verbal agreement with defendant and his company, for the purpose of manufacturing and sales component parts for computer disc drives. The parties agreed to share equally in the profits and ...

$7,000,000 Medical Malpractice Claim Resulting in Severe Injuries to Newborn

Medical Malpractice

Settlement Prior to Trial

$7,000,000 Brain Injury to Minor

Brain Injury

Settlement Through Mediation Prior to Trial - Brain injury to minor – negligence on the part of retail store.

$6,250,000 Truck Accident

Truck Accident

$4,250,000 High-Speed Motor Vehicle Collision

Car Accident

Settlement Through Mediation - High-Speed Motor Vehicle Collision Resulted in Serious Internal Injuries and Orthopedic Injuries Requiring Surgery for Two Individuals, a Lower Extremity Fracture Requiring Surgery for a Third Individual, and Neck and ...

$3,800,000 Rear End Collison by Heavy Equipment Truck Resulting in Death

Truck Accident

Settlement Prior to Trial

$3,423,000 Stop Sign Violation / Auto Collision

Car Accident

Motorist failed to acknowledge stop sign and caused an auto accident. The case resulted in a $3,423,000 settlement.

$3,008,000 Auto versus Big Rig Collision

Spinal Cord Injury

Plaintiff was stopped for traffic in Interstate 95 in the city of Las Vegas. Defendant was employed by and operating a tanker truck owned by Coastal. Defendant's truck crashed into the plaintiff's vehicle from the rear. Defendant was inattentive and ...

$3,000,000 Defective Tire/Blow Out – Brain Injury

Brain Injury

A family rented a van from Dollar Rent a Car in Dallas, Texas to journey to California for a family reunion. While crossing Arizona, the rear tire blew out causing the van to go out of control into the median and roll over. Injuries ranged from ...

$2,500,000 Drunk Driver/Hit and Run vs. Pedestrian

Car Accident
Catastrophic Injury

Policy Limits - Drunk driver/hit and run v. pedestrian resulting in amputation of part of foot.

$2,030,000 Auto versus Truck with Trailer Collision

Wrongful Death

The plaintiff, as 22 year old student, was a passenger in a Honda Civic which experienced a front passenger side flat tire. In response, the driver of the Honda had pulled so far off the freeway, half of the vehicle was straddling the asphalt ...

$1,900,000 Pedestrian/Auto Collision

Truck Accident

The plaintiff, a 29 year old mother of three, was struck by a big rig in a marked crosswalk at a busy intersection in the city of San Jose. The plaintiff was pushing her two year old in a baby stroller in the crosswalk, while her daughter was walking ...

$1,900,000 Truck Driver Strikes/Drags Pedestrian in Crosswalk

Truck Accident

A truck driver struck and dragged a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Our firm represented the pedestrian and the case ended in a $1,900,000 case settlement.

$1,500,000 Pedestrian/Auto Collision

Brain Injury

22 year old undocumented alien, having recently come to the United States from Mexico, was struck while walking in a marked crosswalk in the City of San Jose. The plaintiff suffered a closed head injury, with bleeding in the brain and further has ...

$1,490,000 Auto versus Truck Collision

Truck Accident

22 year old single female sustained serious facial injuries, including a fractured jaw, an orbital fracture, as well as multiple lower extremity fractures, as a result of collision involving a fireman who ran a stop sign and broadsided the vehicle ...

$1,300,000 Injuries Due to Defective Truck Equipment

Defective Products

Settlement 30 Days Prior to Trial - Orthopedic injuries resulting in multiple surgeries due to defective truck equipment.

$1,250,000 Auto versus Truck Collision

Spinal Cord Injury

This matter arises from an automobile collision that occurred in the City of Cupertino, State of California. The collision occurred when Schindler Elevator Corporation's employee, who was driving northbound on I-280, failed to timely observe ...

$1,250,000 Pedestrian/Auto Collision

Brain Injury

The plaintiff was walking across B Street, at the intersection of Third Street, in the City of Hayward, in a legally marked crosswalk. As she continued walking, the defendant, Ms Shirley Lee, who was driving her 1991 Mazda vehicle in an easterly ...

$1,050,000 Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice

34 year old married, mother of 3 underwent a tubal ligation. She was pregnant within four months of undergoing the operation. The child was born with severe genetic defects. Plaintiffs contended that the tubal ligation was performed improperly ...

$1,000,000 Auto Collision Involving Disengaged Left Tire of Towed Truck

Brain Injury

This collision occurred when the left rear tire of the Chevrolet truck that was being towed by Defendant's towing company disengaged from the truck and collided into a vehicle that was traveling northbound on I-5 in the city of Red Bluff. The ...

$1,000,000 Dangerous Roadway/Defective Vehicle

Catastrophic Injury

The plaintiff suffered paraplegia when she missed a curve on Franklin Road at Southern Pacific Road in Merced County, California. Plaintiffs' 1994 Ford Escort slid off the roadway into a cow pasture, where it rolled over one time, coming to rest on ...

$1,000,000 Fire in Home Due to Defective/Dangerous Oven

Burn Injury
Defective Products

Policy Limits – Fire in home due to defective/dangerous oven involving a slum landlord with issued violations from housing department. Fire resulted in burn injuries requiring grafting.

$950,000 Forklift Operator

Brain Injury

Plaintiff was picking up supplies at an auction when he was struck on the head by a forklift. The driver of the forklift and his company disputed liability and indicated that the plaintiff walked into the forklift when the driver was in the process ...

$950,000 Auto versus Pick Up Collision

Spinal Cord Injury

Plaintiff was driving her vehicle in an easterly direction through an intersection when the defendant pulled into the intersection directly in the path of her vehicle, causing both vehicles to collide. Defendant disputed liability. Plaintiff ...

$914,000 Automobile Collision Resulting in Back Surgery

Spinal Cord Injury
Car Accident

Jury Award

$900,000 Broadside Collision Resulting in Leg Surgery

Car Accident

Settlement Through Mediation

$810,000 High-Speed Motor Vehicle Collision

Car Accident
Spinal Cord Injury

Settlement Through Mediation – High-speed motor vehicle collision resulting in injuries to neck and lower back requiring multiple transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Surgery needed for lower back although not performed.

$800,000 Auto versus Truck Collision

Spinal Cord Injury

The plaintiff was involved in a collision on US-101 in the City of San Jose, CA. The collision occurred when the defendant lost control of his vehicle, entered into the number two lane of traffic and collided into the plaintiff' vehicle. Defendants ...

$800,000 Auto versus Truck Collision

Wrongful Death

A 39 year old mother of three was killed when her vehicle under rode the trailer of a big rig as it was attempting to make a left turn in front of the decedent. The investigating CHP officer held concluded that the mother was negligent and operating ...

$800,000 Car Rear-Ended by Another Vehicle

Spinal Cord Injury

Our client, a pharmaceutical manufacturing specialist, was rear ended by defendant's vehicle at a speed of 50 mph while traveling on SR-84, east of Thornton Avenue, in the city of Fremont, California. Our client's injuries included a cervical disc ...

$750,000 Auto versus Big Rig Collision

Spinal Cord Injury

The plaintiff, who was 33 years of age at the time of the incident, was stopped for traffic in the number two lane of US-101, within the county of Santa Clara, when the defendant, who was driving a big rig, changed lanes from the number three lane to ...

$730,000 Rear End Collision by Tow Truck

Truck Accident

$730,000.00 (Settlement – Policy limits of $1,000,000.00 allocated among multiple injured victims and their attorneys with $730,000.00 recovered for our client) – rear end collision by tow truck resulting in splenectomy and orthopedic injuries.

$700,000 Staircase/No-Hand Rail

Workers' Compensation

The plaintiff, a plumber, was working on a construction site for a new apartment complex. As he rounded a corner on the second floor, he turned to descend a temporarily constructed staircase when he fell from a distance of 15 feet onto his back. The ...

$700,000 Defective Roadway/Solo Motorcycle Collision

Premises Liability

Plaintiff, a 43 year old termite inspector, lost control of his motorcycle while changing lanes on Interstate 580 eastbound when the front wheel of his bike slipped into a gap between lanes causing an uncontrollable high speed wobble. Plaintiff ...

$700,000 Wrongful Death Claim Resulting from Automobile Collision

Car Accident
Wrongful Death

Settlement - Wrongful death claim resulting from automobile collision. Policy limits of $1,000,000.00 allocated among four individuals with the majority of funds or $700,000.00 recovered by our firm.

$650,000 Defective Temporary Staircase

Workers' Compensation

The plaintiff, an electrician, was working on a construction site when he fell approximately 10 steps to ground onto his right wrist. Plaintiff contended that the temporary staircase built by defendant manufacturer and then re-assembled and revised ...

$525,000 Pedestrian/Auto Collision

Car Accident

The plaintiff, a married 64 year old self-employed artist, was struck by a vehicle while she was walking in a marked crosswalk in the city of Santa Clara. The defendant indicated that she failed to observe the plaintiff due to the fact that the sun ...

$500,000 Biker Hit and Killed by MUNI Bus

Wrongful Death

A bicyclist was hit and killed by a municipal transportation bus. The case resulted in a $500,000 wrongful death settlement.

$500,000 Motor Vehicle Collison Resulting in Knee & Spine Injuries

Spinal Cord Injury
Car Accident

Settlement – Policy Limits - Motor vehicle collison resulting in knee surgery and acute disk herniations in cervical spine.

$400,000 Car Rear-Ended by Ford 550

Spinal Cord Injury
Car Accident

Our client, a 42 year old Industrial Painter, sustained multiple injuries when his vehicle was rear ended by a Ford F-550 truck at a high rate of speed on eastbound SR-120, in the city of Tracy, California. Our client's vehicle was propelled into a ...

$185,000 Worker Hits Stopped Vehicle During Delivery

Car Accident

A worker struck a stopped vehicle during a delivery, resulting in a $185,000 case settlement.

$9,900,000 Amputation of Left Leg

Catastrophic Injury

Settlement Prior to Trial After 3 Mediations – Amputation of left leg resulting from being pinned under heavy equipment operated by negligent employee.