Public Transportation Case Results
Garcia v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Verdict: $13.820 million
Joseph Garcia was a 56-year-old unemployed passenger on an LACMTA bus, when that bus struck a parked car. Mr. Garcia was thrown around the interior of the bus and suffered a subdural hematoma resulting in severe brain damage and hemiplegia of his left side.
Kinder v. San Diego Trolley Settlement: $3.4 million
While "couple jumping" on to a moving trolley, plaintiff sustained serious injuries. The trolley was designed so that patrons were forced to jump through the trolley cars, otherwise they would be unable to catch the trolley on the opposite side of the tracks.
Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica: Verdict $2.6 million
80-year-old man who was trying to catch a bus had his left arm run over resulting in amputation.
Torchia v LA County Metropolitan Transportation Settlement: $1.9 million
MTA Bus sideswiped motorcycle causing clutch handle to break off resulting in collision that caused orthopedic injuries to 50-year-old male.