Broken bones can be very serious injuries, usually requiring casting or surgery to repair. Fracture injuries will usually mean you will be unable to work for an extended period of time, and they can lead to arthritis at the fracture site. Your settlement or trial judgment should take these factors into account.
With offices throughout northern California, the personal injury attorneys at Weber & Nierenberg have extensive experience handling claims involving broken bones. Attorneys Joseph S. Nierenberg and Steven J. Weber are AV-rated* and will take the time to listen to you and discuss your options with you. We built our reputation for excellence helping clients just like you.
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Our personal injury attorneys have extensive experience handling claims involving broken bones, including:
Many types of accidents can cause bones to break. In our experience, some of the leading causes of broken bones are:
If you have broken a bone as the result of an accident, please consult a personal injury lawyer who has experience handling injury claims involving broken bones. For a free consultation, call us toll free at 1-866-288-6010 or, if you prefer, fill out our intake form and we will contact you.
We dedicate ourselves to helping those in need. Our goal is to obtain for you and your family the compensation you need and deserve. We handle accident claims involving broken hips or other bones on a contingency-fee basis, which means that you pay us nothing unless we secure compensation for you.
$1,850,000 — Bone fracture settlement for motorcycle accident victim
Our 36-year-old client was lawfully driving his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on I-80 near Hayward when a van suddenly and without warning changed lanes into him, striking his motorcycle and foot. The defendant attempted to avoid or limit liability by claiming that our client contributed to the accident by speeding. However, through the testimony of our motorcycle accident expert, we established that our client was not speeding. Our client suffered a severe foot fracture, requiring surgery and a career change.
$1,120,000 — Leg injury settlement for pedestrian accident
We represented a 29-year-old tow truck driver from Vacaville who was struck by a car while hooking up a tow. Our client had his leg severely crushed and suffered a degloving injury that requiring multiple surgeries. We settled the lawsuit for the car driver’s $50,000 insurance policy. She passed away before the lawsuit settled, and her estate added $120,000. We also made an underinsured motorist claim against our client’s employer’s automobile uninsured/underinsured motorist policy, which added $950,000.
$1,080,050 — Bone fracture verdict from motorcycle collision
We represented a 29-year-old who rode his motorcycle over the posted speed limit and collided with an automobile pulling out from a stop sign in San Francisco. Our client suffered multiple upper- and lower-extremity fractures, rib fractures and pulmonary injury. The automobile driver was uninsured, so we sued the owner of a van allegedly parked in an unmarked crosswalk at the intersection. We argued to the jury that the van caused a visual obstruction for our client and the other driver as they entered the intersection. The jury returned a total verdict of $1,080,050, which was reduced by 50 percent for our client’s admitted speeding.
$855,000 — Bone fracture settlement from Muni bus negligence
We represented a 29-year-old who was a passenger on a Muni bus when the bus driver lifted him from his seat and tossed him out the front doors onto the street. The driver claimed that when our client placed his fare in the box, he hit the driver’s hand, but our investigation uncovered that the driver was a convicted felon with a history of violence, including allegedly attacking other Muni patrons. Our client suffered a fractured wrist and thumb and significant psychological injury.
$650,000 — Bone injury and wrongful death settlement from slip and fall
We represented the adult children of a 78-year-old who was pushing a shopping cart at a retail store when she tripped on merchandise in the aisle. She broke her hip and later suffered a stroke, which led to her death while in surgery to repair her hip. The case settled the day before trial was to begin.
$600,000 — Bone fracture settlement from car accident
Our firm represented a 70-year-old passenger in a car that was rear-ended at high speed. Our client suffered bilateral jaw fractures, requiring her entire mouth to be reconstructed.
$462,500 — Bone fracture and TBI settlement from motorcycle accident
We represented a 25-year-old who was struck by a left-turning automobile while riding his motorcycle in San Francisco. The defendant automobile driver claimed that the motorcycle was speeding. Our client suffered a traumatic brain injury and facial fractures from the impact, which also forced his helmet off his head.
$400,000 — Bone fracture settlement from motorcycle accident
We represented a 28-year-old who was the passenger on a motorcycle struck by a car that pulled out from a stop sign. She fractured her ankle and required two surgeries to fix it.
$375,000 — Bone and tissue injury settlement from motorcycle accident
We assisted a 42-year-old who was driving her Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a country road when a car pulled in front of her from a stop sign. She drove her motorcycle into a ditch in an attempt to avoid a collision and fractured her wrist, developing reflex sympathetic dystrophy that necessitated extensive medical treatment.
$115,000 — Bone fracture and amputation settlement from car accident
We represented a 35-year-old who was driving her car on a Sonoma County road when a tree branch fell through her windshield, causing her to lose control of her car and strike a tree. The county admitted that it knew the branch needed to be cut down but claimed that it did not have funding for the necessary maintenance. Our client suffered a fractured finger and partial amputation of the fingertip (nail area).
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