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Personal Injury & Torts

Sep. 7, 2016

Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn wins $24 million personal injury settlement

After reporting an erratic vehicle, the driver became a threat himself, the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Personal injury firm Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn recently earned a $24 million settlement for a client who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury resulting from a highway collision.

Rebecca Forkey of Walnut Creek was driving on Interstate 680 in May 2013 when a car veered into her lane. In an effort to avoid a collision, Forkey swerved, lost control of her car, st...

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