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Civil Litigation

Aug. 8, 2022

LA County OKs $19.5M payment to man paralyzed when car sped off highway

“For the rest of his life, my client will depend on someone else for survival,” lead plaintiff’s attorney Daniel Balaban of Balaban & Spielberger LLP said. “This settlement will help provide the nursing services, medical care, and mobility equipment he needs to pursue the most productive life possible.”

LA County OKs $19.5M payment to man paralyzed when car sped off highway

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors finalized payment of a $19.75 million settlement with a now 22-year-old man who was permanently paralyzed when a car driven by a teenage friend careened through a chain-link fence on Mulholland Highway.

"For the rest of his life, my client will depend on someone else for survival," lead plaintiff'...

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