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Rivers J. Morrell III Personal Injury Lawyer

Rivers J. Morrell III Personal Injury Attorney







WHERE EXPERIENCE SHOWS

Mr. Morrell has handled literally thousands of cases in his areas of practice. To provide a summary of the highlights would do an injustice to the record of success.  However, below are some of the noteworthy successes.

When representing the defendants:

  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, a bartender, in a bar fight where the customer/plaintiff was very seriously injured
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client who was sued by a passenger in his vehicle, when his client rear ended another vehicle, and the passenger/plaintiff received a fractured hip (tried in downtown Los Angeles)
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client who struck a pedestrian, and the pedestrian received a fracture of the spine
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, who rear ended the plaintiff's vehicle, and the plaintiff had neck surgery
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, a local City, when the plaintiff ran off the road, and lost the lower use of both legs
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, a truck driver, when he ran over a pedestrian, and the pedestrian lost the lower portion of one leg (tried in downtown Los Angeles).
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, when a passenger in the other vehicle died, (tried in downtown Los Angeles)
  • Obtained a verdict of $751 for his defendant/client, when his client rear ended the plaintiff, and the plaintiff had back surgery (tried in downtown Los Angeles)
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, a truck driver, when this client backed up into another truck injuring the passenger, against a $200,000 offer
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, a dialysis patient transporter, when his van stuck a pedestrian, when leaving the dialysis clinic, and the pedestrian/plaintiff fractured his hip (tried in downtown Los Angeles)
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, when his client sideswiped a vehicle and the plaintiff had neck surgery at two levels
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client who rear-ended the plaintiff (admitted negligence), and the plaintiff had neck surgery, and had been out of work for three years
  • Obtained a defense verdict for his client, when his client lost control of his vehicle, and hit the plaintiffs head on in their lane
Mr. Morrell has also obtained a defense verdict for this clients in numerous rear end accidents, wherein his client rear ended the plaintiff's vehicle.

The total pre trial settlement demands made by the plaintiff on the cases that went to trial totaled approximately $5.5 million. The verdicts, where a defense verdict  was not obtained, totaled approximately $450,000.

This is a small sample of the jury trial results obtained when representing defendants.
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Rivers J. Morrell, personal injury attorney, serving Southern California - Specializing in serious personal injury matters with settlements of up to $12 million. Rivers J. Morrell practice areas include but not limited to:  car accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, school bus accidents,  boating and watercraft accidents, personal water craft accidents,  hazardous waste and toxic tort, wrongful death, racial discrimination, premises liability, slip and fall, trip and fall, ramp falls, elder abuse, common carrier, public entity cases, road design and  dangerous conditions, employee negligence, lemon law,  pleasure boat accidents,  Americans with Disability Act, uninsured motorists, underinsured motorists, professional malpractice, medical malpractice, defective products, drowning, loss of hearing, loss of taste, loss of smell, handicap ramp, trucking accidents, big rigs accidents, armored trucks accidents, tractor/trailer units, dog bites and much more.  A California lawyer specializing in civil litigation in Orange County, Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Substantial litigation verdicts when using this experienced trial attorney. Affiliations: Martindale Hubbell, American Board of Trial Advocates, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys, National Institute of Trial Advocacy