Mission Viejo Attorney

Defendants | Success Record – Where Experience Shows

Mr. Morrell has handled literally thousands of cases in his areas of practice. Below are some 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 Rivers Morrell In Officedefendant/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 stuckconstruction incident 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.
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Personal Injury Attorney Awarded Super Lawyer 6th Consecutive Year

Rivers J. Morrell III of The Law Firm of Rivers J. Morrell III has been named by California Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in California for 2012.

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Personal Injury Newsletter – August 2011

In Howell vs. Hamilton Meats, the Supreme Court held that an injured party could not recover the amount of the medical bills that were billed, only the amount that was paid.

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Surviving the Signed Releases and Waivers from Liability

Have you signed a Waiver or Release of Liability? What if you have an accident? Do you have legal recourse if there is gross negligence or code violations?

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