Injury Results:

Jury Trial results Include*:



$84,000.00 Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist after insurance company offer of $7,500.00 (Keith) Bicyclist rear ends illegally parked landscape truck in bike lane, police report
says bicyclist looking down and back on curve, soft tissue damage and nerve root irritation C-7.

$82,658.00 Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist. Bicyclist (Dennis) suffers aggravation of a bad knee that had been operated on three times before when a driver made an abrupt U-turn across a single lane of traffic. The accident delayed bicyclists goal of qualifying for the triathlon at the Olympic trials.

$50,303.00 Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist. Bicyclist (Theresa) suffers leg laceration when hit by a phone company truck as it was making a left turn.

$51,713.00 Jury Verdict for injured bicyclist. Bicyclists (John) suffers compressed Thoracic disc fracture after being cut off by a driver making a right turn at an intersection.

$48,500.00 jury verdict ($54,000 after award of costs) for  injured bicyclist after insurance company offer of $25,001(Al) Bicyclist suffers A-C joint grade one separation
when jeep makes illegal turn over median into bike lane.

$94,000.00 Jury Trial Verdict against GTE (phone company). Insurance company offered ZERO (Terri & Sandy) While out, family's house burned down due to an "electrified" telephone "ground wire" illegally wrapped around a propane flexline. Twenty days later Father suffers stress related mild heart attack.

Indio Jury Trial Injury Verdict (auto)- $80,000.00 (Fluet)




Settlements include*:



$235,000.00 net ($200k plus $35k medical lien reduction) (Judy) Commuter cyclist side swiped by a truck on her way to work.

$120,000.00 (David) Wheel chair athlete who was hit by an 80 year old woman driving on four medications with poor eyesight. NOTE: $20,000.00 was in Excess of the insurance policy limits.

$65,000.00(James) Low impact auto accident to athlete who was stopped in traffic, and had prior neck injuries.

$81,000.00 settlement (on eve of trial) (Brenda) for a woman who fractured her clavicle in an auto accident, after insurance offer of $40,000.00.

$230,000.00 settlement (Kathy) for fractured ankle in auto accident.

$225,000.00 settlement (Nancy) 65 year old woman slipped and fell in a puddle of water in VONS, fracturing her femur in 3 places. VONS under oath twice denied water, until we found past store manager in Colorado who verified two cups of water, photos and report. VONS was "unable" to verify who signed their floor sweep-inspections records. Also dairy case maintenance records showed poor equipment maintenance and request for "band-aid" fix. Offer ZERO, mediator ultimately convinced VONS to pay $225,000.00 one month before trial. State Medi-Cal recouped $12,000.00 of "out of pocket" payments paid to client's medical providers, thereby saving California taxpayers from paying for VONS' negligence.

$130,000.00 - MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT Fractured leg when motorist made illegal left turn. There was a secondary settlement from property owner who's landscaping obstructed motorist's vision.

$115,000.00 - BICYCLE INJURY (David) Sustained fractured clavicle and three ribs as well as a mild concussion when rode his bicycle into a construction trench in road that was not
properly marked.

$85,000.00 - BICYCLE INJURY Fractured finger when motorist illegally opened car door into his hand while he was riding in the bike lane.

$80,000.00 - MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT (Tom) Illegal turn by motorist.

$65,000.00 - DOG BITE Young child bitten.

$36,283.12 - BICYCLE INJURY (broken collar bone) (Lain) After Arbitration.

$15,000.00 - BICYCLE INJURY (connective tissue injury)

$45,000.00 - AUTO ACCIDENT (rear ended)

*There are many other victories not listed above! These testimonials & legal advertisements do not guarantee you will win your case.

Richard Duquette often uses an Accident Reconstructionist and Biomechanical Engineer when investigating his cases. Two are former police officers and licensed investigators.