Catastrophic Injury Lawyer in Oakland, CA

If you have suffered a life-altering injury, you need the catastrophic injury attorney attorney to ensure that you receive the compensation you deserve. Certain physical injuries can change the course of a person’s life and coping with these injuries is costly. A catastrophic physical injury can lead to life-long disabilities and debilitating psychological suffering.

Most personal injury cases result in the victim recovering and going on to resume their normal routines. Catastrophic physical injuries, especially those resulting from police brutality or jail misconduct, produce long-term or permanent disability requiring support and resources.

Michael Haddad and Julia Sherwin are top catastrophic injury lawyers in Oakland, California and accept cases of catastrophic injury in Northern California.

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Examples of Catastrophic Injuries

  • Brain and spinal cord injuries producing permanent brain damage or paralysis
  • Permanent nerve or ligament damage
  • Loss of organ function including hearing or vision loss

Legally, these cases are complex and nuanced. The work is difficult but the stakes are high. Your compensation from a catastrophic injury case determines the future possibilities for your health and your livelihood.

Attorneys in catastrophic injury cases need to possess medical expertise and a commitment to pursuing every possible resource for their client. They must fight for a verdict or settlement that pays for current medical bills as well as ongoing and upcoming costs due to the injury, including home care, therapies, and damages incurred from being unable to work.

Catastrophic Injury & Civil Rights Case Results

$12.75 Million for Distraught Inmate’s Slow-Motion Suicide

In the largest settlement ever against Wellpath, a national for-profit correctional care company, Haddad & Sherwin LLP won a $12.75 million settlement for Katherine Johnson,... Read More

$12 Million for Combat Veteran’s Wrongful Death in Police Shooting

On February 4th, 2020, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sergeant Jose Gonzalez shot and killed Thomas Barbosa, a 41-year-old combat veteran with severe PTSD. Barbosa was experiencing... Read More

$11.5 Million for Inmate Rendered Quadriplegic

In a groundbreaking case against Stanislaus County and its private, for-profit jail medical provider, Haddad & Sherwin LLP obtained an $11.5 million settlement for a... Read More

$11 Million Settlement for the Mario Gonzalez Case

OAKLAND, CA (December 15, 2023) — Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today that it has won an $11 million settlement for... Read More

$7.3 Million Settlement for Police Choke Hold Killing

This local case involved Pittsburg police officers’ use of a carotid hold and choke hold, and other highly injurious force, on video, while Beto Martinez... Read More

$7 Million for Sacramento Freeway Shooting

Justice has prevailed in another case of an unjustified police shooting. Civil rights firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP have won a settlement of $7 million... Read More

$6.7 Million Settlement for Innocent Mother, Permanently Injured By Police Home Invasion

Won a $6.7 million settlement for a mother who was catastrophically injured by Santa Clara police officers who barged into her home without a warrant... Read More

$5.7 Million for Family of Man Shot by Vallejo Police Officer

The City of Vallejo agreed to pay $5.7 million to avoid trial against the children and parents of Ronell Foster, who was shot and killed... Read More

$5 Million Plus Police and CPS Reforms for Child Abuse Death of 3-year-old Girl

Three-year-old Kayleigh Slusher died from preventable child abuse and neglect at the hands of her mother and mother's boyfriend, who are serving life sentences for... Read More

$2.7 Million Settlement in Environmental Justice Case

Represented dozens of mostly African-American homeowners who were sickened by industrial pollution from a toxic waste site in their neighborhood.  This long-fought case was brought... Read More

$2.5 Million Settlement for Police Shooting of Boy Hallucinating on LSD

Santa Cruz County and the City of Capitola paid $2.5 million to settle this case before trial where they caused a 15 year old boy,... Read More
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Contact a Catastrophic Injury Attorney in Oakland, CA

The Attorneys at Haddad & Sherwin LLP possess the skills and tenacious determination to gain justice for those suffering from a catastrophic injury as a result of police misconduct, police shootings, and jail misconduct. We ensure that victims receive the verdict or settlement they need for the best possible long-term care and recovery. If you may have a case involving wrongful death or catastrophic physical injuries, get in touch with a catastrophic injury lawyer today by filling out the form below.

In order to maximize our time and resources for our current wrongful death and catastrophic injury clients, unfortunately, we cannot respond to inquiries about matters we do not handle. We handle only wrongful death and catastrophic permanent injury cases arising from law enforcement or jail misconduct. Thank you for your interest in our work.

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