The Law Offices of John D. Winer has handled some of the most significant cases in the Bay Area and California. A number of the cases have had national implications and have not only resulted in large verdicts and settlements for clients, but also have at times contributed to important changes in our society. Please Click Here to learn about some of these significant effects in our society. John Winer and the attorneys at the law firm have settled and tried 15 cases with million dollar verdicts, settlements or judgments. It was for this reason that John Winer was asked to join the prestigious Million Dollar Advocate Forum. In addition, many of the cases handled by the Law Firm have received national, statewide and local media coverage. These cases have ranged from high profile wrongful death cases to serious personal injury cases resulting in burns, paralysis, traumatic brain injury and severe psychological injury. Some of the more significant cases which the lawyers at the Law Offices of John D. Winer have handled are listed below. The results of the cases below were based on the facts of the particular case and results will differ if based on different facts. Please read the Disclaimer below before viewing the information provided here. $450,000 -- 22-Year-Old Bicyclist Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury in Collision with Van Driver with Only $100,000 Insurance $1,375,000 -- 40-Year-Old Man Suffers a Severe Leg Fracture in Motorcycle Accident, Becomes Dependent on Prescription Drug Vicodin $450,000 -- Motorcyclist Wins Settlement Against Motor Vehicle Driver with Only $100,000 Insurance Coverage $350,000 -- Wrongful Death of Elderly Pedestrian in Car Accident $350,000 -- Ten-year-old Boy Hit Crossing the Street Develops Mild Traumatic Brain Injury $1,000,000 -- 28-Year-Old Man Receives a Traumatic Brain Injury in a Truck Accident Confidential settlement -- 15-Year-Old Boy Has Severe Degloving Burn-Like Injuries When He Collides with a MUNI Bus While on a Skateboard $300,000 -- Trucking Accident Involving Serious Injury from Spilled Tomatoes $300,000 -- Drunk Driver of Truck Kills Male Passenger $285,000 -- Passenger Sues Drunk Driver of Car in Which He Was Passenger for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury $285,000 -- Truck Driver Falls off Defectively Designed Loading Dock at Construction Site and Fractures Arm $250,000 -- Whiplash Injury to Woman in Collision with Drunk Driver $1,700,000 -- Girl Whose Toes Were Amputated Because of a Drunk MUNI $250,000 Plus Confidential Additional Payment -- Worker Falls Through A Skylight, Fractures Wrists And Suffers Amputation Of A Finger. $850,000 -- Motorcyclist Suffers Leg Amputation as a Result of View of Auto Pulling out Blocked by Illegally Parked $1,100,000 -- Product Liability Case Involving 35-Year-Old Man Has Spinal Cord Injury in Moveable Machine Accident Plaintiff was a 35-year-old man who was operating a moveable machine as part of his job in a grocery distribution company. He alleged that when he moved the gearshift forward, instead of going forward the machine went into reverse and as a result, the machine crashed into a rack on which boxes were placed, crushing his spine and causing a spinal cord injury with partial paralysis. The plaintiff could not sue his employer because of workers’ compensation preclusions, so the case proceeded against the machine manufacturer. Click Here to read more. Confidential Settlement -- Burn Injury to Man Following Toxic Exposure to Defectively Manufactured Topical Pain Spray Confidential Settlement -- Infant Suffers Serious Burns on Body and Legs on Airline Confidential Settlement -- Man Receives Spinal Cord Injury Due to Turbulence on Airplane $950,000 -- 18-year-old Woman Electrocuted by Electrical Wire Downed in a Storm Confidential Settlement -- Apartment Fire Causes Emotional Distress and Burn/Smoke Inhalation Injuries $2,500,000 -- Judgment in Favor of Woman Against a Bar Where Woman Employed Who Served Drinks to Drunk Driver Plaintiff in this case worked in a bar where it was her job to flirt with the customers and get them to drink more. At the end of the night, one of the very drunk customers offered to give her a ride home. The driver drove his car off the road and plaintiff received a severe spinal cord injury and was rendered a quadriplegic. Unfortunately, the driver only had a $15,000 insurance policy. Click Here to read more. $2,000,000 -- Wrongful Death of Politician and Cameraman $2,000,000 -- Prescription Drug Claim Leads to Settlement of Bad Faith Case Plaintiff in this case was a woman in her 40s who obtained a large judgment after a jury trial in a civil case. The defendant’s insurance company refused to pay the judgment, claiming there was no coverage. The Law Offices of John D. Winer obtained the large judgment in the underlying case in the jury trial, and then received an “assignment” of the defendant’s rights and sued the insurance company to attempt to recover the judgment. Click Here to read more. $1,500,000 -- Wrongful Death of a 28-Year-Old Man in a Freeway Collapse Case This case involved a tragedy which could have been avoided, the collapse of the Cypress Structure Freeway in Oakland, California, during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. The Law Offices of John D. Winer represented plaintiff widow and her eight-year-old twins who were fatherless when the freeway collapsed on top of decedent’s car, crushing him to death. Click Here to read more. Confidential Settlement -- Large Crane at Construction Site Smashes into Building Causing Death and Injury $1,350,000 -- Psychologist Utilizes Inappropriate "Reparenting" Techniques on a Patient Confidential Settlement -- Woman Requires Surgery to Both Her Knees Due to Airline Negligence $1,100,000 -- Elderly Tenants Sue Landlord and General Contractor for Nuisance and Emotional Distress During Construction Project $1,000,000 -- Couple Sues Psychiatrist and His Wife for Malpractice, Abuse and Betrayal $950,000 -- Fledgling Actress Has 26-Year Inappropriate Sexual Relationship with Psychiatrist $950,000 -- 45-Year-Old Attorney Suffers a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury When Scaffolding Falls on His Head in a Defective Product Case $950,000 -- Wrongful Death of Woman Gored to Death on an African Safari $800,000 -- Four Boys Molested by Pastor in Rural Northern California County $750,000 -- Case in Which a Male-to-Female Transsexual Sued Ex Therapist For Negligence And Abuse Confidential Settlement -- 30-Year-Old Laborer Injured at Delivery to Construction Site $750,000 -- Ten-Year-Old Boy Suffers Severe Leg Damage as Result of Malpractice of Cardiac Surgeon $750,000 -- Four-Year-Old Boy Brain Damaged in Dart-out Accident $750,000 -- 22-Year-Old Woman Alleges Sexual Abuse at Alcoholic Rehab Facility by Owner Manager and Bank VP $675,000 -- Single Mother Suffers Back and Head Injury When Knocked off Her Bicycle by Auto Driver $650,000 -- Young Man Suffers Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Partial Loss of Smell in Truck Accident Confidential Settlement -- Dangerous Condition of Property and Product Liability Case Against Car Manufacturer -- 16-Year-Old Boy Brain Damaged $500,000 -- 50-Year-Old Man Dies as a Result of Malpractice by HMO Confidential Settlement -- Toxic Tort and Product Liability Case Where Issue Was Whether Toxoplasmosis Caused by Chemical or AIDS $7,130,000 -- Prescription Drugs Lead to Brain Damage and Abuse Case Against Doctor The Law Offices of John D. Winer represented a 43-year-old woman who had seen the same psychiatrist for ten years. During that time, he prescribed drugs which caused plaintiff to suffer from a brain injury and sexually abused his patient. As a result of her injuries, plaintiff became severely disabled, was unable to work for over ten years, and extensive future treatment was recommended. Plaintiff brought simultaneous licensing board, criminal and civil actions against defendant. A key issue in the case was the effect that Dexedrine, a prescription drug had on the plaintiff. Defendant claimed that the Dexedrine, which is a potent amphetamine was safe and did not cause Plaintiff damage. The Law Offices of John D. Winer retained toxicology and psychopharmacology experts who testified that the Dexedrine in the way it was mispresribed was in fact dangerous and severely brain damaged the plaintiff. Click Here to read more. $4,500,000 -- 35-Year-Old Woman Wins Trial Based on Damages Caused by Misprescription of Drugs and Abuse. Plaintiff in this case was a 35-year old woman who alleged that she was over prescribed a large number of prescription psychotropic drugs which lead to severe confusion and disinhibition. The psychiatrist who prescribed these drugs then abused the patient. Click Here to read more. $2,750,000 -- Ten-Year-Old Girl Raped by 28-Year-Old Actor at a Theater Company A ten-year-old girl attended a theater school on a daily basis after her elementary school day ended. One day she was alone in the locker room at the theater company after a rehearsal when a 28-year-old man, who had just had one of his scripts turned down by the theater company, cornered her in the locker room, took her to a secluded large closet and brutally raped her, causing severe psychological damage. Click Here to read more. $2,490,000 -- Three Women Sexually Harassed by Supervisors at Large Rental Company $2,000,000 -- Three Women Who Were Sexually Harassed During Physical Exams by a Company Doctor Plaintiffs in this case were three young women who were employees of defendant hospital. As part of their yearly physicals, they had to be examined by a male doctor who was on staff at the hospital. Plaintiffs alleged that the doctor sexually harassed them by inappropriately touching them during the physical examinations. They retained the Law Offices of John D. Winer. Click Here to read more. $750,000 -- Three Children and Mother Alleged Sexual Abuse by Hypnotherapist $600,000 -- Psychologist-in-Training Sues Psychoanalyst for Negligence and Abuse $600,000 -- Patients at Alcoholic Rehab Center Held Against Will and Abused $1,566,000 -- Woman Misprescribed Drugs and Sexually Abused by Her Psychiatrist, Internist and Priest $700,000 -- Developmentally Disabled 24-Year-Old Man Abused at a Residential Care Facility Brings Elder/Dependent Abuse Action $675,000 -- Three Patients Allege They Were Lured into Drug and Sex Parties by Their Therapists $925,000 -- Two Women Bring Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Case Against National Company Selling Home Products $1,500,000 -- Five Newspaper Boys Molested by Employee of Newspaper Confidential Settlement -- Construction Worker Severely Injured at Construction Site $480,000 -- Medical Malpractice Case Involving Misdiagnosis And Substandard Treatment. $460,000 -- Daughters Sue Doctor Father for Incest $450,000 -- Four Women Sue Psychologist Who Convinced Them That They Had Been Abducted by UFOs $450,000 -- 35-Year-Old Security Guard Has Forearm Amputated as a Result of a Severe Electrical Burn Injury at Construction Site Confidential Settlement -- Product Liability -- Policeman Has Nylon Socks Melt onto His Legs During Fire -- Causing Severe Third Degree Burns $450,000 -- Woman Fractures Her Elbow When She Trips and Falls Crossing Market Street Confidential Settlement -- Toxic Tort -- Sewage Backup in Apartment Causes Psychosis $450,000 -- Woman Has Psychotic Break after Foot Run over by a Truck While Crossing the Street $400,000 -- 40-Year-Old Patient and Employee Sues Doctor for Sexual Harassment $400,000 -- Children of Elderly Mother Bring Elder Abuse Case for Her Injury and Death at a Nursing Home $350,000 -- Plastic Surgeon Has Sexual Relationship with Three Women Patients $350,000 -- 16-Year-Old Driver Fractures His Leg and Has Psychological Injury and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in an Accident with a Man Who Had Been Drinking $350,000 -- Woman Sexually Harassed by Supervisor at Bank Where She Worked $310,000 -- Premises Liability Case in Which Legal Secretary Fractured Her Arm $300,000 -- Two Toddlers Abused at Home Day Care by Drunk Owner $300,000 -- Two Women Sexually Abused by Doctor -- Husband Becomes Angry and Retaliates $300,000 -- Two Young Boys Molested by Son of Home Day Care Owner Confidential Settlement -- Plaintiff Receives Severe Psychological Injury When Gondola Snaps And Leaves The Plaintiff And Others Suspended In Mid-Air. $300,000 -- Private Airplane Crash Where Young Girl Survives $300,000 -- Woman Receives Facial Scarring and Psychological Injury as a Result of Pickup Truck Rollover $287,500 -- Elderly Woman Tenant Fractures Hip at Apartment Complex Confidential Settlement -- Plaintiffs Injured When Airplane Crashes Into A Shopping Mall. Confidential Settlement -- Plaintiff Fired after Reporting Toxic Waste Company to Federal Agency for Illegal Practices $250,000 -- Man Who Suffered a Heart Attack Sent Home by Hospital Without Treatment $250,000 -- Doctor's Neglect Causes the Death of 17-Year-Old Boy $250,000 -- Woman Seeks Treatment for Chronic Pain Over-Medicated and Sexually Abused by Pain Specialist $225,000 -- Pediatrician Suffers Knee Injury in Automobile Accident but Damages Were Limited Because Dying from AIDS $225,000 -- Construction Site Accident Causes Brain Injury $210,000 -- Racial Discrimination Against National Educational Testing Company $200,000 -- Middle-aged Woman in Rural County Has Portion of Her Intestines Removed Due to Medical Malpractice $200,000 -- Psychiatrist Announces He Is Homeopath and Breaks Boundaries of Treatment with Patients $200,000 -- Morphine Addiction Alleged Against Internist $200,000 -- Two Women Sue Psychiatrist for Malpractice -- No Sex Abuse $200,000 -- Drunk Driver Going Wrong Way on Highway Causes Head-on Collision and Psychological Injury $200,000 -- Woman Dies Because HMO Failed to Diagnose Cancer $175,000 -- Pedestrian Receives Mild Traumatic Brain Injury When Taxi Runs into Her $175,000 -- 30-Year-Old Man Develops Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Train Derailment $172,600 -- Woman with Significant Psychological History Develops Psychological Injury after Routine Car Accident $150,000 -- Woman in Low Speed Car Accident Suffers Psychological Injury $150,000 -- Porter on Train Claims Psychic Injury in Derailment $135,000 -- Woman Psychologically Injured When Rearended by a Private Plane on a Highway