Wrongful Death

Wrongful death: Train Collision $4.2 million
Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook represented the family of a 57 year old mother of two and grandmother of one, who was tragically killed in the Chatsworth Metrolink collision on September 12, 2008. Our client was one of 24 people who met their untimely death in this tragic collision that was caused by the operator of a commuter train who was text messaging at the time he was operating his train, causing it to collide with an oncoming freight train.

Our client was a 57 year old registered nurse and Ombudsman at Kaiser Permanente. She was the mother of two adult children, and grandmother of an infant grandson. Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook obtained an award of $4.2 million dollars for her heirs.

$2.75 million dollar recovery for pedestrian death 2010
This case involves the wrongful death of a 5 year old kindergarten student who was being escorted to school by a teacher employed by the University of California after having been dropped off at a bus stop by a driver for the Berkeley Unified School District.