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Dangerous Roadway Case Results

We think results speak louder than words and just a few examples of our results in dangerous road cases, include:

$37,500,000

In 2004, Arash Homampour obtained a $37.5 million verdict from a San Bernardino jury in a case against the City of Fontana for the wrongful death of Karen Medina (a 14 year old girl). It was an extremely difficult liability case where the young girls parents were alleging that the roadway was dangerous because it lacked sidewalks so that students could walk home safely from school. An article on this verdict can be found here.

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$14,200,000

In 2015, Arash tried a difficult liability case against State of California, Dept. of Transportation in Ventura County Superior Court. A group of motorcylists were traveling Northbound on Route 33 in Ojai when another group of riders traveling Southbound crossed over hitting his clients’ father/husband head on, killing him. We alleged that the other rider that crossed over and hit our decedent head had taken the curve too fast because there were no warning signs informing that he was to encounter an unusual hairpin curve and needed to reduce his speed to 30mph.

In pre-trial discovery, we established that the State knew the location needed critical warning signs and that preventable accident after preventable accident occurred at this specific location because of its unusual characteristics. The State contended that the incident was solely the fault of an inexperienced motorcyclist. The jury disagreed and awarded the family $14.2 million in wrongful death damages and allocated 90% fault to the State.

This case was particularly gratifying because it was uncovered that there was a 2 year backlog in getting accident data into Caltrans’ database resulting in Caltrans not seeing in real time the number of accidents occuring at various locations. However, we showed Caltrans how it had the ability to get current data by working with the CHP and other state agencies that maintained their own current databases.

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$8,000,000

In 2021, Arash Homampour and Scott E. Boyer obtained a $8 million settlement in a lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation. It involved a very difficult liability single vehicle incident where Plaintiff ran off the road and down an embankment. We alleged that the roadway was dangerous because it lacked a guardrail and that CalTrans failed to adequately warn about potential icy roadways and did not adequately inspect the road prior to the accident. Defendant alleged that Plaintiff was at fault for traveling at an unsafe speed and that it was immune for decisions relating to the design of the roadway.

The parties participated in mediation with Hon. Louis Meisinger. More details on this result can be found here.

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$6,100,000

In 2011, Arash Homampour obtained a $6.1 million settlement in a lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles. It involved a very difficult liability single vehicle incident where Plaintiff ran off the road and down an embankment. We alleged that the roadway was dangerous because it lacked a guardrail. Defendant County alleged that it was not responsible for the road as it was on Federal land, that the road was safe and that Plaintiff ran off the road because he was tired and/or impaired from narcotics (he tested positive for opiates.)

The County settled the case because it recognized that this was a location where a jury could easily conclude that guardrails should have been installed as there was an extensive history of motorists running off the road and guardrails were designed to prevent the very incident that occurred.

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$4,200,000

In 2011, Arash Homampour obtained a $4.2 million jury verdict against CalTrans in a very difficult liability single vehicle incident case where Plaintiffs took a curve too fast on their motorcycle and lost control. We alleged that the road was a dangerous condition of public property because a curve ahead/speed reduction sign was missing. Plaintiffs had orthopedic injuries and Plaintiff husband had a disputed brain injury. Caltrans offered only $25,000 to settle the case.

Trial was in Nevada County, California, an otherwise conservative jurisdiction where the trial judge thought we would be defensed and/or receive a very low award. But, Arash was successful in getting jurors to understand that the State had a responsibility to keep the roads safe and its own signs up. Arash was able to show the State how it could use its own photo-log system (where it takes street view pictures of all state roads in California) to make sure roads were safe. Arash showed how the State’s own photographs showed that the critical sign had been missing for years but no one at Caltrans caught it.

The jury found in favor of the Plaintiffs and against the State because they recognized that the missing signs were designed to prevent exactly what happened. More details on this result can be found here.

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$3,000,000

In 2007, Arash Homampour was lead attorney on a dangerous condition of public property case against the State of California for its failure to install median barriers to prevent cross-over accidents on Highway 126 between the town of Santa Paula and Fillmore. His client was a passenger in a vehicle that for reasons unknown crossed over into opposing traffic causing him to suffer effective permanent blindness.

Discovery in the case revealed that the State had mandated back in 1995 in an internal memo for its own staff to monitor this stretch of the highway to see if an interim measure of rumble strips would decrease the numbers of crossovers. But, when the rumble strips did not work and crossover accidents continued, the State did not take action because it claims it lost the memo. It claimed it found the memo only because of Plaintiff’s discovery requests in the litigation. The State never monitored this stretch of the freeway, erroneously believing it was covered by State reporting when it was not. It allegedly allowed injury after injury and death after death to happen.

Arash then deposed virtually every engineer involved in this process (current and former employees) at Caltrans and developed sufficient evidence to defeat the State’s summary judgment motion.

The case settled for $3 million because Arash uncovered so much bad evidence and testimony. Arash was very proud of this result because Plaintiff (who had a wife and 5 children back in Mexico) was despondent over his blindness and inability to work. With his settlement, he had the resources to provide for his family, get the medical care he needed and to set up an environment where he can thrive despite his blindness. However, even more gratifying was the fact that the State of California announced after the settlement that it would install median barriers on Route 126 in between the towns of Fillmore and Santa Paula.

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$3,000,000

In 2007, Arash Homampour was lead attorney on a dangerous condition of public property case against the State of California for its failure to install median barriers to prevent cross-over accidents on Highway 126 between the town of Santa Paula and Fillmore. His client was a passenger in a vehicle that for reasons unknown crossed over into opposing traffic causing him to suffer effective permanent blindness.

Discovery in the case revealed that the State had mandated back in 1995 in an internal memo for its own staff to monitor this stretch of the highway to see if an interim measure of rumble strips would decrease the numbers of crossovers. But, when the rumble strips did not work and crossover accidents continued, the State did not take action because it claims it lost the memo. It claimed it found the memo only because of Plaintiff’s discovery requests in the litigation. The State never monitored this stretch of the freeway, erroneously believing it was covered by State reporting when it was not. It allegedly allowed injury after injury and death after death to happen.

Arash then deposed virtually every engineer involved in this process (current and former employees) at Caltrans and developed sufficient evidence to defeat the State’s summary judgment motion.

The case settled for $3 million because Arash uncovered so much bad evidence and testimony. Arash was very proud of this result because Plaintiff (who had a wife and 5 children back in Mexico) was despondent over his blindness and inability to work. With his settlement, he had the resources to provide for his family, get the medical care he needed and to set up an environment where he can thrive despite his blindness. However, even more gratifying was the fact that the State of California announced after the settlement that it would install median barriers on Route 126 in between the towns of Fillmore and Santa Paula.

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Ramtin Sadighim, Esq.

“I had the pleasure of working with Homampour Law Firm, and I can confidently say they are a standout in the realm of litigation. From the moment I reached out, their team demonstrated a deep understanding of the law and a genuine commitment to delivering justice. The attorneys at Homampour Law Firm are not just knowledgeable; they are passionate advocates for their clients. 

What impressed me most was their thorough approach and constant communication. They make an effort to support and inform referring attorneys throughout the case, and their dedication truly made a difference. They know what they are doing and work tirelessly to achieve the best possible outcomes.

If you are looking for a litigation law firm that will fight for you and ensure your rights are protected, I highly recommend Homampour Law Firm. They deliver results and exemplify what it means to be a trusted legal partner. Thank you for all your hard work!”

Ramtin Sadighim, Esq. of Law Offices of Ramtin Sadighim

“Donnie” Donald W. Flaig, Esq.

“Arash Homampour is one of, if not the best trial attorneys in California. I not only endorse this attorney, I send him cases and he always takes excellent care of the client and exceeds expectations.”

“Donnie” Donald W. Flaig, Esq.

Christopher Russell, Esq.

“Ask ANYBODY who knows anything about who the best personal injury trial lawyers are in California and Arash will be on EVERYONE’S top 10 list. He is everything you want your attorney to be: passionate, compassionate, personable, charismatic, honest, articulate, smart as hell, technologically savvy, and most importantly, he cares and truly feels your pain. If you have a catastrophic injury claim, and want the best result possible, hire Arash. The insurance company involved or the corporate defendant who has caused you harm will hate you for it.”

Christopher Russell, Esq.

David Grey, Esq.

“The level of communication from your office to our office is nothing short of amazing; your copying us on virtually every relevant document, whether it be pleadings or letters between counsel, we are always kept on top of our cases in the Homampour office. Couple that with your policy of assuring that every staff member (including the guy whose name is on the door), returns our calls promptly and it is no wonder that our guys enthusiastically agree that referring a case to the Homampour group is a home run every time!”

David Grey, Esq.

Reza Torkzadeh, Esq.

“Arash Homampour and The Homampour Law Firm are simply the best. As a pioneer in the industry who consistently obtains record setting results, Arash’s passion for standing up for his clients is an example for the entire legal community. Arash and his firm routinely take on the most challenging, complex and high stakes cases. You simply cannot do better.”

Reza Torkzadeh, Esq.

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