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Venue: Contra Costa County

Jury Verdict/Result: Summary judgment for defense.

Case Name: Sadowski v. Fremont Freewheelers

Client: Bicycle Club

Description: Plaintiff had been paralyzed (paraplegic) as result of a bicycle fall on Mt. Diablo during a sponsored cycling event. The case involved extensive litigation regarding waiver and release and assumption of risk. Summary judgment was granted in this matter which was settled during the appeal process.

 

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Sample Cases

McAvoy v. Sears Point International Raceway and American Motorcycle Federation
Plaintiff was rendered paraplegic when his motorcycle impacted a restraining barrier on the track.

Ford, Andrada et al. v. County of Alameda, Alameda County Fairgrounds
Plaintiffs were patrons of the Alameda County Fair on July 4, 1998 when a gang gun battle broke out on the midway resulting in serious gunshot and stampeding injuries to multiple Fair patrons.

Stanley v. County of Napa, Franciscan Vineyards
Plaintiff, an attorney, sustained major head and other injuries when he fell from his bicycle after it hit a culvert at the intersection of a county road and the driveway to our client's winery.

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