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When disaster strikes, an experienced trial attorney can make a difference in recovering all of the damages you are entitled to. Panish, Shea & Boyle brings extensive experience to the complex world of harbor and port injury law, including work on harbor accidents around the world.


Long Beach Truck Driver Killed at Port

Truck Driver Killed at Port of LB
LONG BEACH - A 40-year-old truck driver and father of three was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a forklift and pinned between two chassis at the Port of Long Beach, authorities said Thursday.

Pablo Garcia Lopez was hit just before 8 p.m. Wednesday on Pier A, where he had been dispatched to pick up a container, officials said.

Vigil held for truck driver killed at port
LONG BEACH - Friends and family of a truck driver fatally crushed while working in the Port of Long Beach gathered Wednesday to demand better working conditions for harbor-area drivers.


Dangerous Road for Port Drivers

UPDATE: Univision's Primer Impacto Investigates Dangerous Road for Port Drivers
WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday April 1st, 5 pm ET/PT, Primer Impacto, Univision's award-winning national news program, will air an investigative report on the dangerous conditions facing port drivers. The segment reveals daily life on the job for this mostly immigrant workforce, and their fight to unite together to win a shot at the American Dream.

La vida de los choferes portuarios
WASHINGTON, D.C. - El noticiero Primer Impacto transmitió el informe de una investigación que llevó a cabo sobre las condiciones peligrosas que enfrentan los choferes portuarios. Este segmento revela la vida diaria en el trabajo de esta fuerza laboral compuesta en su mayor parte por inmigrantes, y su lucha por unirse para tener una oportunidad de realizar el Sueño Americano.

Univision's Primer Impacto Investigates Dangerous Road for Port Drivers
Some 88,000 port drivers keep our economy moving each day, with 16,800 mostly Latino immigrants in the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports alone. Most are victims of an exploitive, highly-polluting industry that has used a loophole in the law for decades to misclassify them as independent contractors. This tactic -- which has been the subject of a California Attorney General crackdown -- allows trucking companies to deny the drivers basic rights including access to health care, retirement benefits, worker compensation and skirt work rules and safety regulations.



Latest Firm News

Michael Nelsen v. Hillyard, Inc., et al. - Record $21 million verdict for Iraq war veteran. 27 year-old Iraqi War veteran Michael Nelsen injured when Hillyard, Inc. truck rear-ended Mr. Nelsen's vehicle on the I-15 freeway.

Tilton v. Sempra - $15 million verdict for brain injury to minor resulting from a power company truck hitting a family vehicle.

Dominguez v. San Francisco - $21 million settlement while case was on appeal. Wrongful death of 4 year-old girl. Largest settlement ever paid by San Francisco.

Contreras v. State of California - $9 million settlement for amputation caused by a damaged freeway guardrail.

Don Gino Dominguez v. South Central Los Angeles Regional Care Center - $2 million verdict for wrongful death of a mentally and physically disabled 39 year-old man. Health care center left man unsupervised and he choked to death.

Doe v. Driver - $5.5 million settlement for death of pedestrian in an auto accident.

Doe v. Oil Refinery - $6.2 Million settlement for wrongful death and personal injury caused by the collapse of tank floating roof.

Avila v. Dresick Farms - $5.64 million dollar jury verdict for girl injured in truck v. van collision. Believed to be the largest verdict in the history of Imperial County, California.

Konrad, et al. v. Hewlett-Packard - Lawsuit filed against Hewlett-Packard for pretexting journalists and their families

Chief Warrant Officers v. Boeing, et al. - $13.55 million settlement for Army maintenance officers severely injured in the crash of Apache Longbow helicopter on a maintenance test flight during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq.

Does v. Doe Auto Manufacturer: confidential multimillion dollar settlement on behalf of a family involved in on-road rollover of sport utility vehicle.

Does v. Van Manufacturer and Rental Company - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of the survivors and family members of 14 church group members involved in a fifteen passenger van rollover.

Hill v. Titan Tire - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement for a 42 year old man who sustained brain injuries following a tire failure on his vehicle.

Dominguez v. San Francisco - $27.4 Million Verdict - Mother and 6 others witnessed a city truck driver run over her daughter on a sidewalk. City completely denied responsibility. Largest verdict ever against the City of San Francisco.

Sherman v. Courrege - $25.5 Million Verdict - Wrongful death of mother, father, and son hit by a drunk driver.

Sorenson v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway - $2.8 Million Verdict - Plaintiffs were parents of a 48 year-old man killed when a freight train crashed into a commuter train.

Doe v. Auto Manufacturer - Major Confidential Settlement Fuel fed fire caused by defectively designed 15 passenger van rollover. Many occupants killed or severely burned.

Flores v. Continental Tire - Major Confidential Settlement - Woman sustained paraplegia when the right rear tire on the family's Ford Windstar van experienced a tread belt separation, causing the vehicle to roll over.

Panish, Shea & Boyle on TV - The trial attorneys at Panish, Shea & Boyle have been on numerous televisions shows because of their involvement in many high profile cases.

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