Callahan & Blaine Get $7.5 Million for Man Injured in City Bus Accident

Ronald E. Cunningham had a blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal driving limit and was carrying two 18-packs of Budweiser when he attempted to board an Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus at the corner of Main and LaVeta in Orange. The attempt caused Cunningham a catastrophic personal injury that led…

Callahan & Blain Negotiates $28 Million Settlement in Catastrophic California Personal Injury Case Involving Faulty Truck Maintenance

In January of 2001, Philip Dohrman of Huntington Beach, California, was driving northbound on the 1-5 in Irvine when the cab of his truck was crushed by a flying truck tire weighing 180 pounds. A commercial tractor trailer travelling southbound on I-5 had lost the wheel, which continued to roll down the highway, crossing the…

Callahan & Blaine Wins Record-setting $50 Million Personal Injury Settlement for California Hit and Run Victims

Carol Daniel and Stacy Neria of San Clemente were jogging on the Pacific Coast Highway with two friends when they were struck by a hit and run driver. Both women have been left permanently disabled by the accident, unable to use their arms or legs. Both women are also mothers to three children, and both of…

Man Fatally Injured While Attempting to Escape a Stalled Elevator

The New York Times recently reported that Gerhardt “Jerry” Fuchs fell to his death while trying to escape a stalled elevator in an industrial building in Brooklyn. Fuchs was a well-respected drummer and an important figure in the Brooklyn independent music scene. He had recently played on the Late Show with David Letterman. Fuchs had…

Tanker Truck Operator Killed in Propane Explosion Possibly Caused by Faulty Maintenance

According to a recent article in the Seattle Times, truck driver Charles McDonald was transferring 8,000 gallons of propane from his tanker truck to a storage tank at the Atlas Castings & Technology foundry when something went horribly wrong. The propane ignited causing a workplace explosion and fire. Fire department spokesman Dan Crotty reported that…

Daniel Callahan and Edward Susolik Named Top Orange County Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Attorneys by OC Metro Magazine

Callahan & Blaine is proud to announce that Dan Callahan and Ed Susolik have been named among the top three business, insurance and personal injury attorneys in Orange County, California in the August 2010 issue of OC METRO magazine. The award is based on data from the well-known Internet lawyer rating service Avvo. The Avvo…

Daniel Callahan and Edward Susolik Selected for the Super Lawyers “Top Ten List”

We here at Callahan & Blaine are very proud to be able to announce that our very own Dan Callahan and Ed Susolik have both been selected to the “Top 100 Lawyers in Southern California” list for 2010/2011, put out by Super Lawyers Magazine. Unlike some other attorney awards, Super Lawyers uses a rigorous process…