If you were injured in a bus accident, you might be able to receive compensation for any damages you suffered, including medical bills, past and future lost wages, time missed from work, pain, and suffering, among others. If a family member was killed in a bus accident, you may be eligible to recover additional damages related to your loss, including funeral and burial expenses, the loss of companionship and affection, and more.
The Los Angeles bus accident attorneys at Wisner Baum want to assist you in your fight to obtain the compensation you deserve. We have the resources to thoroughly investigate and hold any at-fault party or parties accountable. Put your case in the hands of seasoned Los Angeles trial attorneys with decades of experience earning justice and maximum compensation on behalf of bus crash victims.
Just a few of our past successes in bus accident cases include:
Please note: Past successes should not be viewed as a guarantee that your case will be brought to a similarly favorable conclusion; they only act to illustrate our skill in pursuing and handling these claims.
Call Wisner Baum today at (310) 207-3233 or contact us online to schedule a meeting with our bus accident attorney in Los Angeles!
Although buses and public transportation are often hailed as safer than cars, thousands of people are still injured in bus accidents — and hundreds are killed — every single year in the United States, according to a study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
Bus accidents pose a considerable risk to our communities, with many people using buses as their primary transportation, especially school-aged students. Fortunately, if you or a family member sustained injuries in a bus crash, our Los Angeles lawyers can help.
We have handled accident claims concerning the following types of buses:
We have taken on some of the nation's largest bus manufacturers and operators, such as Ford Motor Company, Greyhound, and Blue Bird Corporation. In complex litigation against significant bus companies and their insurers, you need an experienced accident lawyer who can demonstrate that a crash caused a victim’s injuries and that the crash was caused by negligence or other issues.
Common examples of negligence that can lead to bus accidents include:
In choosing a lawyer, it is vital to give the decision proper consideration, as you are putting your recovery in their hands.
A few categories to consider include the following:
California's statute of limitations for a personal injury claim is generally two years from the accident date. If you were involved in a bus accident and wish to pursue legal action against the responsible party, you have two years to file a compensation claim.
If, however, you are seeking compensation from a municipal entity (e.g., the local government responsible for operating a public bus involved in your accident), your case will involve significantly different timeframes and procedures. The California Tort Claims Act (CTCA) sets out incredibly short deadlines for filing a claim against a government entity, so you should waste no time contacting a local bus accident lawyer in Los Angeles.
Whether you were injured in an accident involving a private charter bus or a local city-operated bus, our Los Angeles bus accident lawyers at Wisner Baum can help you pursue the compensation you deserve.
Some of the busiest local buses in the Greater Los Angeles area include:
These municipal transportation agencies serve hundreds of thousands of passengers across the Greater Los Angeles area every day, and sadly, accidents are not uncommon.
After an accident, you are legally entitled to pursue a personal injury or wrongful death claim for the harm done to you. The Los Angeles lawyers at Wisner Baum are respected leaders in various practice areas, including bus accident litigation. Renowned by The Best Lawyers in America©, Super Lawyers®, and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, among many others, we know what it takes to win your case.
Contact Wisner Baum today to meet with our bus accident lawyer in Los Angeles!
"Wisner Baum gave exceptional attention to all aspects of the case, detailed inquiry, and tenacious overview of all the information submitted. The paralegals are efficient and diligent. I was completely surprised to find an empathic personal message to take care of my own health during the challenging time of being a full-time caretaker.*"
In May of 2019, the jury in the case of Pilliod et al. v, Monsanto Company ordered the agrochemical giant to pay $2.055 billion in damages to the plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, a Bay Area couple in their 70s. R. Brent Wisner served as co-lead trial attorney for the Pilliods, delivering the opening and closing statements and cross-examining several of Monsanto’s experts. Wisner Baum managing shareholder, Michael Baum and attorney Pedram Esfandiary also served on the trial team in the Pilliod case.
The judge later reduced their award to $87M. Monsanto appealed the Pilliod’s verdict which the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District denied on August 9, 2021. Monsanto then requested the California Supreme Court review the appeal’s court decision, which the court denied on Nov. 17, 2021. Monsanto (Bayer) then submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court which SCOTUS denied on June 27, 2022, allowing the final judgment of $87M to remain intact.
$289.2 million jury verdict in Monsanto Roundup trial
Wisner Baum co-represented Dewayne “Lee” Johnson in the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial. On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury ordered Monsanto to pay $39.25 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages to Mr. Johnson, a former groundskeeper who alleged exposure to Monsanto’s herbicides caused him to develop terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Months after the jury verdict, the judge overseeing the trial reduced the punitive damages to $39.25 million. Mr. Johnson decided to accept the remittitur, bringing the adjusted amount awarded to Mr. Johnson $78.5 million.
Monsanto (Bayer) appealed the verdict and Johnson cross appealed. On July 20, 2020, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the verdict against Monsanto but reduced Mr. Johnson’s award to $20.5 million. The company chose not to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, ending the litigation.
In 2016, Wisner Baum attorney Timothy A. Loranger and six other attorneys in the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee were able to secure a $265 million settlement for victims of the 2015 Amtrak 188 derailment in Philadelphia, one of the largest in the U.S. for 2016.
