Types of Cases

The law firm of Needham, Davis, Kepner & Young LLP specializes in litigating a wide spectrum of cases such as serious personal injury, wrongful death, and elder abuse.

Since the formation of the firm in October 2001, we have achieved significant settlements and trial results for our clients. The following is a short description of some of the cases we have recently handled:

A personal injury action in which the client was seriously injured when struck by a vehicle as he crossed the street as a pedestrian.
A personal injury case in which the client was seriously injured when struck by a vehicle as he was riding his motorcycle.
Elder abuse case where victim’s leg was broken and then not treated properly resulting in gangrene and an amputation.
Financial elder abuse case in which the defendant fraudulently convinced the elderly victim to sell his home and annuities to qualify for Medi-Cal.
An elder abuse and medical malpractice case in which the victim developed a huge pressure ulcer from lack of custodial care at a hospital.
An elder abuse case in which the elder victim was abused by a fellow resident of a skilled nursing facility resulting in a broken hip, gangrene, a leg amputation, and death.
A dependent abuse case in which the victim was not properly cared for by the hospital staff and as a result suffered from a pressure ulcer that took almost one year to heal.
A personal injury case in which the client was seriously injured while riding his bicycle.
A personal injury case in which the client was seriously injured when struck by a vehicle while taking her usual morning walk.
A personal injury case in which the client contracted herpes from her husband as a result of his extramarital affair.
A personal injury case in which the client was seriously injured when run off Highway 17 by another driver.
A personal injury case resulting from an accident where a driver struck two people on bicycles; one victim died and the other was seriously injured.
A personal injury case in which the client was molested by a priest when he was a teenager.
A personal injury case in which the client was seriously injured when he was struck by a commercial truck while riding his bicycle.
A personal injury case resulting from a two-vehicle accident that left the client with serious permanent injuries.
A work place accident in which the client's hand was seriously injured requiring over 15 surgeries to save and repair the hand.
A wrongful death case in which the clients recovered after their father was run over by a vehicle.
A dependant adult case in which the victim was a disabled resident who suffered a serious and permanent hand injury because he did not receive proper medical care while residing at a residential care facility.
A wrongful death case in which our client was inutero when her father was killed by a commercial truck driver in an automobile accident.
A products liability case in which the clients suffered both personal injuries and significant property damage when a household product combusted without warning.
An elder abuse and wrongful death case in which the clients’ mother fell from a two story window while residing at a residential care facility.
A wrongful death case in which we represented the children whose father was electrocuted at a naval shipyard.

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