Recent Verdict. The team of Brown & Simowitz obtained a verdict in a trip and fall case on October 14, 2011 in excess of $140,000.00. Trip and fall cases are amongst the hardest cases to prove liability. Brown and Simowitz rejected the insurance carrier’s offer of $13,000.00 and took the case to a jury trial where they obtained justice for their client.
Recent Awards. James Matthew Brown was awarded the title of: “ Top Trial Attorney” by his peers. On September 30, 2011 The Consumer Attorneys of San Diego awarded Jim with this prestigious honor. During his acceptance speech Mr. Brown told the hundreds of attorneys in attendance that “we, ( the trial lawyers), must take our cases to the court room and not accept the low offers from insurance companies. It is for a jury of our client’s peers to decide the value of a case, not some computer program written by and for the insurance conglomerate.”
Recent Settlement. Mark B. Simowitz settled an automobile rear-end accident claim for $150,000.00 on September 1, 2011. “Insurance companies have learned that we are not afraid to take our cases to trial and we have been negotiating higher settlements because of that.” The client in this case suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. This injury is usually seen only in severe head-on collisions. Mr. Simowitz used his negotiating skills to achieve this excellent result for his client in a rear-end collision.