$225,000 Settlement After Cyclist Strikes Sidewalk Crack in Los Angeles

Kristopher Peerali, Serena Peerali, and Ali Hosseini successfully secured a $225,000 settlement for a bicyclist who suffered a severe wrist injury due to poorly maintained road conditions in Los Angeles.

The incident occurred in 2021 when the plaintiff was riding her bicycle and struck a significant crack in the roadway. The impact was enough to throw her violently from her bike, resulting in a fractured wrist that required immediate surgery and a subsequent period of intensive rehabilitation to regain mobility.

Cases involving the “dangerous condition of public property” are notoriously difficult to litigate. In this instance, the defense attempted to shift the entire burden of the accident onto the plaintiff, arguing that she should have seen the crack and avoided it. Furthermore, the defense claimed that the road defect did not meet the legal threshold of a “dangerous condition” under California law.

Despite these challenges, the Peerali Law team conducted a thorough investigation into the roadway’s maintenance history. By proving that the defect posed a substantial risk to foreseeable users—like cyclists—and highlighting the severity of the surgical intervention required, our attorneys were able to overcome the defense’s strategy and secure a favorable $225,000 resolution.

This result underscores that even “simple” road defects can have life-altering consequences. At Peerali Law, we hold government entities and property owners accountable for the safety of the public infrastructure they manage.

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