$5.2 Million Settlement for Pedestrian Injured in Los Angeles Crash

Kristopher Peerali and Serena Peerali secured a $5,200,000 confidential settlement on behalf of a Los Angeles woman who sustained catastrophic injuries after being struck by a vehicle, and placed in a medically induced coma.

The incident occurred in 2021 at a busy Los Angeles intersection. A collision between two vehicles caused one of them to veer off course and mount the sidewalk, where it struck the plaintiff—an innocent pedestrian. As a result of the impact, she suffered life-threatening injuries, required months of hospitalization, and spent over a year in intensive physical rehabilitation before she could regain physical independence.

Despite the severity of the injuries, the defendant’s insurance company initially disputed liability, arguing that their insured driver never directly struck the plaintiff. However, Kristopher Peerali conducted a thorough investigation, ultimately proving that the defendant’s client made an unsafe turn, prematurely entering the intersection and clipping an oncoming vehicle. That collision caused the second vehicle to spin out of control and hit the pedestrian.

Through strategic case development and expert analysis, the Peerali Law team demonstrated clear causation and liability. The case was resolved pre-trial for $5.2 million—the full amount of the defendant’s insurance policy limits.