The Law Offices of John D. Winer has handled some of the most significant cases in the Bay Area and California. A number of the cases have had national implications and have not only resulted in large verdicts and settlements for clients, but also have at times contributed to important changes in our society. Please Click Here to learn about some of these significant effects in our society. A number of the cases listed below, even ones that have been tried to a verdict, have resulted in confidential settlements, many times after the case had received a great deal of publicity, including magazine, newspaper and television news stories. The Law Offices of John D. Winer would like to thank these clients for their bravery and selflessness. Please Click Here to read more. Some of the more significant cases which the lawyers at the Law Offices of John D. Winer have handled are listed below. The results of the cases below were based on the facts of the particular case and results will differ if based on different facts. Please read the Disclaimer below before viewing the information provided here. $2,750,000 -- Ten-Year-Old Girl Raped by 28-Year-Old Actor at a Theater Company A ten-year-old girl attended a theater school on a daily basis after her elementary school day ended. One day she was alone in the locker room at the theater company after a rehearsal when a 28-year-old man, who had just had one of his scripts turned down by the theater company, cornered her in the locker room, took her to a secluded large closet and brutally raped her, causing severe psychological damage. Click Here to read more. Confidential Settlement -- Infant Suffers Serious Burns on Body and Legs on Airline $1,700,000 -- Girl Whose Toes Were Amputated Because of a Drunk MUNI $1,500,000 -- Five Newspaper Boys Molested by Employee of Newspaper $1,350,000 -- Psychologist Utilizes Inappropriate "Reparenting" Techniques on a Patient Confidential settlement -- 15-Year-Old Boy Has Severe Degloving Burn-Like Injuries When He Collides with a MUNI Bus While on a Skateboard $800,000 -- Four Boys Molested by Pastor in Rural Northern California County $750,000 -- Ten-Year-Old Boy Suffers Severe Leg Damage as Result of Malpractice of Cardiac Surgeon $750,000 -- Three Children and Mother Alleged Sexual Abuse by Hypnotherapist $750,000 -- Four-Year-Old Boy Brain Damaged in Dart-out Accident $500,000 -- Kindergartners Allegedly Molested by Teacher $350,000 -- 16-Year-Old Driver Fractures His Leg and Has Psychological Injury and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in an Accident with a Man Who Had Been Drinking $350,000 -- Ten-year-old Boy Hit Crossing the Street Develops Mild Traumatic Brain Injury $300,000 -- Two Young Boys Molested by Son of Home Day Care Owner $7,130,000 -- Prescription Drugs Lead to Brain Damage and Abuse Case Against Doctor The Law Offices of John D. Winer represented a 43-year-old woman who had seen the same psychiatrist for ten years. During that time, he prescribed drugs which caused plaintiff to suffer from a brain injury and sexually abused his patient. As a result of her injuries, plaintiff became severely disabled, was unable to work for over ten years, and extensive future treatment was recommended. Plaintiff brought simultaneous licensing board, criminal and civil actions against defendant. A key issue in the case was the effect that Dexedrine, a prescription drug had on the plaintiff. Defendant claimed that the Dexedrine, which is a potent amphetamine was safe and did not cause Plaintiff damage. The Law Offices of John D. Winer retained toxicology and psychopharmacology experts who testified that the Dexedrine in the way it was mispresribed was in fact dangerous and severely brain damaged the plaintiff. Click Here to read more. $4,500,000 -- 35-Year-Old Woman Wins Trial Based on Damages Caused by Misprescription of Drugs and Abuse. Plaintiff in this case was a 35-year old woman who alleged that she was over prescribed a large number of prescription psychotropic drugs which lead to severe confusion and disinhibition. The psychiatrist who prescribed these drugs then abused the patient. Click Here to read more. $2,500,000 -- Judgment in Favor of Woman Against a Bar Where Woman Employed Who Served Drinks to Drunk Driver Plaintiff in this case worked in a bar where it was her job to flirt with the customers and get them to drink more. At the end of the night, one of the very drunk customers offered to give her a ride home. The driver drove his car off the road and plaintiff received a severe spinal cord injury and was rendered a quadriplegic. Unfortunately, the driver only had a $15,000 insurance policy. Click Here to read more. $2,490,000 -- Three Women Sexually Harassed by Supervisors at Large Rental Company $2,000,000 -- Three Women Who Were Sexually Harassed During Physical Exams by a Company Doctor Plaintiffs in this case were three young women who were employees of defendant hospital. As part of their yearly physicals, they had to be examined by a male doctor who was on staff at the hospital. Plaintiffs alleged that the doctor sexually harassed them by inappropriately touching them during the physical examinations. They retained the Law Offices of John D. Winer. Click Here to read more. $2,000,000 -- Wrongful Death of Politician and Cameraman $2,000,000 -- Prescription Drug Claim Leads to Settlement of Bad Faith Case Plaintiff in this case was a woman in her 40s who obtained a large judgment after a jury trial in a civil case. The defendant’s insurance company refused to pay the judgment, claiming there was no coverage. The Law Offices of John D. Winer obtained the large judgment in the underlying case in the jury trial, and then received an “assignment” of the defendant’s rights and sued the insurance company to attempt to recover the judgment. Click Here to read more. $1,566,000 -- Woman Misprescribed Drugs and Sexually Abused by Her Psychiatrist, Internist and Priest Confidential Settlement -- Burn Injury to Man Following Toxic Exposure to Defectively Manufactured Topical Pain Spray $1,500,000 -- Wrongful Death of a 28-Year-Old Man in a Freeway Collapse Case This case involved a tragedy which could have been avoided, the collapse of the Cypress Structure Freeway in Oakland, California, during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. The Law Offices of John D. Winer represented plaintiff widow and her eight-year-old twins who were fatherless when the freeway collapsed on top of decedent’s car, crushing him to death. Click Here to read more. $1,375,000 -- 40-Year-Old Man Suffers a Severe Leg Fracture in Motorcycle Accident, Becomes Dependent on Prescription Drug Vicodin Confidential Settlement -- Large Crane at Construction Site Smashes into Building Causing Death and Injury $1,100,000 -- Product Liability Case Involving 35-Year-Old Man Has Spinal Cord Injury in Moveable Machine Accident Plaintiff was a 35-year-old man who was operating a moveable machine as part of his job in a grocery distribution company. He alleged that when he moved the gearshift forward, instead of going forward the machine went into reverse and as a result, the machine crashed into a rack on which boxes were placed, crushing his spine and causing a spinal cord injury with partial paralysis. The plaintiff could not sue his employer because of workers’ compensation preclusions, so the case proceeded against the machine manufacturer. Click Here to read more. Confidential Settlement -- Woman Requires Surgery to Both Her Knees Due to Airline Negligence $1,100,000 -- Elderly Tenants Sue Landlord and General Contractor for Nuisance and Emotional Distress During Construction Project $1,000,000 -- 28-Year-Old Man Receives a Traumatic Brain Injury in a Truck Accident $1,000,000 -- Couple Sues Psychiatrist and His Wife for Malpractice, Abuse and Betrayal $950,000 -- 18-year-old Woman Electrocuted by Electrical Wire Downed in a Storm $950,000 -- Fledgling Actress Has 26-Year Inappropriate Sexual Relationship with Psychiatrist $950,000 -- 45-Year-Old Attorney Suffers a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury When Scaffolding Falls on His Head in a Defective Product Case $950,000 -- Wrongful Death of Woman Gored to Death on an African Safari $925,000 -- Two Women Bring Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Case Against National Company Selling Home Products $850,000 -- Motorcyclist Suffers Leg Amputation as a Result of View of Auto Pulling out Blocked by Illegally Parked $750,000 -- Case in Which a Male-to-Female Transsexual Sued Ex Therapist For Negligence And Abuse Confidential Settlement -- 30-Year-Old Laborer Injured at Delivery to Construction Site $750,000 -- 22-Year-Old Woman Alleges Sexual Abuse at Alcoholic Rehab Facility by Owner Manager and Bank VP $700,000 -- Developmentally Disabled 24-Year-Old Man Abused at a Residential Care Facility Brings Elder/Dependent Abuse Action $675,000 -- Single Mother Suffers Back and Head Injury When Knocked off Her Bicycle by Auto Driver Confidential Settlement -- Man Receives Spinal Cord Injury Due to Turbulence on Airplane $675,000 -- Three Patients Allege They Were Lured into Drug and Sex Parties by Their Therapists $650,000 -- Young Man Suffers Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Partial Loss of Smell in Truck Accident Confidential Settlement -- Dangerous Condition of Property and Product Liability Case Against Car Manufacturer -- 16-Year-Old Boy Brain Damaged $600,000 -- Patients at Alcoholic Rehab Center Held Against Will and Abused $600,000 -- Psychologist-in-Training Sues Psychoanalyst for Negligence and Abuse $500,000 -- 50-Year-Old Man Dies as a Result of Malpractice by HMO $500,000 -- Woman's Psychological Condition Deteriorates as Result of Psychiatrist Malpractice and Abuse $500,000 -- Four Employees of a Funeral Business Claim Discrimination, Retaliation and Illegal Practices $500,000 -- Prescription Drug Foul-Up Leads to Significant Injuries $500,000 -- Parking Lot Assault and Rape of Two Confidential Settlement -- Toxic Tort and Product Liability Case Where Issue Was Whether Toxoplasmosis Caused by Chemical or AIDS $490,000 -- Psychiatrist Addicts Patient to Tranquilizers and Begins Living with Patient and Her Family Confidential Settlement -- Construction Worker Severely Injured at Construction Site $480,000 -- Medical Malpractice Case Involving Misdiagnosis And Substandard Treatment. $460,000 -- Daughters Sue Doctor Father for Incest $450,000 -- 22-Year-Old Bicyclist Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury in Collision with Van Driver with Only $100,000 Insurance $450,000 -- Four Women Sue Psychologist Who Convinced Them That They Had Been Abducted by UFOs $450,000 -- 35-Year-Old Security Guard Has Forearm Amputated as a Result of a Severe Electrical Burn Injury at Construction Site Confidential Settlement -- Product Liability -- Policeman Has Nylon Socks Melt onto His Legs During Fire -- Causing Severe Third Degree Burns $450,000 -- Motorcyclist Wins Settlement Against Motor Vehicle Driver with Only $100,000 Insurance Coverage $450,000 -- Woman Fractures Her Elbow When She Trips and Falls Crossing Market Street Confidential Settlement -- Toxic Tort -- Sewage Backup in Apartment Causes Psychosis $450,000 -- Woman Has Psychotic Break after Foot Run over by a Truck While Crossing the Street $400,000 -- 40-Year-Old Patient and Employee Sues Doctor for Sexual Harassment $400,000 -- Children of Elderly Mother Bring Elder Abuse Case for Her Injury and Death at a Nursing Home $350,000 -- Wrongful Death of Elderly Pedestrian in Car Accident $350,000 -- Plastic Surgeon Has Sexual Relationship with Three Women Patients $350,000 -- Woman Sexually Harassed by Supervisor at Bank Where She Worked $310,000 -- Premises Liability Case in Which Legal Secretary Fractured Her Arm $300,000 -- Two Toddlers Abused at Home Day Care by Drunk Owner $300,000 -- Two Women Sexually Abused by Doctor -- Husband Becomes Angry and Retaliates $300,000 -- Trucking Accident Involving Serious Injury from Spilled Tomatoes $300,000 -- Drunk Driver of Truck Kills Male Passenger Confidential Settlement -- Plaintiff Receives Severe Psychological Injury When Gondola Snaps And Leaves The Plaintiff And Others Suspended In Mid-Air. $300,000 -- Private Airplane Crash Where Young Girl Survives $300,000 -- Woman Receives Facial Scarring and Psychological Injury as a Result of Pickup Truck Rollover $300,000 -- College Student Sexually Abused by Counselor Who Undermines Her Religious Beliefs $300,000 -- Woman in Southern California Brings Therapist Exploitation Case $300,000 -- Psychiatrist Violates Boundaries of Therapy with Female Multiple Personality Disordered Patient $300,000 -- Woman Looking for Psychological Help Ends up Being Sexually Abused by Psychotherapist $300,000 -- Woman Raped in Sauna at Her Large Apartment Complex $287,500 -- Elderly Woman Tenant Fractures Hip at Apartment Complex $285,000 -- Passenger Sues Drunk Driver of Car in Which He Was Passenger for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Confidential Settlement -- Plaintiffs Injured When Airplane Crashes Into A Shopping Mall. $285,000 -- Truck Driver Falls off Defectively Designed Loading Dock at Construction Site and Fractures Arm $275,000 -- Husband and Wife Allege Deception by a Psychologist Who Was Running a "Therapy "Cult" Confidential Settlement -- Plaintiff Fired after Reporting Toxic Waste Company to Federal Agency for Illegal Practices $265,000 -- Woman Wins Settlement in Case Where Therapist Denies Sexual Misconduct $260,000 -- Two Women Sexually Harassed By Executive Of A National Accessory Company $250,000 Plus Confidential Additional Payment -- Worker Falls Through A Skylight, Fractures Wrists And Suffers Amputation Of A Finger. $250,000 -- Man Who Suffered a Heart Attack Sent Home by Hospital Without Treatment $250,000 -- Doctor's Neglect Causes the Death of 17-Year-Old Boy $250,000 -- Whiplash Injury to Woman in Collision with Drunk Driver Confidential Settlement -- Apartment Fire Causes Emotional Distress and Burn/Smoke Inhalation Injuries $250,000 -- Sexual Harassment of Young Woman Clerk at Large Grocery Chain by Supervisor $250,000 -- Woman Seeks Treatment for Chronic Pain Over-Medicated and Sexually Abused by Pain Specialist $225,000 -- Woman Abused by Therapist Sues Him Only to Have Him Deny Charges $225,000 -- Pediatrician Suffers Knee Injury in Automobile Accident but Damages Were Limited Because Dying from AIDS $225,000 -- Construction Site Accident Causes Brain Injury $210,000 -- Racial Discrimination Against National Educational Testing Company $200,000 -- Middle-aged Woman in Rural County Has Portion of Her Intestines Removed Due to Medical Malpractice $200,000 -- Psychiatrist Announces He Is Homeopath and Breaks Boundaries of Treatment with Patients $200,000 -- Morphine Addiction Alleged Against Internist $200,000 -- Female Psychotherapist Sues Male Psychiatrist for Sex Abuse $200,000 -- Woman Sues Therapist for Sexual Abuse Nine Years after Treatment Stopped $200,000 -- 40-year-old Female Psychotherapist Sues Psychiatrist for Sexual Abuse 23 Years Earlier -- When She Was His 17-Year-Old Patient $200,000 -- Two Women Sue Psychiatrist for Malpractice -- No Sex Abuse $200,000 -- 28-Year-Old Male Patient Sues Female Therapist for Breach of Boundaries $200,000 -- Sexual Harassment Case Against Alcohol Distribution Company $200,000 -- Drunk Driver Going Wrong Way on Highway Causes Head-on Collision and Psychological Injury $200,000 -- Woman Dies Because HMO Failed to Diagnose Cancer $175,000 -- Pedestrian Receives Mild Traumatic Brain Injury When Taxi Runs into Her $175,000 -- 30-Year-Old Man Develops Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Train Derailment $172,600 -- Woman with Significant Psychological History Develops Psychological Injury after Routine Car Accident $160,000 -- Two Women Who Claimed Retaliation For Reports of sexual harassment at a large fast food company. $153,000 -- Male Patient Alleges Doctor Had Unprotected Sex With Him When Doctor Knew He Was HIV Positive -- Plaintiff Does Not Develop AIDS. $150,000 -- Woman in Low Speed Car Accident Suffers Psychological Injury $150,000 -- Porter on Train Claims Psychic Injury in Derailment $150,000 -- Female High School Senior Sexually Abused by Female Gym Coach $135,000 -- Woman Psychologically Injured When Rearended by a Private Plane on a Highway $125,000 -- Trial of a Case in Which Male Hypnotist Beats up His Girlfriend's Elderly Mother