In this matter Jim Miller represented the respondent in an underinsured motorist claim. The claimant argued that he sustained injuries to his cervical spine which necessitated the need for surgery. Jim relied upon a qualified neurosurgeon to point out that the surgery...
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R. James Miller
Herrera v. Hernandez – Appellate Review Successful
In the underlying matter, a jury was empaneled for a jury trial. After the jury was selected it was determined that one of the jurors was at one point related to the defendant. There was a marriage that involved the juror and the defendant’s cousin that ended in...
Newberry v. Foods, Etc. IGE – Lake County
In this matter Jim Miller represented a grocery store in an action brought by a plaintiff who tripped and fell in the grocery store parking lot injuring her right ankle. The plaintiff was diagnosed with a right ankle fracture that required a closed reduction and was...
Underinsured Motorist Arbitration – Claimant Awarded Nothing
This case involved an uninsured motorist claim stemming from a rollover incident that occurred on August 29, 2004. The incident occurred as one of the claimants was driving her parent’s Chevy Blazer with two passengers from her home in Roseville to Waterworld on...
Young v. Bitcon – Placer County
Young v. Bitcon was tried to jury verdict in Placer County. The plaintiff claimed that Jim’s client was negligent for failing to observe him while he was riding his bicycle in the bike lane. Jim contended that the plaintiff was riding his bicycle against traffic...
Nunez v. Turner – Sacramento County
Nunez v. Turner went to a jury trial in Sacramento County Superior Court. Jim represented the driver of a pickup truck. Plaintiff claimed that Jim’s client sideswiped plaintiff’s vehicle. As a result, plaintiff contended that she sustained injuries to her...
Johnston v. Best Western Gold Country Inn – Nevada County
Johnston v. Best Western Gold Country Inn was tried to jury verdict in Nevada County. The plaintiff claimed that she tripped and fell on a juniper bush that was obstructing a sidewalk. As a result of the trip-and-fall, the plaintiff dislocated her elbow. She incurred...
Langan v. Olness – Sacramento County
Langan v. Olness was tried to jury verdict in Sacramento County. The plaintiff was involved in three motor vehicle accidents within one year. Jim represented the adverse driver in the second accident. Plaintiff settled with the adverse driver in the first accident and...
Bender v. I-101 Express – Placer County
In Bender v. I-101 Express Jim represented a truck driver and his employer in an action filed by an eight-year-old through his guardian ad litem that went to jury verdict in Placer County. The plaintiff contended that Jim’s client violated several city...