Case Results

These are examples of some of Scott Bonzell’s recent case outcomes.

Construction Defects

• Mr. Bonzell recovered $750,000 in damages for the owners of a defectively constructed single family home in Alamo. He also negotiated settlements totaling $1.6 million for a small group of homeowners in American Canyon.

Workplace harassment and racial discrimination

• Four employees of a construction company who were subjected to racial taunts and epithets by their supervisor received a $1.3 million settlement.

Premises liability

• Mr. Bonzell negotiated a $1.95 million settlement on behalf of an individual who fell from a balcony.
• A client who suffered a broken leg after tripping on uneven pavement recovered $325,000.
• Mr. Bonzell recovered $230,000 for a client who broke his ankle after slipping at a bakery.
• A client who injured her shoulder in a trip and fall accident recovered $450,000.
• Another client recovered $310,000 after tripping on a driveway and breaking her leg.

Wrongful eviction in violation of housing ordinance

• Two women who were wrongfully evicted from their rent-controlled apartment recovered a $450,000 award.
• Mr. Bonzell also recovered $250,000 for a couple who were victimized by a bogus “owner move-in” eviction.

Dangerous condition of public property

• Mr. Bonzell negotiated a $250,000 settlement for a client who broke his leg after tripping on an uplifted section of sidewalk.

Bicycle accidents

• A client who suffered facial fractures after riding into a pothole received a $225,000 settlement.
• Another client recovered $270,000 after being knocked off his bicycle by the mirror of a passing car.
• Mr. Bonzell recovered $170,000 for a woman who broke her hand after riding into a shallow trench.
• Mr. Bonzell obtained $550,000 for a woman who broke her elbow in a collision with a car.

Public entity liability

• Mr. Bonzell negotiated a $250,000 settlement for a client who fractured her foot while alighting from a bus which stopped too far from the curb.

Vicarious liability

• On behalf of a client who lost her husband at the hands of a drunk driver, Mr. Bonzell recovered $250,000 from the driver’s employer.

Insurance bad faith

• Mr. Bonzell prevailed at trial against an insurance company which wrongfully denied coverage for a client whose vehicle was damaged by a non-permissive user.