Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Resources
  • Investor Relations
  • Journalists
  • Agencies
  • Client Login
  • Send a Release
Return to PR Newswire homepage
  • News
  • Products
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • All Public Company
      • English-only
      • News Releases Overview

      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
      • Multimedia Gallery Overview

      • Trending Topics

      • All Trending Topics
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • All Automotive & Transportation
      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • Auto & Transportation Overview

      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • All Business Technology
      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • Business Technology Overview

      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • All Entertain­ment & Media
      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • Entertain­ment & Media Overview

      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • All Financial Services & Investing
      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • Financial Services & Investing Overview

      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • All General Business
      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • General Business Overview

      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • All Consumer Technology
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • Consumer Technology Overview

      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • All Energy
      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • Energy & Natural Resources Overview

      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • All Environ­ment
      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • Environ­ment Overview

      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing Overview

      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • All Telecomm­unications
      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • Telecomm­unications Overview

      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • All Consumer Products & Retail
      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • Consumer Products & Retail Overview

      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • All Entertain­ment & Media
      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • Entertain­ment & Media Overview

      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • All Health
      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • Health Overview

      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • All Sports
      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • Sports Overview

      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • All Travel
      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • Travel Overview

      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • All Policy & Public Interest
      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • Policy & Public Interest Overview

      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • All People & Culture
      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • People & Culture Overview

      • View All People & Culture

      • In-Language News

      • Arabic
      • español
      • português
      • Česko
      • Danmark
      • Deutschland
      • España
      • France
      • Italia
      • Nederland
      • Norge
      • Polska
      • Portugal
      • Россия
      • Slovensko
      • Suomi
      • Sverige
  • Explore Our Platform
  • Plan Campaigns
  • Create with AI
  • Distribute Press Releases
  • Report Results
  • Amplify Content
  • All Products
  • General Inquiries
  • Editorial Bureaus
  • Partnerships
  • Media Inquiries
  • Worldwide Offices
  • Hamburger menu
  • PR Newswire: news distribution, targeting and monitoring
  • Send a Release
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us

      888-776-0942
      from 8 AM - 10 PM ET

  • Send a Release
  • Client Login
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
    • Trending Topics
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Client Login
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS
  • Explore Our Platform
  • Plan Campaigns
  • Create with AI
  • Distribute Press Releases
  • Report Results
  • Amplify Content
  • All Products
  • Send a Release
  • Client Login
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS
  • General Inquiries
  • Editorial Bureaus
  • Partnerships
  • Media Inquiries
  • Worldwide Offices
  • Send a Release
  • Client Login
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS

Los abogados de BD&J Shawn McCann, Jesse French y Garret Valerio obtienen una indemnización de USD 21 millones por un accidente de grúa en Bakersfield

  • USA - English
Black BD&J, PC, logo

News provided by

BD&J, PC

Jul 27, 2026, 09:02 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX

LOS ÁNGELES, 27 de julio de 2026 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Shawn McCann, uno de los principales abogados litigantes y socios de BD&J, obtuvo otro veredicto extraordinario. Junto con el socio junior, Jesse French, y el abogado, Garret Valerio, el equipo obtuvo un veredicto bruto de USD 21.363.898,08 en la Corte Superior del Condado de Kern en un caso de accidente de grúa. Gracias a sus excepcionales habilidades en el litigio y a su compromiso con su cliente, Luis Luna, Jr., el equipo logró demostrar con éxito que la parte demandada tuvo la responsabilidad principal y obtuvo una indemnización neta de USD 12,8 millones para el cliente perjudicado.

El accidente ocurrió cuando una grúa de plataforma intentaba realizar un giro en tres maniobras sobre la Ruta Estatal 65, en las afueras de Bakersfield, California, y un automóvil conducido por Luis Luna embistió el lateral de la plataforma. Luna sufrió múltiples fracturas en la pierna y la muñeca derecha, una artrodesis a nivel de L5-S1 y una reconstrucción del ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA) de la pierna izquierda. Los médicos trataron las fracturas de la pierna derecha con un clavo quirúrgico y tornillos, que posteriormente se infectaron, lo que obligó a realizar una nueva cirugía para retirar y reemplazar el material quirúrgico. 

El equipo legal de la defensa interrogó a Luna, obtuvo la totalidad de sus antecedentes médicos y un médico contratado por la defensa examinó sus lesiones. Luna exigió llegar a un acuerdo por el límite de la póliza de seguro, pero la solicitud fue denegada en dos ocasiones. Luna alegó que el conductor de la grúa había actuado con negligencia al intentar realizar una maniobra compleja sobre una ruta. Por su parte, la parte demandada alegó que el demandante fue negligente al no ver la grúa que bloqueaba el carril hacía aproximadamente 14 segundos. El abogado defensor también atribuyó el accidente a la falta de atención, cansancio y/o somnolencia de Luna. En octubre de 2025, nuestro equipo presentó, en nombre de Luna, una propuesta de acuerdo conforme a la regla 998 por USD 1,2 millones.

La aseguradora de la parte demandada solo ofreció USD 100.000 antes y durante el juicio, a pesar de que el límite de la póliza ofrecía una cobertura de hasta USD 1 millón. Los abogados de BD&J demostraron con éxito la existencia de una responsabilidad compartida y obtuvieron un veredicto del jurado por USD 21 millones, de los cuales el 60 % corresponderá al demandante. En concreto, el jurado concedió: 

  • USD 2 millones por daños y perjuicios sufridos en el pasado
  • USD 17 millones por futuros daños y perjuicios
  • USD 2.363.898,08 en concepto de gastos médicos pasados y futuros.

La aseguradora también deberá hacerse cargo de unos USD 300.000 en costas procesales y de más de USD 1 millón en concepto de intereses. «Nuestro cliente es un hombre trabajador, un marido y un padre, cuya vida cambió para siempre a causa del giro imprudente que realizó el conductor de la grúa», explicó el abogado principal, Shawn McCann. Según Jesse French, «Nuestro objetivo era demostrarle al jurado que los errores cometidos por una de las partes no deberían impedir que obtenga una indemnización. Nuestro cliente se vio afectado de forma desproporcionada a causa de este accidente y merecía que se reconociera ese sufrimiento». Finalmente, los experimentados abogados litigantes de BD&J lograron obtener una indemnización de USD 12,8 millones para Luna, que representa más de diez veces la cantidad que había reclamado inicialmente.

Acerca de BD&J, PC: Desde 2007, BD&J, PC, brinda servicios a los habitantes de California en diversas áreas del derecho de daños personales, tales como accidentes automovilísticos y de camiones, de motocicletas y atropellos a peatones, responsabilidad de la propiedad, lesiones en el ámbito comercial, mordeduras de perro, entre otras. Tras haber representado a decenas de miles de clientes de diferentes ámbitos, los abogados de BD&J se enorgullecen de proteger los derechos de las personas en toda California, en cualquier momento. Para obtener más información, contacta a BD&J aquí.

Contacto de prensa: Juniper Elizondo – [email protected]

FUENTE BD&J, PC

21%

more press release views with 
Request a Demo

Modal title

Also from this source

BD&J Attorneys Shawn McCann, Jesse French, and Garret Valerio Achieve $21 Million Gross Verdict in Bakersfield Tow Truck Crash

BD&J Attorneys Shawn McCann, Jesse French, and Garret Valerio Achieve $21 Million Gross Verdict in Bakersfield Tow Truck Crash

One of BD&J's top litigators and Partners, Shawn McCann, achieved yet another incredible verdict. Alongside Junior Partner Jesse French and Attorney...

BD&J Achieves Stunning $3 Billion in Recoveries for California Personal Injury Clients

BD&J Achieves Stunning $3 Billion in Recoveries for California Personal Injury Clients

BD&J – a Los Angeles-based personal injury law firm serving clients all across California in wrongful death, commercial vehicle accidents, car or...

More Releases From This Source

Explore

Hispanic

Hispanic

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

News Releases in Similar Topics

Contact PR Newswire

  • Call PR Newswire at 888-776-0942
    from 8 AM - 9 PM ET
  • Chat with an Expert
  • General Inquiries
  • Editorial Bureaus
  • Partnerships
  • Media Inquiries
  • Worldwide Offices

Products

  • Explore Our Platform
  • Plan Campaigns
  • Create with AI
  • Distribute Press Releases
  • Report Results
  • Amplify Content

About

  • About PR Newswire
  • About Cision
  • Careers
  • Accessibility Statement
  • APAC
  • APAC - Simplified Chinese
  • APAC - Traditional Chinese
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Czech
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Mexico
  • Middle East
  • Middle East - Arabic
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Vietnam

My Services

  • All New Releases
  • Platform Login
  • Data Privacy

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact PR Newswire

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Platform Login
  • ProfNet
Call PR Newswire at
888-776-0942
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Information Security Policy
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookies
Copyright © 2026 Cision US Inc.