11111 Santa Monica Boulevard
Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90025-3333
Tel: (310) 477-4775
Fax: (310) 477-4252
email: rpapell@rmplaw.com
Ron Papell has been practicing law in Los Angeles for over 25 years. During that time he has limited his practice to the representation of those who have been injured in accidents of all kinds and those who have been victims of medical negligence. In addition, the firm represents victims of elder abuse, sexual harassment and employment discrimination of all kinds as well as those who have been wrongfully terminated from their jobs. The firm also handles business litigation where tort or punitive damages are sought including bad faith cases against insurance companies.
All cases are handled on a contingent fee basis where the client does not pay attorneys fees unless a recovery is obtained on their behalf.
 Auto Accidents |
Insurance Bad Faith |
| Personal Injury |
Sexual Harassment |
| Medical Malpractice |
Wrongful Termination |
| Products Liability |
Wrongful Death |
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Refers to individuals who have suffered personal injuries or property damage in automobile, motorcycle, truck, or bus accidents. Such motor vehicle accidents include those involving drunk or hit and run drivers, uninsured or underinsured drivers, as well as accidents occurring from motor vehicle, SUV and semi-tractor trailer collisions and rollovers.
Also represented are those injured in car accidents, collisions or crashes resulting from defective products or design in automobiles and trucks, such as defective seatbelts, tires or gas tanks.
Click arrows below to view summaries and results of selected Auto Accident cases handled by Ronald M. Papell
Auto v Auto: Injury to Teen
Auto v Auto: Hand Injury
Auto v Auto: Rear Ended
Auto v Auto: Bowel Injury
Auto v Auto: Brain Injury
Auto v Auto: Shoulder Injury
Truck v Truck: Heavy Impact
Auto v Pedestrian: Drunk in Crosswalk
Auto v Pedestrian: Grandmother / Grandchild
Auto v Pedestrian: Wrongful Death
Auto v Auto: Policy Limits
Auto v Auto: Minor Impact
PERSONAL INJURY
These are accident cases where an individual, or group of individuals, received injuries due to the negligence of another person or entity. Personal injury claims can invlolve inury due to the negligence of an indivdual, product, business, land or buildings.
Click arrows below to view summaries and results of selected Personal Injury cases handled by Ronald M. Papell
Premises Liab: Burn in Restaurant
Premises Liab: Scalding Water Heater
Premises Liab: Fall in Garage
Personal Injury: Actress Burned
Personal Injury: Fall in Apt.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE & PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
Generally, these are cases against doctors, hospitals, HMO's, etc. for medical malpractice or lawyers for legal malpractice. There are also situations involving other professionals such as accountants, dentists, therapists, architects and engineers.
Click arrows below to view summaries and results of selected Medical Malpractice cases handled by Ronald M. Papell
Med Malpractice: Fail to Diag Cancer
Med Malpractice: Spinal Cord Injection
Med Malpractice: Birth Injury
Med Malpractice: Fall in Hospital
Med Malpractice: Spinal Injury
Med Malpractice: Death of 33 y/o
Pharmacy Malpractice: Wrong Pills
PRODUCTS LIABILITY
The responsibility of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of products to the public is to deliver products free of defects which harm an individual or numerous persons and to make good on that responsibility if their products are defective.
These can include dangerous or defective drugs, contaminated baby food, flammable children's pajamas, and defective automobiles including airbags, tires, brakes, and other component parts, as well as lack of label warnings on any products of any kind.
Click arrows below to view summaries and results of selected Products Liability cases handled by Ronald M. Papell
Products Liability: Tire Failure
Products Liability: Dock Plate
INSURANCE BAD FAITH
These are cases in which an insurance company has refused to pay or has acted improperly in handling the claim. If the insurance company's conduct is particularly outrageous, large punitive damages may also be recoverable. The following are examples of bad faith cases:
- Refusal to pay or delayed payment of uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits
- Unreasonable withholding of disability or life insurance payments
- Failing to pay after a catastrophe such as a fire or earthquake or for a theft or burglary
- Denial of coverage for reasonable and necessary medical or hospital treatment
- Refusing to defend the insured where a liability claim or lawsuit has been brought by a third party
- Handling any type of claim in an unfair or unreasonable manner, with or without denial of that claim
Click arrows below to view summaries and results of selected Bad Faith cases handled by Ronald M. Papell
Ins. Bad Faith: Underinsured Motorist
Ins. Bad Faith: Rear End Accident
Ins. Bad Faith: Freeway Accident
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment is any kind of sexual behavior that is unwelcome and/or inappropriate for the work place. Sexual harassment can embrace verbal harassment (i.e. derogatory comments or dirty jokes under the right circumstances), visual harassment (i.e. derogatory or embarrassing posters, cartoons, drawing, etc.), physical harassment, and sexual favors (i.e. sexual advances, confrontation with sexual demands.) However, sometimes sexual harassment does not restrict itself to the work place. Sexual harassment can come in many forms. Sexual harassment can also be found in schools.
WRONGFUL TERMINATION
These are employment cases involving unlawful discharge based on breach of an employment contract or violation of some public policy such as age, race or sexual discrimination, as well as, retaliatory termination such as a "whistle blower" situation.
WRONGFUL DEATH
When an accident of any kind results in the death of an individual, the surviving heirs/family may have grounds for bringing an action for Wrongful Death to compensate them for the loss of the love, care, comfort and society of the decedent. In addition, the heirs may recover compensation for any loss of income or support that the decedent would have provided. While there are no limits to the amount of damages the heirs can recover in most accident cases, in medical malpractice actions the damages the heirs can recover for loss of care, comfort and society are limited to $250,000.00 although they can also recover economic damages for medical costs and loss of earnings or support.
Wrongful Death: Infected Catheter
Wrongful Death: Father of Five
Wrongful Death: Horse Accident