When public entities construct or maintain highways they have a responsibility to provide a safe roadway environment for the prudent driver. Statistics show that road environment factors into 28% of all accidents. The Janssen Law Firm has either settled or tried to verdict a number of cases against the State of California, the County of Humboldt, and other counties regarding poorly designed and poorly maintained roadways.
Very recently the firm resolved a case against a number of public entities for dangerous condition of a roadway with a settlement of over $1.5 million dollars.
Prior verdicts include: