$2.6M Verdict With 25% Comparative Fault in Bicycle-Car Collision Case

Carlos Chanchavac Tojin vs. Best Buy Stores, L.P., et al.

Case Background

Carlos Chanchavac Tojin filed an auto negligence lawsuit after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. The bicycle-car collision case was filed in the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. Judge Michael I. Levanas presided over this case. [Case number: 20STCV00992]

Cause

On or about March 30, 2019, a collision occurred between a bicyclist and a motor vehicle near Pico Boulevard and Berendo Street in Los Angeles, California (the "incident"). At all relevant times, Defendant Scott Stuart Crichton was acting within the scope of his employment with Defendants Best Buy Stores, LP, Geek Squad, and Does 1-10. At the time of the incident, Plaintiff Carlos Chanchavac Tojin was riding his bicycle eastbound on Pico Boulevard. As he