Welcome To The Law Offices Of Eric P. Oren, Inc.
Eric P. Oren has been practicing law since 1982, focusing primarily in the areas of
personal injury, wrongful death, employment law, insurance law and civil litigation.
A strong and tireless advocate for his clients, he has tried cases in Superior courts
throughout the San Joaquin Valley as well as in counties outside the Valley.
He has successfully obtained Millions of dollars from defendants and
insurance companies for his clients in his over 25 years of practice. He has been
selected by fellow trial attorneys to be a member in the distinguished National
Legal Organization of The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
He has also been honored as a California Super Lawyer for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Mr. Oren is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers (ATLA), Central California
Trial Lawyers Association (CCTLA), and California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA).
He has been a lecturer at legal seminars regarding trial and personal injury cases.
Mr. Oren graduated from UCLA in 1979 and attended Western State University Law
School, graduating in 1982. He began practicing in Fresno after passing the
California bar exam in 1982.
Verdicts and Settlements
Mr. Oren has handled thousands of personal injury and employment cases over the years.
He has handled a wide range of cases and has obtained large settlements and verdicts
on behalf of his clients.
The Law Offices of Eric P. Oren, Inc. is a litigation law firm that firmly believes in
trying cases on behalf of their clients, if a reasonable settlement is not possible.
The following are some examples of settlements and verdicts obtained by The Law Offices
of Eric P. Oren, Inc. on behalf of their clients:
Pedestrian vs. Vehicle
Plaintiff was walking in the parking lot of Costo when she was struck and knocked down by a truck that was backing up.
Settlement Amount: $80,000.00
Pedestrian vs. Vehicle
Plaintiff was struck by a vehicle while she was jogging.
Settlement Amount: $90,000.00
Personal Injury – Wrongful Death
Student while on a school field trip was struck while crossing a street outside crosswalk at night.
Settlement Amount: $350,000.00
Slip and Fall
Plaintiff slipped and fell while taking breakfast to her elderly mother after a plumber had performed work in the house and had left behind some water spilled on the floor in the hallway.
Settlement Amount: $87,595.24
Personal Injury (Auto Accident)
Rear-end accident causing Plaintiff to hit car in front of him which resulted in knee surgery.
Settlement Amount: $100,000.00
Defamation of terminated employee
Settlement Amount: $67,500.00
Personal Injury (Auto Accident)
Defendant driver crossed over the double yellow line into Plaintiff’s lane which caused the high impact collision.
Settlement Amount: $250,000.00
Employment Action (Sexual Harassment)
Settlement Amount: $87,500.00
Employment Action
Pregnancy Discrimination / Sexual Harassment
Settlement Amount: $375,000.00
Employment Action
Wrongful Termination/Disability Discrimination
Settlement Amount: $150,000.00
Employment Action
Retaliation / Wrongful Termination / Disability Discrimination
Settlement Amount: $150,000.00
Personal Injury (Auto Accident)
Large commercial truck ran a stop sign. Client was unable to avoid the collision.
Settlement Amount: $200,000.00
Personal Injury (Auto Accident)
Large commercial truck ran a stop sign. Client was unable to avoid the collision.
Settlement Amount: $200,000.00
Employment Action
Wrongful Termination / Disability Discrimination
Settlement Amount: $300,000.00
Personal Injury (Auto Accident)
Head On Collision
Settlement Amount: $100,000.00 (policy limits)
Personal Injury (Bicycle Accident)
Settlement Amount: $90,000.00
Employment Action
Sexual Harassment
Settlement Amount: $195,000.00
Personal Injury ( Auto Accident)
Plaintiff was a passenger in Taxi
Settlement Amount: $100,000.00
Employment Case (ADA)
Plaintiff, 49-year old Police Officer, was injured in the course of his employment
as a Police Officer for the City of Visalia. He was involuntarily forced to retire
from his job by the City of Visalia claiming he was not able to perform his job
duties as a Police Officer. A lawsuit was filed for Disability Discrimination/Wrongful
Termination.
Result: $1,002,000.00 Judgment
Employment Case / Sex Harassment
Store employee sexually harassed, hostile work environment, gender discrimination.
Result: $750,000.00 settlement
Pedestrian vs. Forklift Accident
42-year old lady lost her husband after being married 12 days after he walked
between a truck that was backing up and a forklift while at his place of employment.
Result: $506,000.00 settlement
Premise Liability
36-year old lady was exposed to dust from sandblasting operations at a work site
at the Fresno Airport. Plaintiff inhaled the dust caused by the employees of
business sandblasting at a time when people would be entering the airport and
without proper warnings to the public. Plaintiff suffered burns to her eyes and
lungs and developed reactive airways dysfunction syndrome with symptoms like
severe asthma.
Result: $485,000.00 settlement
Plaintiff Sexually Harassed
Plaintiff sexually harassed and fired from her job.
Result: $450,000.00 settlement
Employment / Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination
67 year old worker injured on the job and subsequently fired when observed to have
difficulty performing job due to injury.
Result: $312,500.00 settlement
Employment/Wrongful Termination
City employee wrongfully terminated from his job.
Result: $225,000 settlement
Dog Bite Incident (Personal Injury)
Plaintiff, a 21 year old female while at a gathering with friends at a home of
one of the individuals was attacked by a pit bull which resulted in severe
injuries and permanent scarring to Plaintiff.
Result: $200,000.00 settlement
Brain Injury / Auto Accident
17 year old suffers mild brain injury from auto accident. Defendant disputed
existence of injury.
Result: $200,000 settlement
Construction Site Accident
Roofer stepped in uncovered irrigation box injuring his knee.
Result: $147,500 settlement
Slip and Fall
Employee of Long’s Drug Store slipped and fell on water that leaked from
floor scrubber machine owned by janitorial company, injuring knee.
Result: $120,000 settlement
Employment Action (Sexual Harassment)
Female bartender was sexually harassed by bar owner.
Result: $90,000.00 settlement
Personal Injury (Pharmacy)
Prescription misfilled by pharmacy causes hospitalization of 16 year old young man.
Result: $85,000.00 settlement