Electric Scooter Advisor
Santa Monica-Based Attorney, Catherine Lerer, Offers Insight Across the Globe
In September of 2017, Bird Rides Inc. introduced shared electric scooters to Santa Monica, CA. Since then, our firm has done a deep dive into understanding how and why e-scooter accidents occur.
Past Work as a Municipal Advisor
As e-scooter sharing expands to other cities, our founding attorney, Catherine Lerer, has advised representatives in cities across the United States and internationally. Ms. Lerer has consulted with mayors, vice mayors, city managers, city councilmen, transportation managers, safety policy advisors, city attorneys, city planning commissioners, city project managers, ministers of transportation, and other professionals. So far, she has worked with the following locations:
The United States
- Mesa, AZ
- San Diego, CA
- Aspen, CO
- Fort Collins, CO
- Vienna, VA
- Tacoma, WA
Europe
- Brussels, Belgium
In addition to her work with Belgium, Ms. Lerer served as a presenter for the European Road Safety Charter in its webinar, “E-Scooters, Road Safety Issues and Regulations,” which took place on October 22, 2019.
Canada
- Ontario, Toronto
Results That Speak for Themselves
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$122,500,000 Global Settlement Sexual Abuse
Represented 14 of 124 childhood sexual abuse victims against the City of Santa Monica.
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$18,000,000 Auto v. Truck
Client rear-ended by trucking company.
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$10,000,000 Auto v. Big Rig
Family struck by a big rig.
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$4,090,000 Auto v. Auto
Family struck by a County of Los Angeles employee.
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$3,500,000 Negligence, Personal Injury
Client who was injured when a piece of machinery fell off a plumbing truck onto his foot.
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$3,500,000 Warehouse Accident
Client whose foot was run over by a forklift driver.