Sadiq Law Firm, P.C.

09/25/2025

Presenting a road map for the next generation of lawyers at California State University Sacramento

02/14/2024

11/27/2023

For all you up and coming trial attorneys out there - please join me and my esteemed colleagues from the Sacramento ABOTA chapter (and the Honorable Jill Talley of the Sacrament Superior Court) for a 1/2 day seminar on trial advocacy. I'll be presenting on Voir Dire. Boxed lunch will be provided. Hope to see you there!

01/31/2023

They say teaching is the best way to learn. Last week, I had the honor of providing continuing legal education regarding personal injury litigation to the San Joaquin County Bar Association. Thank you to all that attended!

01/11/2023

With any case, my number one goal is achieving justice for a happy client. But it is incredibly humbling to be honored by one's peers as well.

For our accomplishments in 2022, I am proud to announce that Capital City Trial Lawyer Association has named me its advocate of the year.

01/02/2023

In April of 2022, we were able to achieve record-setting jury verdict for our deserving client, who suffered life-changing injuries in a 2016 motorcycle crash. He was only 30 years old at the time, commuting to work as the sole breadwinner for his wife and two children. He suffered serious injuries all over, including a traumatic brain injury.

The crash happened when a 2007 Ford Explorer turned left in front of him. The driver of the Explorer was on the job with Central California Traction Company, a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad. Our client tried to brake, but his helmet hit the front right A-pillar of the Explorer, next to the windshield.

CCTC and UPRR initially denied fault and accused our client of speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. Fortunately, we were able to interview witnesses and obtain the “black box” data from the Explorer. The investigation proved our client did nothing wrong: he was traveling within his own lane and within the posted speed limit. After denying fault for over 5 years of litigation, and faced with this evidence at trial, both companies finally admitted our client nothing wrong.

UPRR, however, argued that it should be dismissed from the case. It argued that despite its ownership and management interest, it was a separate legal corporation that could not be held responsible. The issue was heard in a court trial prior to jury trial. After hearing the evidence, the judge ruled that CCTC and UPRR should be treated as one, and that our client could continue its case against UPRR.

Then, after a 3 week jury trial, including testimony from 11 expert witnesses, the jury valued the damages to our client at $23,965,999. The verdict is the largest personal injury verdict in the history of San Joaquin County. The verdict is also the State of California’s second largest personal injury verdict for 2022.

As prevailing party, our client was entitled to costs, expenses, and interest. Faced with the additional costs, the case ultimately settled for $29 million total.

12/30/2022

Believe it or not, this was NOT the best result we achieved in 2022. Stay tuned for our next post for one of the largest 2022 verdicts in the State of California!

12/28/2022

Our 63 year old client was being transported on a "courtesy shuttle" at the Oakland Coliseum prior to a game. The driver of the shuttle caused the injury when he rubbed the shuttle against a bush at a high rate of speed. Our client needed ankle surgery as a result. To make matters worse, our client could not identify the driver and did not know who he was working for.

Our client originally signed up with a large personal injury firm from Beverly Hills, which proceeded to drop the case after a year and a half. He then signed up with another firm, which could not get far either. When he finally signed up with our firm, we were able to determine who the responsible parties were and we filed suit against them. Just before trial, the case settled for $197,000.

12/26/2022

A parent that entrusts a child to a day care facility expects, at the very least, a clean, safe, and supervised environment for the child. Under no circumstances should a sexual predator ever be allowed anywhere near a child, let alone a day care facility.

In this tragic case, the owner of the facility allowed her husband, a sexual predator, to interact with the children at the facility. Our client, who was only 10 years old at the time, was sexually abused as a result.

Obtaining justice is difficult in these cases due to the age of the victim, the typical delay in reporting, and the lack of resources to pursue. But in this case, the predator had been investigated for the “improper touching” of another child at the same daycare only months before he abused our client. This investigation was known to two different entities. However, neither entity bothered to warn our client or the parent.

The day care continued to operate until our client was able to reveal the abuse to her therapist. The day care’s license has finally been revoked.

We were able to obtain a confidential settlement from one of the two entities for its failure to warn. The case is still pending against the perpetrator, the day care, and the other entity.

#209

12/25/2022

12/22/2022

A restaurant has a duty to use reasonable care to provide safe conditions for it's patrons. This is especially important at a buffet, when the patron is focused on serving herself.

In this case, the buffet's wet and unsecured floor mats gave way, causing our 60 year old client to fall and break her wrist. She required surgery with the implantation of hardware.

After filing suit, we were able to resolve the matter out of court for $500,000.

#209