Micaela De La Cerda
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About Micaela De La Cerda
Micaela De La Cerda is the Managing Attorney for Litigation at Batta Fulkerson Law Group. She earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from California Western School of Law in 2015 and also attended San Diego State University. She was admitted to the California bar in 2015. She began her legal career as a defense attorney, working in-house for two of the largest insurance companies in the country, where she litigated hundreds of cases and developed a thorough understanding of how insurance companies evaluate and dispute injury claims.
She later transitioned to plaintiff-side personal injury work and joined Batta Fulkerson, where she oversees litigation. She has also returned to California Western as a coach, helping law students develop trial and advocacy skills. She has been recognized as a Rising Stars honoree by Super Lawyers for 2024 and 2025.
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A Ventura County jury awarded $10 million after a corporate van driver executed an illegal U-turn into a painter's path, leaving him needing a cervical fusion four years later; the case settled for $7.5 million when the defense's life care planner admitted on cross-examination to using ChatGPT for her cost estimates.
A painter was injured in March 2019 when an Oakwood Worldwide van made an illegal U-turn in Ventura County, and he later needed a C5-C6 cervical fusion. After a seven-day trial, a jury returned $10,024,171 following one day of deliberation in February 2025. The firm reports that the case then resolved after the verdict for $7.5 million.
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