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Significant Cases

Auto Accidents

Topping v Taylor Bailey, Inc, $1.1 million for 81 year old with orthopedic injuries after auto accident

Napolitano v. Laidlaw Transit Co.: (Contra Costa County) $1,000,000 settlement for 78 year old man who sustained knee and rib fractures and internal injuries after being struck by a bus while in the crosswalk.

Auto Defects

Valadez v. Navistar International Transportation Co.: (San Francisco County) $2,200,000 settlement for firemen who received multiple orthopedic injuries and a closed head injury due to a defectively manufactured and designed drive shaft.

Malloy v. Ford Motor Co. (Mendocino County) $3.9 million settlement for family of man killed due to a defective door latch and seatbelts in a rollover.

Aviation Cases

In re Alaska Airlines Flight 261 (San Francisco) The elderly parents of an adult daughter who was killed when a defective bolt failed on a commercial flight, causing it to crash received a $3,000,000 settlement.

Sherman v. Avco Lycoming, United States District Court, San Jose,  $1 million verdict for husband and adult children of 64-year-old woman killed in a small plane crash due to defective engine crankcase.

Birth/Children's Injuries

Gorman v. Leftwich, M.D., Santa Clara Superior Court, $4.1 million verdict for a baby injured at birth.

Yamamoto v. United States of America (Stanislaus County): Settlement of $2,750,000 for child who was profoundly brain damaged after a failure to diagnose his worsening medical condition and failure to properly evaluate and treat him in an Emergency Room.

Cases Against Governments And Public Entities

Donville v. NCE, San Luis Obispo Superior Court, $15.2 million verdict for brain injured teenager due to defective road in Morro Bay.

Evans v. San Francisco Housing Authority, San Francisco Superior Court, $15 million verdict for wrongful death of 44-year-old woman and 4 children ages 6, 4, 3, and 7 months, in a fire due to inadequate maintenance in public housing unit in San Francisco.

Catastrophic Injuries

Donville v. NCE, San Luis Obispo Superior Court, $15.2 million verdict for brain injured teenager due to defective road in Morro Bay.

Evans v. San Francisco Housing Authority, San Francisco Superior Court, $15 million verdict for wrongful death of 44-year-old woman and 4 children ages 6, 4, 3, and 7 months, in a fire due to inadequate maintenance in public housing unit in San Francisco.

Construction/Work Site Accidents

Carter v. Burke & Pace of Arroyo Grande, Inc. (San Luis Obispo County) Settlement of $5.3 million for 26 year old waitress who broke an ankle and developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD)after being struck by a piece of lumber on a construction site.

Walker v. Intermac (San Francisco County) Settlement of $1,000,000 for death of autistic 21 year old son trapped by defective furniture making machinery.

Consumer Fraud

Miller v. Bank of America (San Francisco) A $1,382,000,000 verdict in class action against Bank of America for misuse of Social Security benefits directly deposited for their checking account customers.

An $800,000 settlement for shareholders against corporation in derivative action , identity of corporation was sealed.

Dangerous Roads

Donville v. NCE, San Luis Obispo Superior Court, $15.2 million verdict for brain injured teenager due to defective road in Morro Bay.

Ronten/Saeig v. State, $5.2 million for couple seriously injured by another vehicle that crossed median due to the absence of a median barrier on State Route 37 in Sonoma County.

Defective Products

Alpert v. Security Equipment (Alameda County) Settlement in the amount of $6,225,000 for 22-year-old woman whose pepper spray canister failed to activate while she was being attacked by a Rottweiler.

Cost Recovery actions for Asbestos, We have recovered over $15 million for property owners for abatement of asbestos from their property.

Drug Litigation

300 Dalkon Shield settlements for over $10 million for women with injuries ranging from infection, loss of organs, infertility, stillbirth, and septic abortion.

Higuera v. Syntrax (San Luis Obispo County) Over $3,400,000 settlement for a woman requiring a liver transplant after using Lipokinetix, an untested dietary supplement.

Negligence

Doe Parents v. Camp Facility (Marin County) $3.7 million settlement for death of six-year-old girl who drowned due to negligence of camp staff.

Burns v. M&H Realty Partners (Solano County) $100,000 settlement for 13 year old boy attacked by a security company dog.

Wrongful Death

Evans v. San Francisco Housing Authority, San Francisco Superior Court, $15 million verdict for wrongful death of 44-year-old woman and 4 children ages 6, 4, 3, and 7 months, in a fire due to inadequate maintenance in public housing unit in San Francisco.

Malloy v. Ford Motor Co. (Mendocino County) $3.9 million  settlement for family of man killed due to a defective door latch and seatbelts in a rollover.

Other Cases Of Note

Dubroff v. Hathaway, San Mateo Superior Court,  $1.25 million verdict in declaratory relief action for insurance proceeds from life insurance policy.

Peppermill v. VCI, settlement, $1.3 million against the firm employing an expert witness who falsified his credentials.
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