Joseph Martin Barrett's Legal Cases (24)

Perez v. City of Indio

Practice Area: Civil Rights

Date: Jan 01, 2010

Outcome: Settlement of $550,000

Description: 25 year-old "gangbanger" high on methamphetamine beaten to death by head blows by Indio Police... more

Minor v. School District, Youth Organization

Practice Area: Child Abuse

Date: Jan 01, 2009

Outcome: $500,000 confidential settlement

Description: 14 year-old sexually manipulated by former basketball coach who was involved with her for many... more

Castillo v. Confidential

Practice Area: Wrongful Death

Date: Jan 01, 2009

Outcome: Significant

Description: developmentally disabled young man died when he escaped a group home in Soyuth Central LA and ran... more

Winston Hayes v. County of Los Angeles

Practice Area: Civil Rights

Date: Mar 07, 2008

Outcome: Verdict $1.3 Million + 1988 fees

Description: Winston Hayes was shot at 120 times in Compton at the conclusion of a car chase. See details at... more

Melinda Williams v. WIlliam McLaughlin

Practice Area: Car / Auto Accident

Date: Jun 22, 2006

Outcome: $562,000

Description: This car crash case was given to me to take to trial by my good friend and ace trial lawyer, C.... more

Gozukara v. Ford Motor Company, et al.

Practice Area: Defective / Dangerous Products

Date: Feb 09, 2002

Outcome: $14,900,000.00

Description: This historic case was the first verdict in American history where a jury in Barstow, after a four-... more

Hovik Saakyan v. Modern Auto

Practice Area: Car / Auto Accident

Date: Jun 08, 2000

Outcome: $13,000,000.00

Description: Hovik was 17 when his vehicle swerved off the 605 freeway with three friends aboard, a small Honda,... more

Mindy Staples v. GE Insurance

Practice Area: Insurance

Date: Mar 10, 1999

Outcome: confidential

Description: Mindy was a widow. Her husband drank himself to death. She had two children, a mortgage, and needed... more

Robert James v. Monroe Auto Wrecking

Practice Area: Car / Auto Accident

Date: Jan 01, 1991

Outcome: $418,000.00

Description: This was my first trial, in 1991. I'd never even seen a trial before, but I got thrown into this... more

Roketi Su'e v. Long Beach Police Department

Practice Area: Civil Rights

Outcome: Defense

Description: Roketi was shot in the back 5 times by the Long Beach police. Google it to learn more. The jury... more