Carmel, CA
Litigation Lawyer at Carmel, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Landlord & Tenant ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Judgment for plaintiff.
A defendant borrowed $30,000 from my client and failed to repay after transferring the funds to his son, then claiming insolvency. After a one-day court trial, the judge entered a $30,000 judgment agai ... nst both defendants.
OUTCOME: Settlement for tenant
Client rented an illegal unit from landlord. After the County of Monterey red-tagged the unit, client made a claim for return of rent paid during the 8 years of her tenancy.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Jane Doe sued my client for $2 million alleging childhood sexual abuse. After mounting a strong defense, case settled for 10% of the claimed amount.
OUTCOME: Settled
Crawford wrongfully denied accidental death benefits payout of $300,000 after client's husband died from an accident in their home. The carrier paid out in full after I cited case authority showing my ... client was legally entitled to be paid.
OUTCOME: Settlement
A broker induced an elderly woman to borrow $600,000 against her home and invest it in a Ponzi scheme. The client lost her entire investment and the lender threatened to foreclose on her home of 40+ ye ... ars.
OUTCOME: Jury verdict for the plaintiff
Mr. Carney sought our help after being publicly defamed by a vigilante group that falsely accused him of raping a young woman. We sued SCWAR for defamation and won a monetary award for Mr. Carney. The ... case was upheld on appeal. SCWAR was represented for free by Morrison & Foerster, a large San Francisco law firm.
OUTCOME: Settled after appeal
The Jaramillos became ill after their apartment in Pacific Grove became covered in black mold. The landlord tried to force them into arbitration, which would have been very expensive. The trial court r ... efused to order the case to arbitration, and the landlord appealed to the Sixth District Court of Appeal. That court upheld the Monterey trial court's decision, in a published opinion that was very unfavorable to landlords in general, and which, in fact, made new California law.
OUTCOME: Settled
Clients, an elderly husband and wife in their 80s, were in poor health and decided to investigate an alternative health clinic in Sonoma County that claimed to "cure" illnesses through water-only fasti ... ng. Wife had had numerous TIAs (mini-strokes) and was on blood-thinning medication and aspirin. Upon admission to the clinic, wife was told to stop all medications and nutritiion was gradually withdrawn. Within several days, wife had fallen several times but no medical attention was sought. Then wife suffered a massive stroke brought on by dehydration and removal of her medications. I filed a lawsuit against the clinic, its chiropractor-owner, and its M.D. medical director. After several months of litigation, the case was settled in the six figures. The medical director was disciplined by the California Medical Board.
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