Hannon v. Nor-Cal Beverages

Dec 18, 2015

OUTCOME: Favorable

Bravo Development Group LLC. v. Elli

Dec 01, 2015

OUTCOME: Favorable

Complex Internet Intellectual Property Case. 5 Week Jury Trial.

Gast v. Wainwright

Jan 01, 2012

OUTCOME: Favorable settlement

The case involved a forest fire on private lands started by the son of my client. My client was covered by a large liability policy and an umbrella policy. The plaintiffs lawyers signed up all of the ... affected landowners and tried to claim that the case was worth the full value of all of the policies. They claimed that fire was a trespass under California law based on a case out of the court of appeals in Los Angeles. If their argument prevailed, the trespass would have entitled them to double damages for each tree that was destroyed by the fire. I argued that the LA court of appeals was not the authority in Northern California and prevailed in arguing that in this district fire damages are governed by the Health and Safety Code which only permits actual damages. Ultimately the case was settled on the eve of trial well within the policy limits.

Luccketta v. Masco Sweepers

Jan 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Judgment granted for my client upon motion

The plaintiff claimed he was bitten by a dog owned by an agent of my client, Masco Sweepers. The injury was substantial and led to significant infection. After conducting thorough investigation, in ... cluding on-site visits, I located an unknown witness who provided important evidence. I filed a motion for summary judgment based on the evidence I uncovered. The motion was granted and the case dismissed.

McCarthy v. Reliable Crane, et al.

Jan 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Favorable settlement

While removing a tree from the Plaintiff's back yard, my client's crane was overloaded and tipped over onto the Plaintiff's home, completely destroying the home. Through discovery evidence showed that ... the tree service that hired my client underestimated the weight of the load by nearly 3000 lbs. After nearly 8 hours of mediation, we were able to persuade the co-defendant tree service that the bulk of the liability was theirs convinced them to contribute a substantial portion of the overall settlement agreement. As a result, my clients were able to get out of the case for well under their insurance policy limits.

Banga v. The Restoration Cleanup Co.

Jan 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of my client.

Plaintiff sued my client for damages to her home that she alleged were caused during the cleanup of her home after a fire. After extensive negotiation, the plaintiff refused to accept my client's se ... ttlement offer and opted for trial. At trial, I was able to exclude enough of the plaintiff's evidence that after the plaintiff rested, I moved for judgment as a matter of law. The motion was granted and judgment was entered in favor of my client.