Farrell, et al. v. Spears
Jun 22, 2018OUTCOME: $6,000,000 judgment for our clients
Sexual abuse of minors
James Edward Switzer Jr's Legal Cases (10)
Carlsbad, CA
Bankruptcy and debt Lawyer at Carlsbad, CA
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt, Personal Injury, Litigation
Martinez v. San Diego County
Dec 18, 2015OUTCOME: $1,000,000 recovery for plaintiff
San Diego Deputy Sheriff, without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, pepper sprayed and beat with his baton, an 18 year old with Down Syndrome, who was walking to his family's bakery to help close ... for the night. He was then falsely imprisoned for 5 hours at Vista jail.
Gonzales v. Smith
Jun 05, 2012OUTCOME: My client won. Judgment for $700,000
My client, Gonzales, had $700,000 court judgment for assault injury. Smith filed Chapter 7 to discharge it. I filed Adversary Proceeding in Bankruptcy Court to keep the injury debt from being discharge ... d. Trial before Judge Mann.
Simpson v. "Medical Device Corporation"
Sep 16, 2009OUTCOME: Confidential settlement for client shortly before trial
My client's husband died from a malfunctioning insulin pump. We sued the manufacturer under products liability and negligence theory.
Kemmis v. Toyota, et al.
Jul 12, 2006OUTCOME: $300,000 (then the highest known PTSD settlement without physical injury (involving a non-relative) in California)
Toyota car transport tractor trailer backed out into a busy multi-lane street with ramp still extended in the nighttime. Ramp sliced through our client's lawfully traveling car virtually decapitating t ... he right front passenger. Our client was the car driver who witness her childhood friend's traumatic death and suffered PTSD but no serious physical injury.
Hanlon v. Southern California Edison
Sep 13, 2002OUTCOME: $1.1 million jury verdict for our client
San Onofre nuclear power plant is held responsible for failing to provide adequate hearing protection for worker resulting in tinnitus (ringing in the ears) & hyperacusis, (painful reduced tolerance to ... sound). Tried case with my friend, Jude Basile, who is rated as one of the 100 best trial lawyers in America.
Wolfson v. Watts, 298 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir., 2002)
Jan 16, 2002OUTCOME: my client won
Overturned prior 9th Circuit precedent and allowed secured creditors to receive excess equity in house over declared homestead exemption amount. Also established precedent of permitting one 3 judge pan ... el to overrule prior 3 judge panel's previous decision under facts of this case.
Burton v. C.E. Wylie, et al.
Nov 19, 1991OUTCOME: Settled for 1.2 million after hung jury (8 to 4 in our favor) just before second jury trial
Wrongful death of a Marine Captain killed by a jackknifing 18 wheeler tractor trailer sliding into his lane from the opposite direction. Driver violated duty of care by failing to adjust front axle br ... akes. Contractor has non-delegatable duty to safety inspect trunk .
Nicolas v. Suzuki, et al.
Sep 20, 1989OUTCOME: $100,000 policy limits settlement with the car driver and additional confidential settlement with Suzuki shortly before trial
Car turned left in front of our client's motorcycle without signaling causing the motorcycle to slam into the side of the car. Our client was rendered a quadriplegic. We sued the driver for negligence ... and Suzuki for a design defect relating to the motorcycle headlight.
In re Burson, 107 B.R. 285 (Bankr. S.D. CA 1989)
Jan 01, 1989OUTCOME: my client won
Marine did not have to repay reenlistment bonus following Chapter 7 when Marine Corps administratively discharged him before his reenlistment was fully served.
Ad
Transform legal challenges into solutions.
Connect now to review your situation.
