Attorney Nicholas Aaron Carlin's Legal Cases

Class action

Thompson v. San Bernardino County

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OUTCOME: Settled

In the first of multiple cases filed by PE&G challenging the practice of "balance billing" by hospitals and other health care providers (i.e., charging a patients for the balance of its bill over and a ... bove the amount the patient's health insurer deems reasonable), San Bernardino County has settled with the firm's client, agreeing to drop its $50,000 lawsuit against the client for a balance bill from Arrowhead Regional Medical Group (a County Hospital), and to pay the client's attorneys' fees.

Class action

Combrisson v. City and County of San Francisco

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OUTCOME:

In June of 2009, PE&G filed a class action lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against the City and County of San Francisco challenging the practice by San Francisco General Hospital of "balance bi ... lling" emergency room patients, i.e. billing a patient directly for an amount over and above the amount the patient's health insurer has deemed to be the "allowed amount" for such services. The California Supreme Court has confirmed that the practice is illegal, and that any disputes over the bills should be resolved between the hospital and the insurer, but San Francisco General continues to do it. The complaint seeks restitution for those patients who have been overcharged and an injunction to prevent San Francisco General from continuing to balance bill patients.

Personal injury

Richens v. Kennelly

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OUTCOME: Settled

Product liability case against Cooper Tire for manufacturing defective tires.

Personal injury

Davis v. McClaney

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

Obtained $700,000 jury verdict for actor/director injured in balcony fall.

Personal injury

Garfield v. Luxor

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OUTCOME: Jury Verdict

Obtained $200,000 jury verdict for plaintiff rear ended by a taxi cab. The case is the first to establish that a person can suffer OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) as a result of a traumatic physica ... l injury.

Employment and labor

Draper v. American Diagnostic Medicine

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OUTCOME: Settled

Federal wage and hour case on behalf of nuclear medicine technologists and paramedics - settled for a confidential amount.

Employment and labor

Underwood v. Hughson Ambulance Service

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OUTCOME: Judgment

Wage and hour case on behalf of paramedic against Ambulance company - obtained a $300,000 judgment.

Employment and labor

Vinyl v. Education Dynamics

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OUTCOME: Settled

Leaving employee/trade secrets case on behalf of employer. Obtained Preliminary Injunction against defendants. Case settled shortly thereafter.

Entertainment

Gonzales v. Countrywide Home Loans

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OUTCOME: Settled

Right of publicity case - achieved largest recovery for non-celebrity plaintiffs in a right of publicity case in state history: $600,000.

Intellectual property

Think Computer v. Facebook

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OUTCOME: Settled

Trademark cancellation proceeding on behalf of former Harvard classmate of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to cancel the Facebook trademark.

Nicholas Aaron Carlin's Legal Cases (12)

Thompson v. San Bernardino County

Combrisson v. City and County of San Francisco

Richens v. Kennelly

Davis v. McClaney

Garfield v. Luxor

Draper v. American Diagnostic Medicine

Underwood v. Hughson Ambulance Service

Vinyl v. Education Dynamics

Gonzales v. Countrywide Home Loans

Think Computer v. Facebook