Attorney Cynthia Hafif-Stonehouse's Legal Cases

Construction and development

Lam v. Manner

Mar 18, 2019

OUTCOME: $1,415,000

Plaintiff, a surgeon, moved into a three-story house located on a hill in Los Angeles. Prior to Lam moving in, Matthew Manner, who claimed that he was a licensed real estate agent and broker, contracte ... d with Jose Rosales and his construction company to assist in building the house from the ground up. Manner listed the home and sold it to Lam. After moving in, Lam noticed water intrusion in the garage beginning in January 2017. She also claimed that she discovered numerous other construction defects. The parties agreed to a $1,415,000 global settlement. As part of the settlement, Manner and his business entities agreed to buy the house back from Lam for $1.4 million.

Car accident

Weise v. Arnold

Aug 22, 2014

OUTCOME: $250,000

Cynthia’s client obtained a foot fracture injury after she was rear-ended by a vehicle. Her client sued the defendant, alleging that they were negligent in the operation of their vehicle by failing to ... stop at the intersection.

Wrongful death

Almodovar v. Storopack

Jun 24, 2014

OUTCOME: $3,350,000

Carlos Perez went out to celebrate a contract that was recently obtained and took his friend with him. Later, both Perez and Almodovar were in a car accident and sustained fatal injuries.

Personal injury

Light v. Toyota

Dec 01, 2012

OUTCOME: $300,000

Bike accident

Medical malpractice

Pollak v. Goldman

Feb 29, 2008

OUTCOME: $580,000

Cynthia won her client over $580,000 in a jury verdict after successfully arguing that her client’s doctor did not meet basic medical standards when he mistakenly sucked out part of the patient’s shoul ... der muscle during a procedure.

Personal injury

TC v. The State of California

Feb 01, 2005

OUTCOME: $17,000,000

In February 2000, plaintiff was driving his BMW east on Santa Monica freeway. Upon encountering some pooling water, he lost control of his car and skidded off the road into a highway barrier, rendering ... him a quadriplegic.

Personal injury

Soto v. Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc.

N/A

OUTCOME: $1,725,000

Cynthia’s client, a painter, fell from an unsecured scaffold and obtained skull fracture with memory loss.

Wrongful termination

A "WHISTLE BLOWER" GETS FIRED AND GETS EVEN

N/A

OUTCOME: $788,000

The Plaintiff in this case was terminated due to whistle blowing the facts regarding the cause of a deadly fire. Cynthia took the case to court and won, arguing they were terminated in violation of pub ... lic policy for whistle blowing.

Personal injury

Herron v. Altman

N/A

OUTCOME:

Aired by ABC7 News: Hafif-Stonehouse Law Group represents ranch owner for personal injuries against large nursery.

Personal injury

CREW MEMBER INJURED WHEN THROWN FROM DINGHY THAT CRASHED INTO A YACHT

N/A

OUTCOME: $5,972,000

The client suffered brain injury with psychological manifestations of seizure-like episodes, broken clavicle, bulging disks at C5-C6, treatment consisting of rehabilitation, physical therapy and epidur ... al after they were injured when thrown from a dinghy that crashed into a yacht.

Cynthia Hafif-Stonehouse's Legal Cases (22)

Lam v. Manner

Weise v. Arnold

Almodovar v. Storopack

Light v. Toyota

Pollak v. Goldman

TC v. The State of California

Soto v. Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc.

A "WHISTLE BLOWER" GETS FIRED AND GETS EVEN

Herron v. Altman

CREW MEMBER INJURED WHEN THROWN FROM DINGHY THAT CRASHED INTO A YACHT