Attorney June Patricia Bashant's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Susan Samaritan and the Estate of Sam Samaritan v. Limo Company

Dec 03, 2012

OUTCOME: The case settled during mediation for an undisclosed amount

Sam Samaritan, 26 years old, stopped his car on the shoulder of Southbound Highway 101 at 3:00 a.m. to assist the driver of a disabled vehicle facing the wrong way on the roadway. Samaritan parked his ... car on the shoulder, turned on his flashers, and got out of his vehicle to assist. Two limousines owned and operated by Limo Company were following each other in the fast lane. After moving the driver to the center median, and while other drivers tried to redirect traffic, both Samaritan and the driver of the disabled vehicle were struck by one of the limousines. We contended that the limousine drivers failed to exercise reasonable care because they were driving too fast and following too closely for the conditions, preventing them from timely observing the hazards in the roadway in time to avoid them.

Personal injury

Doe I and Doe II v. The Roes

Dec 05, 2011

OUTCOME: confidential settlement

In a case involving negligent supervision and negligent failure to warn, we argued parental liability when 12-year-old Roe sexually assaulted and molested the two children he was babysitting.

Personal injury

Ron Roe v. Black Repair Shop and Defendant Driver

Oct 03, 2011

OUTCOME: The case settled for $2.1 million shortly before trial.

Ron Roe was a 46-year-old belted passenger in his late model SUV when the cars in front of him braked suddenly for an animal crossing the road. Roe's wife, who was driving the SUV, was able to come to ... a complete stop without hitting the car in front of them. Defendant driver, who was inattentive and traveling too close behind Roe's SUV, was unable to stop in time. His car rear ended Roe's vehicle at roughly 11-12 mph. Roe's seat detached from the seat bracket on the right side, exacerbating a pre-existing back injury. Roe was disqualified from returning to his position as an air traffic controller as a result of his injuries. Before the accident, Roe had repairs done to the SUV's passenger seat at Black Repair Shop. After the repairs were completed, Roe noted movement in the seat. He took the SUV back to the repair shop on two different occasions for repairs, but they were unable to fix the problem. After the incident, an investigation revealed that the repair shop had not replaced two of the nuts on the right side of the seat bracket. The missing nuts allowed the front corner of the seat to come up off the studs. This defeated the SUV's integrated Safety System made up of the seat belt, seat, seat back, and passive restraints. As a result, Roe's spine suffered compression and torsional forces that it would not have sustained if the seat had been properly secured.

Employment and labor

Doe v. Service Trucking Company

Nov 08, 2010

OUTCOME: The case settled shortly before trial for $2,000,000

In this employment discrimination case, we contended that Doe, a 56-year-old dispatcher, was wrongfully terminated because he had Parkinson's Disease.

Medical malpractice

Alejandre v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

Jan 01, 2007

OUTCOME: Arbitration award

Failure to timely deliver baby in high risk pregnancy involving diabetes.

Personal injury

Jane Doe v. Northstar-at-Tahoe

N/A

OUTCOME: $691,941 total jury verdict, reduced by Doe's 40% comparative fault to $415,164

Obtained a favorable jury verdict in a case involving a woman who was injured when a security gate struck her on top of the head.

Employment and labor

John Doe v. Black Food Co.

N/A

OUTCOME: $1 Million settlement

Employment discrimination case involving an employee with Parkinson's disease in which the plaintiff alleged disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and constructive termination because of b ... eing placed on permanent disability leave with no opportunity to return to the position he had held for 22 years.

Employment and labor

Employee v. Roe Corporation

N/A

OUTCOME: Confidential settlement

An African-American man was wrongfully terminated from his job because of his race. The employee was terminated after experiencing a pattern of harassing and discriminatory conduct at a well-known comp ... any. The case was settled shortly before trial for a confidential amount.

Personal injury

Jill D. v. Neighbor

N/A

OUTCOME: Confidential settlement

A young child was bitten by a neighbor's dog. The bite left a permanent scar on the girl's face. The owners had previous knowledge of the dogs’ aggressive behavior. We contended that the knowledge of t ... he dog’s aggressive behavior made the owners liable for the girl’s injuries.

Employment and labor

Jane Doe v. Software Company

N/A

OUTCOME: Confidential settlement

A woman’s supervisor made repeated hostile remarks, was abusive and treated her differently than her male colleagues. The abuse eventually resulted in the woman resigning, an event sometimes called a c ... onstructive termination. The firm was able to prove that the conduct was a result of a hostile work environment and gender discrimination.

June Patricia Bashant's Legal Cases (14)

Susan Samaritan and the Estate of Sam Samaritan v. Limo Company

Doe I and Doe II v. The Roes

Ron Roe v. Black Repair Shop and Defendant Driver

Doe v. Service Trucking Company

Alejandre v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

Jane Doe v. Northstar-at-Tahoe

John Doe v. Black Food Co.

Employee v. Roe Corporation

Jill D. v. Neighbor

Jane Doe v. Software Company