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Ross R. NottShareholderEmail: rossn@lsdnlaw.com Telephone: (916) 448-7888 Facsimile: (916) 448-6888 
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Areas of Practice Emphasis: Catastrophic Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Employment Litigation and Counseling Business Litigation Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Construction Defect Real Estate Fire/Life Safety Property & Injury Litigation Representative Matters: Federico v. Superior Court (1997) 59 Cal.App.4th 1207 – obtained Writ of Mandate from Third District Court of Appeal directing entry of summary judgment for employer who plaintiff alleged was liable for an employee’s sexual molestation of plaintiff minor whom he met at the worksite. Miller v. Mauro – trial representation of defendant resulting in defense jury verdict in automobile case against plaintiff husband and wife seeking more than 1 million dollars for brain injury, 2 level cervical fusion and claim that plaintiff husband would never work again. Tucker v. Edwards – successful causation defense jury verdict obtained for defendant against plaintiff’s claims that accident/impact caused cervical myelopathy requiring neck surgery. Samstag v. Plaskolite – summary judgment upheld on appeal in favor of acrylic manufacturer accused of causing a crushed foot when box of product broke open, dropping 80 pounds of acrylic sheeting onto foot.Plaintiff’s evidence lacked the necessary element of causation as defendant demonstrated that the box could break open for any number of reasons apart from negligence. In re Fancy Nails Litigation – lead defense counsel in first ever community outbreak of Mycobacterium fortuitum infections causing permanent, disfiguring skin lesions in more than 110 nail salon patrons. Directed pre-litigation investigation, managed public relations, defended target defendant and successfully prosecuted products liability cross-actions resulting in settlement for less than client’s CGL policy limits. Ponce-Bran v. Sacramento Natural Foods Cooperative, Inc., et al. (2000) US App.Lexis 11576 - successfully represented all defendants in a race, gender and national origin discrimination claim from the United States District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by proving a legitimate business purpose in the hiring decision when a better qualified candidate applied for the same job. Healy v. MCI/Worldcom – representation of executive in federal court fraud trial recovering more than 4 million dollars in unpaid stock options, deferred income, general/punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Admissions: California State Bar (1994) United States District Court, Eastern District of California United States District Court, Northern District of California United States District Court, Central District of California United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Supreme Court Education: Southwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1994) University of California, Davis (B.A. 1992) Membership & Recognitions: Member, Sacramento County Bar association; Association of Defense Counsel, Northern California; El Dorado County Superior Court, Judge pro tem; Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rated; 2005 Northern California Super Lawyer; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America. |
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