Personal Injury

Saenz v. Whitewater Voyages, Inc. (1990) 226 Cal.App.3d 758; Ferrari v. Grand Canyon Dories (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 248;
Saenz v. Whitewater Voyages, Inc. (1990) 226 Cal.App.3d 758; Ferrari v. Grand Canyon Dories (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 248; cases involving waiver and assumption of the risk of severe whitewater rafting injuries.

Thompson v. Sacramento City Unified School District (2003) 107 Cal.App.4th 1352
Thompson v. Sacramento City Unified School District (2003) 107 Cal.App.4^th 1352 – discretionary immunity enforced in favor of school district and its personnel for readmitting previously suspended student who caused severe injury to plaintiff including coma and permanent brain injury.

Miller v. Mauro
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
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
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
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.