THE RESULTS

The plaintiffs alleged that a public roadway constituted a dangerous condition which caused a motor vehicle accident resulting in substantial head injuries. Mary Lee successfully argued that no dangerous condition existed, that there was no substantial risk of injury to a user exercising due care, and that no concealed traps existed. Mary Lee additionally argued…

Mary Lee obtained a defense judgment following a summary judgment motion. The plaintiff argued that the University failed to initiate concussion protocols despite being on notice of a head strike during a competitive match and that she suffered severe ongoing injuries as a result. Mary Lee successfully argued that the University was not on notice…

The plaintiff alleged ongoing nerve injury following a dental extraction, filed suit for his injuries, and later brought our client into the lawsuit by way of a Doe Amendment. Mary Lee successfully argued that the plaintiff’s original complaint was time-barred by the statute of limitations as evidenced by the plaintiff’s own deposition testimony and medical…

Melanie Paulick secured a dismissal for a large public entity in a premises liability case wherein Plaintiff alleged that she sustained injuries when she tripped and fell over a chair that was improperly placed at a community senior center. Paulick argued that the entity was not liable for Plaintiff’s injuries because she had a documented…

Chaena Dade and Keishunn Johnson Secure Complete Dismissal of All Claims Against Large Public Entity in Multi‑Defendant Wrongful Death Action Ms. Dade and Mr. Johnson obtained a full dismissal of all claims asserted against a large public entity in a complex wrongful‑death lawsuit. The Plaintiff alleged negligent emergency medical response, failure to conduct a mandatory…

Barstow Community Hospital was brought into a lawsuit almost two years after it was filed and shortly before all other named defendants settled out of the case for a seven-figure amount. The plaintiff had undergone surgery for a necrotic gallbladder and suffered a bowel perforation as consequence. Following a prolonged post operative hospital stay, the…

While on vacation at Disneyland, Marcos Neri became severely ill with nausea and vomiting. After initially declining paramedic advice to go to the ED, he received mobile IV therapy at his hotel. The next day, he was taken to Anaheim Global Medical Center (AGMC) ED, reporting a 15-year history of kidney stones. He signed AGMC’s…

Melanie Paulick successfully secured a dismissal for a large public entity in a premises liability case by showing that the entity owed no duty to the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged he suffered serious injuries when his bicycle wheel fell into an improperly covered utility vault on a sidewalk near the intersection of Winnetka Avenue and…

Danielle Velazquez and Robert McKenna obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial in Orange County Superior Court in a case involving medical malpractice, informed consent, and medical battery relative to their client’s performance of a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) laser vision correction surgery. Plaintiff claimed that he consented to a LASIK laser vision correction procedure,…

Molshree Gupta has secured a defense judgment and case termination on behalf of County Defendants in Plaintiff’s action for Fourth Amendment and ADA violations. During the underlying incident, Plaintiff attempted self-harm by shooting himself with a gun. In response to a 911 call from Plaintiff’s family member, law enforcement officers arrived to find Plaintiff still…