(562) 983-2500 Recent Verdicts OUR FIRM’S MOST RECENT RULINGS Associate David Mendoza prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of a surgery center in a medical malpractice case. The Motion was based on expert testimony that the surgeon, and surgery center met the standard of care. The Court granted summary judgment and stated that the plaintiff had failed to submit evidence to demonstrate a triable issue of material fact regarding liability and causation. Plaintiff did not appeal. CONTINUE READING Associate David Mendoza drafted and successfully argued a Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of a homeowner in a premises liability case in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged she slipped and fell on a set of stairs. Plaintiff alleged in her complaint and discovery responses that the stairs were dangerous because they lacked a handrailing, violated ADA requirements, Health & Safety Codes, Building Codes, and Ordinances. The Motion was based on lack of notice of a dangerous condition. In opposition, the plaintiff attempted to change her theory of recovery by serving amended discovery responses with her opposition. The Court disregarded the plaintiff’s unpled theory of recovery, sustained 18 defense objections to the plaintiff’s evidence, and entered summary judgment. An appeal is pending. CONTINUE READING Associate David Mendoza and Partner Charlie Schmitt prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of a subcontractor in a wrongful death case in Ventura County Superior Court. The plaintiffs alleged their decedent was electrocuted by power line while trimming trees. The plaintiffs alleged that a subcontractor owed the decedent a duty of care by assuming a contractual obligation to inspect trees growing in and around power line easements in residential neighborhoods, reporting to the power company on the location of tree requiring remedial pruning, and notifying the homeowner. The Court found that the subcontractor did not owe a duty of care to the decedent. Plaintiffs did not appeal. CONTINUE READING Partner Jim Savage recently obtained a Defense Verdict in a Dental Malpractice trial. Plaintiff was a mechanical engineer who received extensive dental treatment from the defendant dentist over a two and one-half year period consisting of occlusal splint therapy and the placement of full mouth composite restorations. Plaintiff alleged the defendant’s treatment caused severe … CONTINUE READING Partner Jennifer Russell Successfully Defended Her Client with A Jury Verdict Finding Of 80% On A City for A Dangerous Condition The case was a tragic accident in which Ms. Russell’s client struck and seriously injured a 17-year-old a student who was walking to school. The student sustained serious life-threatening injuries along with a traumatic brain injury, permanent disability and disfigurement. The Trial began on December 6 in the Murrieta courthouse and verdict was reached on February 6, 2020. The case was tried before the Hon. Judge Angel Bermudez… CONTINUE READING Partner Jennifer Russell And Associate Kristine Gamboa Obtained A Favorable Verdict on A High Exposure Cervical Fusion Case FWHB successfully defended their client in an admitted negligence, automobile vs. automobile case before Judge Bobbi Tillman of the Los Angeles Superior Court- Santa Monica Courthouse. The trial lasted 8 day and the verdict was reached on September 12, 2019… CONTINUE READING Partners Armen Avakian & Jennifer Russell Successfully Defeated Plaintiff Again in A Highly Disputed Re-Trial FWHB prevailed again following an initial mistrial on the same case. Armen Avakian & Jennifer Russell tried this second trial together following a mistrial in the first trial. The initial trial was handled by Armen Avakian & John Paulson. Both trials were before the Hon. Judge Patrick Madden of the Los Angeles Superior Court- Long Beach. The second trial lasted 17 days and verdict was reached on June 27, 2019… CONTINUE READING Partner Jennifer Russell Obtained Her Third Defense Verdict Of 2019 on An Admitted Liability Dui Case Involving Punitive Damages and Alleged Traumatic Brain Injury Jennifer Russell obtained another defense verdict, on May 29, 2019 in a highly contentious, admitted negligence, automobile vs. automobile, 8 day trial before Judge Richard Lee of the Orange County Superior Court… CONTINUE READING Partner Robert L. Reisinger And Senior Counsel Edye A. Hill Obtain Defense Verdict In Premises Liability Trial Facts: The matter arose out of a slip and fall accident of disputed liability. Plaintiff claimed significant personal injuries that were life-changing. Plaintiff’s spouse asserted a loss of consortium claim. The Court granted our Motion to exclude evidence of the non-injured spouse’s loss of … CONTINUE READING Partner Jennifer Russell And Senior Counsel Win Doan Had A Favorable Verdict in A Highly Contested Case Where Plaintiff Underwent Surgery On The Eve Of Trial The FWHB team, Jennifer Russell and Win Doan prevailed in a highly contested case. This case involved an automobile vs. automobile, rear-end, admitted liability accident. The trial lasted approximately two weeks before the Hon. Judge Brian McCarville of the San Bernardino Superior Court. The verdict was reached on March 26, 2019… CONTINUE READING LOAD MORE Inland Empire 391 N. 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