Congratulations to Todd A. Angstadt, who was recently inducted into the International Association of Defense Counsel, an invitation only, peer-reviewed legal organization limited to approximately 2,500 members world wide.
San Francisco attorneys, Caron Stapleton and Candice Mullings Williams, recently formed a nonprofit corporation on behalf of a prominent NFL football player who wanted a vehicle for giving back to his community. They guided this nonprofit through all of the stages of formation, as well as applying to the Internal Revenue Service and California Franchise Tax…
The Las Vegas office’s annual toy drive collected about 65 toys for all age groups ranging from stuffed animals to video games for the “Miracle on Third Street Toy Drives”. Then several of our folks followed the toys to Children’s Hospital where they assisted in making stockings and cupcakes with the kids and then distributing the…
For many years, Phillips, Spellas and Angstadt LLP has a tradition of giving toys to children and youth during the holiday season. Our personnel and their guests bring toys to the firm’s annual holiday party. The toys are then delivered to Glide Church. Each year, Glide Church collects about 5,000 toys and hundreds of volunteers give…
On October 15, 2009, Gregory L. Spallas and Shivani Sutaria prevailed on a motion for summary judgment and obtained dismissal of a lawsuit against a firm client in which Plaintiff alleged sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation. The case, venued in the United States District Court, District of Nevada, included claims for front and back pay,…
Bradley Jameson obtained a defense verdict following four week trial in which plaintiffs claimed defendants’ negligence caused and/or contributed to earth movement resulting in damage to their property. Mr. Jameson was able to convince the jury that outside factors, including rainfall, were responsible for the landslide.
Todd Angstadt and Jessica Pliner substituted into this landlord-tenant case venued in Alameda Superior Court shortly before trial after the close of discovery. While the case initially appeared beyond settlement, we aggressively handled the case, filed a number of motions and convinced plaintiffs in September 2009 to settle the case for several hundred thousand dollars…
Bradley Jameson and William Carlson recently exonerated a commercial landlord from the building owner’s attempts to allocate fault to our client. The court agreed that our client was faultless and dismissed the case with prejudice at our request.
San Francisco attorney Maija O. Villegas recently exonerated a landlord before San Francisco’s Rent Board. A tenant petioned the Rent Board claiming the landlord and its agents allowed a nuisance to exist, did not enforce house rules and interrupted the tenant’s utilities in retaliation for the tenant’s complaints. After receiving evidence and hearing argument, the Rent Board agreed…
Plaintiff brought her professional liability case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against her lender and real estate appraisers in the U.S. District Court for alleged property value losses suffered. San Francisco attorneys Robert Phillips andJessica Pliner filed motions to have plaintiff’s complaint dismissed against our clients lack of…
In June 2009, San Francisco attorney Anna Gehriger became a LEED Accredited Professional (“LEED AP”). LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The LEED rating system which is administered by the Green Building Certification Institute was developed to encourage green building practices. To become a LEED AP, one must demonstrate a thorough understanding…
After partner Greg Spallas and associate Jessica Pliner filed a motion for summary judgment in March 2009 in this asbestos personal injury case pending in San Francisco Superior Court, plaintiff agreed to dismiss their dry cleaning equipment manufacturing client. A jury later awarded the plaintiff approximately $8,000,000 against the remaining defendants.
