On July 5, 2011, Gregory L. Spallas and Shivani Sutaria prevailed on a motion for summary judgment and obtained dismissal of a lawsuit against a large retail client in which Plaintiff alleged breach of implied-in-fact contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Plaintiff’s expert testified to past and future lost…
Attorneys Todd Angstadt and Elisa Marcaletti successfully obtained a dismissal of a wrongful death case against all three of their clients. The plaintiffs sought general, special and punitive damages in the seven figure range for their son’s death following an altercation at a social gathering. Mr. Angstadt and Ms. Marcaletti filed a motion for summary…
Candice Williams Mullings, Community Service Co-Chair of the National Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, facilitated a youth symposium for 150 high school aged children on April 9, 2011. The topics of discussion included civic responsibility and how the law treats one differently when turning eighteen.
Robert K. Phillips, Brenda H. Entzminger, and Lincoln Tran brought a Motion for Summary Judgment against Plaintiff who alleged serious personal injury when she was stuck by an electric shopping cart operated by a third party in a retail store. Plaintiff sought over $250,000.00 against the retail store in medical expenses and wage loss damages…
Partners Robert K. Phillips and Brenda H. Entzminger successfully defended a large retail store in a four-week civil jury trial in Las Vegas, Nevada arising out of an incident in which a customer was assaulted in the store’s parking lot. The decedent’s estate and heirs sought damages for wrongful death and medical expenses, along with…
Robert K. Phillips, Katherine Munter and Jessica Pliner brought an action against a Mexican manufacturer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of their biopharmaceutical client. Defendant had misappropriated our client’s confidential information, which is used in a number of medical and scientific applications. The Court entered a…
The Nevada Supreme Court recently affirmed the District Court’s grant of a motion to dismiss due to lack of proper and timely service of the client. Plaintiff moved to enlarge the time for service over one year after the statutory period for such a request had run, and her case was dismissed. The Nevada Supreme Court took…
Brenda H. Entzminger successfully brought a motion for summary judgment before the United States District Court. Ms. Entzminger put forth affirmative evidence that Plaintiff waived any right to tort action by consenting to engage in mutual combat and that the former employee’s actions were not within the scope of employment.
A merchant’s asset protection officer, after observing Plaintiff via surveillance camera concealing merchandise on his person, detained Plaintiff and summoned law enforcement officer. Plaintiff was arrested, tried and convicted of petty larceny. Plaintiff asserted claims against merchant for false imprisonment, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring/retention/training of asset protection officer, malicious prosecution and…
Todd Angstadt and Maija Villegas recently prevailed on appeal after successfully convincing the trial court to dismiss Plaintiffs’ lawsuit in its entirety. In this breach of contract case, Plaintiffs claimed that Defendants failed to meet contractual obligations to satisfy a sale of real property. Mr. Angstadt and Ms. Villegas convinced the court that the claim…
San Francisco attorney Candice Mullings Williams defended a large retail store in a jury trial held in California Superior Court, Butte County. Plaintiff claimed she was injured when she slipped and fell while shopping at the retail store. Plaintiff alleged permanent injuries to her neck, back, and tailbone. Plaintiff sought to recover monetary damages for…
