Anna C. Gehriger was appointed Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Club. For more information, please visit http://www.sfbar.org/barristers/committees_diversity.aspx.
In October 2011, a Fortune 500 international retailer bestowed its annual Award of Excellence on Phillips, Spallas and Angstadt, LLP, in recognition of our passionate representation of the company.
Attorneys Robert K. Phillips and Jessica Stuart Pliner represented a local small business in a multi-million dollar wrongful death and survival action in Santa Clara Superior Court. Other Defendants in the case paid substantial sums to settle out of the case, including one settlement for over $600,000. The firm filed a motion for summary judgment…
Attorneys Brenda H. Entzminger and A.J. Sharp successfully brought a motion to exclude plaintiff’s future medical expenses in a personal injury matter venued in the United States District Court. Our attorneys effectively argued that plaintiff’s counsel’s failure to timely provide accurate and updated computations of damages substantially prejudiced Defendant. The Court agreed and struck plaintiff’s…
Partner Brenda H. Entzminger successfully brought a motion for summary judgment before the United States District Court. Attorney Ms. Entzminger put forth affirmative evidence that the retail client maintained its premises in a reasonably safe condition for use. The Court agreed with Ms. Entzminger’s arguments and awarded summary judgment in favor of the client.
In August 2011, Anna C. Gehriger became a member of the Diversity Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Club. For more information, please visit http://www.sfbar.org/barristers/committees_diversity.aspx.
In July 2011, Anna C. Gehriger became a member of the California Bar Foundations’s Scholarship Alumni Steering Committee. For more information, please visit http://www.calbarfoundation.org.
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…
