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$38,332,930.90 jury trial verdict for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence on behalf of the creator of Tae Bo, Billy Blanks, his wife Gayle Blanks, and their company, BG Star Productions, Inc. against their former law firm. Billy Blanks, et al. v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court case number BC308355 (Read about this case, more on this case) |
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$4,200,000 settlement for a 43 year old laborer who was injured when a 5,482 pound compactor rolled off a flat bed trailer and landed on him. |
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$2,125,599.50 binding arbitration award on a breach of contract claim against licensed sellers of celebrity-endorsed fitness products. |
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$2,015,000 combined trial judgment and settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered major injuries in a traffic accident allegedly caused by a retail store's boxes blown onto the roadway. |
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$1,875,000 settlement of fraud and legal malpractice claims brought by a celebrity and his wife. |
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$1,010,000 settlement for a Hollywood restaurant patron attacked and viciously beaten while awaiting retrieval of his valet parked car. |
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$900,000 settlement for a professional injured in a rear-end automobile accident. |
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$820,000 settlement against a doctor in a medical malpractice claim for failing to identify a cancerous tumor. |
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$725,000 settlement for a woman who was sexually assaulted while she was a patient in a local hospital. |
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$719,000 unanimous Los Angeles County Superior Court jury trial verdict for business fraud in the infomercial industry. |
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$650,000 settlement for a passenger injured in a head-on Saint Patrick's Day automobile accident in San Francisco. Jeffrey Polanco v. United Irish Cultural Center, et al., San Francisco County Superior Court case number CGC03417683 (Read about this case) |
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$550,000 settlement of a 2007 class action for unpaid overtime hours owed to L.A. area social workers. |
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Unanimous Defense Jury Verdict in favor of an environmental consulting company against a former commercial client's claims of negligence and breach of contract. Nguyen v. Charles Kennedy Construction & Maintenance, Inc., et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case Number NC 027118. (Read about this case) |
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Unanimous Defense Jury Verdict in favor of Atlantic Richfield Company against personal injury claims of a customer doused with gasoline. Gomez v. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case Number PC 031380. (Read about this case) |
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Defense Jury Verdict in favor of a steel subcontractor against a $2.4 million spinal injury claim brought by an employee of another subcontractor. Lucas v. SME Industries, Inc., et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case Number SC034608. |
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Defense Judgment on all negligence, wrongful death and personal injury claims on behalf of a security company brought by customers of a liquor store, one of whom was killed and another who was rendered paraplegic in a shooting on the property. (The plaintiffs recovered $2.4 million against other defendants.) |
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Defense Summary Judgment in a class action wage and hour claim brought by off-duty police officers asserting they were not properly paid for their work on TV commercial productions. John Futrell v. Payday California, Inc., et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court case number BC347262 (2009). |
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Defense Summary Judgment in a Federally-certified wage and hour class action brought by TV production crew members. Joseph Dianda v. PDEI, Inc., et al., United States District Court case number CV08-1220 (2008). |
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Defense Summary Judgment in a Federal wage and hour claim brought by TV commercial production crew members. Amanda Serino, et al., v. Payday California, Inc., et al., United States District Court case number CV07-5029 (2008). (Read about this case) |
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Defense Judgment obtained in 2007 on behalf of a security gate manufacturer, whose product allegedly closed on a passing vehicle, causing the driver's crush injuries. |
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