Representative Matters

Business Commercial
• • Several disputes regarding alleged breaches of commercial lease agreements
  • Several disputes against credit card companies regarding alleged violations of Fair Debt Collection Practices
  • Several disputes against automobile dealerships regarding breaches of Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Purchase Agreements
  • Several disputes against automobile dealerships regarding alleged violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act
  • Several breaches of contract disputes against solar panel installation companies
  • Several disputes between physicians and medical groups regarding fees
  • Dispute between pharmacist and pharmacy regarding fees
  • Dispute between state regulators and multiple California milk producers
  • Dispute involving fraud allegations against partners in egg ranch and trucking company
  • Numerous contract disputes between businesses and purveyors
  • Numerous contract disputes between contractors and subcontractors regarding highway improvements
  • Numerous disputes with major financial institutions arising from mortgage crisis
  • Shareholder derivative suit involving motel and restaurant corporation
  • Partnership dissolution disputes, including matters involving companies in ranching, trucking and restaurant industries
  • Banking dispute wherein defendant allegedly deposited company checks into personal account unlawfully
  • Energy Services Agreement dispute between city and large pet food manufacturing plant over historic and current billing practices, claim for refund, and declaratory relief to set proper rate
Cannabis
• • Multiple contract disputes between cannabis growers and distributors involving allegations of fraud, misrepresentation and breach of contract
Employment Law
• • Numerous wage and hour disputes
  • Several wrongful termination cases against public entities regarding police and corrections officers
  • Wrongful termination case against large corporation for alleged discrimination based upon sexual orientation, religion and nationality
  • Wrongful termination case against large corporation for alleged sexual harassment
  • Wrongful termination case against major financial institution for alleged racial and religious discrimination
  • Wrongful termination case against major utility company for alleged failure to accommodate disability
  • Racial discrimination claim against large manufacturing firm
  • Teacher's age discrimination case against school district
  • Wrongful termination dispute involving a trucking and transportation services provider
    
     
Homeowner Associations
• • Homeowner dispute with HOA for alleged failure to maintain common area docks on lake property
  • Homeowner dispute with HOA for alleged failure to maintain common area retaining wall and drainage system
  • Homeowners' dispute with HOA Board of Directors regarding allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duties
  • Homeowners' dispute with HOA for failure to maintain common area pool
  • Homeowners' dispute with HOA for failure to maintain slopes
Personal Injury
• Elder Abuse

  • Dispute regarding allegations of financial abuse and fraud by children of elderly man
  • Dispute regarding allegations of physical abuse by neighbor against elderly woman
  • Wrongful death case against care facility for negligence resulting in sepsis ulcers

  Sexual Harassment/Abuse

  • Several cases involving allegations of sexual abuse by priests
  • Several disputes against school districts regarding abuse of students by teachers/coaches

  Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injury

  •  Several wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases for alleged negligently designed roadways
  • Wrongful death case against manufacturer of allegedly defective construction lift
  • Wrongful death case against manufacturer of water truck for alleged defects that resulted in roll over on construction site
  • Wrongful death case involving alleged intoxicated operator of pontoon boat
  • Wrongful death case involving collision between two vessels at night
  • Wrongful death case (decapitation) involving pontoon boat
  • Serious personal injury (loss of arm) involving collision between two vessels
  • Countless serious injury cases involving motor vehicles
  • Serious Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) injury claim by railroad worker following collision between two locomotives

  Premises Liability

  • Several serious injury cases alleging dangerous conditions on Indian Casino properties
  • Countless serious injury cases involving alleged dangerous conditions on property
  • Several cases against businesses for alleged failure to provide adequate security

  Other Torts

  • Countless serious injury cases involving alleged dangerous conditions on property
Professional Liability
• • Personal injury case against oral surgeon for alleged negligent extraction of wisdom teeth
  • Serious personal injury case against physician for alleged negligent performance of breast augmentation surgery
  • Serious personal injury case against physician for alleged negligent performance of hysterectomy
  • Wrongful death case against pathologist for alleged misdiagnosis of cancer
Real Property
• • Dispute between city and restaurant regarding zoning
  • Dispute between city and 260 mobile home owners regarding conversion to resident-owned subdivision
  • Dispute between home buyer and real estate agent based upon allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, and failure to disclose known defects
  • Dispute between school district and adjacent property owner regarding road easement
  • Several disputes between private land owners over road easements
  • Dispute between homeowners regarding denial of access to common area riding trails
  • Dispute between property owners regarding boundary issues
  • Handled 54 eminent domain cases filed by major utility company