Trial Results / Case Highlights
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Creamer vs. Palma Company-(1989) Los Angeles Superior Court Plaintiff was a 5 year-old boy at the time a garbage truck backed over him in a long driveway of a large apartment complex. He received a crushing injury to his pelvis, a ruptured kidney, and a severely scarred chest, arm, thigh and ankle. He claimed an inability to engage in anything but semi-sedentary employment. […]
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Gaylord v. Thure Los Angeles Superior Court Plaintiff was a 54 year-old former member of a local archery club who had worked overseas for several years. After moving back to California, he went riding his motorcycle one day near the club, where he decided to drop by to determine whether he would rejoin it. The club was not open at the time. […]
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VAN SCOY v. SIERRA MEDICAL CENTER Personal Injury. Plaintiff suffered a knee injury when trying to cut sharply during a football scrimmage. Our client was the emergency room doctor who tried to admit him, only to be refused by the plaintiff and his father. Later they came back when the leg turned cold. His popliteal artery was torn and the operation […]Larry R. Nelson
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HOLDERNESS v. CITY of MORRO BAY Admiralty/Personal Injury. A boating accident just outside of Morro Bay cost the plaintiff his eye and his brother drowned. Opposing counsel filed in federal court to get a downtown Los Angeles jury in preference to San Luis Obispo, without realizing that Admiralty jurisdiction doesn’t include the right to a jury. It was to be tried […]Larry R. Nelson
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Tornatore v Kraber Plaintiff Tornatore , age 76, was taking a walk in the Seven Oaks Community in San Diego when she passed by our client Jean Kraber’s home and noticed a “For Sale” sign. Tornatore stepped off the sidewalk and went four feet up a slight incline to retrieve a flyer from a brochure box attached to […]Frederic. T. Tanner
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GBF v MMG This action involved a 403(b) organization that provides consulting services to athletes and celebrities regarding setting up charitable foundations. They hired our client, a marketing company, to a produce a celebrity fundraiser at an A List director’s home in Miami during the Super Bowl. While the party appeared to be a great success, the relationship […]Frederic. T. Tanner
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Ponce v Music Box Theater In this case, a college varsity soccer player from Chino came to a Hollywood nightclub to celebrate his birthday. While in the VIP section which requires bottle service, plaintiff was accosted by 30 aggressive patrons from a party bus. A brawl erupted where plaintiff was hit in the head by a vodka bottle and then […]Frederic. T. Tanner
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Shumski v. Metropolitan Investments LLC Facts: Slip and fall in commercial building. Note: TJG was trial attorney. RJM was second chair at trial. Conducted direct and re-direct of client’s economist expert. RJM assisted throughout life of case, with trial preparation, trial support (research and briefing of issues which arise during trial), as well as arguing motions at trial.
