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Trial Results / Case Highlights

All of use have dedicated our careers to the pursuit of professional excellence. We absolutely appreciate the difference between a firm  like ours, that is structured on a “knights of the round table” theme and one that operates more as an assembly-line, pyramid scheme and we are sure that our clients understand and appreciate that difference.

• Stohler v. DDB Worldwide We represented a Film & TV Production company. Plaintiff, a Cross-Fit model, had claimed she suffered a torn meniscus from filming a Reebok commercial. Her attorney had suggested that his demand would be close to 100k. This globally settled for 15k with our share being only $1500.
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Singleton v. Zeroville We defended Zeroville Prods., LLC and Rabbit Bandini Prods., LLC (James Franco’s production company). Plaintiff, a hair stylist claimed that during film production she was thrown from a van after the driver drove off before she had taken a seat. Plaintiff had made demand of 85k for special meds and 18.5k in lost earnings. This […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Drummond v. AEG In this matter, we represented the marketing/PR company involved with re-designing one of the luxury boxes at the Staple Center. During a LA Kings hockey game, Plaintiff, a principal for a school in the Torrance Unified School district and a Kings Season ticket holder became so excited after the Kings scored a goal that he […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Mills v. Nintendo In this matter, we defended both Golin-Harris, Inc, a videogame marketing company and Nintendo of America, Inc. Plaintiff, an actor, was hired to play Donkey Kong for a new videogame promotional event at the LA Zoo where the character would interact with children and they could test out the game. During the event, the actor […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Syed v. M-I, LLC, et al. Facts: Putative class action lawsuit brought in Federal Court for alleged technical violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act by a background screening agency and Plaintiff’s former employer. Result: Plaintiff’s initial demand was several times in excess of the client’s insurance policy limits. We were able to settle at mediation for below the policy, given […]
• Winick v. Noble We represented the security company at the Golden Globes. Plaintiff, a member of the paparazzi had previously trespassed at the Golden Globes among other celebrity events many times. On this occasion, he claimed to have a valid press credential but failed to display it and/or identify himself when confronted by security in the Wilshire Ballroom. […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Gayner v. Bacharach We were on the eve of trial on a dog bite case defending legendary Grammy winning entertainer/composer Burt Bacharach. Plaintiff, a dog sitter, had been involved in an incident with Burt’s dog Alfie. Plaintiff suffered an amputation to his index finger and nerve damage. The Bacharachs were ready for trial as were our dog behavior […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Moritz v. Melton, et al. Facts: Altercation in the client’s backyard during an Easter party. Plaintiff fractured her ankle. At trial, Plaintiff asked for $___________. Plaintiff was despondent when the jury returned an award for a third of her pre-trial demand. Note: ECM was trial attorney. RJM assisted throughout life of case, with trial preparation, and trial support.