Results

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.

• Selik, et al. v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, et al. Facts: Plaintiffs attempted to purchase real property but were unable to obtain a loan based on our client’s appraisal which set the value of the property below contract price. Result: After being given opportunities by the court to amend their complaint, we prevailed on demurrer in favor of the client, a real estate appraiser hired […]
• Barnett v. Town & Country In this matter, we defended Town & Country Event rentals, one of the largest Hollywood Party Rental Companies who provided staging for a company party at the LA Country Club. Plaintiff fell off the stage and broke his femur. He also had knee arthroplasty. The original demand was for $1,000,000.00. The other defendants settled after […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Tornatore v. Century 21 Opposing Counsel: Mark Glazer, Esq. – GLAZER & BINDER Plaintiff was an elderly woman living at a nursing home out for a walk in a neighborhood in San Diego. While walking by our client’s house, she noticed a “For Sale” sign and sales brochures placed there by Century 21. Even though she did not intend […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Gasparro v. Hollywood Bowl In this case, we defended concert promoter Andy & Bills Concerts in a slip & fall incident arising at the Hollywood Bowl during a Zak Brown Band Concert. Plaintiff claimed that spilt beer was a dangerous condition on the premises that caused her to fracture her right knee cap. Our client was not in charge […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Bass v. AEG This matter involved a stage hand working on construction of the stage for the MTV Video music awards. Plaintiff fell and injury himself. He originally claimed stage collapse but then admitted he may have walked on a piece of unattached scenery. Plaintiff suffered injuries to his head, neck, shoulders, left hand, wrist, back, hip knees […]
  Frederic. T. Tanner
• Van Epps v. Hansen Construction, Inc. Facts: Construction defect action brought by homeowner against our client, a builder, in Nevada. Result: We prevailed on a motion for summary judgment which argued that Plaintiff failed to adhere to Nevada construction defect statutes by failing to provide our client the requisite opportunity to inspect and make repairs. Note: RJM wrote the motion; LRN […]
• Tornatore v. Kraber, et al. Facts: Plaintiff fell on the client’s front yard after viewing a sign on the yard posted by the client’s real estate agent. Defense verdict. Note: FTT was trial attorney. RJM assisted throughout life of case, and with trial preparation.
• State Farm General Insurance Company v. Hobbs, et al. Facts: Subrogation action by landlord’s insurance company against our clients, tenants who allegedly burned down property they were renting by improperly disposing of cigarettes. Result: We prevailed on a motion for summary judgment. We argued that because the landlord and our clients intended for the landlord’s fire insurance policy to benefit all parties, our clients […]