Our Victories

Obtained a dismissal of all claims in return for a mutual waiver of costs in a claim for sexual orientation harassment, disability discrimination and wrongful termination in violation of public policy by a former regional manager of a Fortune 500 company.

Plaintiff contended that he developed interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (lung disease) as a result of exposures to silica, metals, and other dust particles when he sanded anti-skid products in a naval shipyard between 1970 and 1996. Federal district court granted defendants' motion to dismiss. P&S clients were manufacturers of an anti-skid coating.

Plaintiff, Sandy Gonzalez ("Plaintiff") alleges that Defendants Bancroft & Sons Transportation LLC and Gregory Ray Ingram ("Defendants") are liable for an auto collision that occurred on December 13, 2014, in Long Beach, CA on the I-710 southbound freeway. Ingram was the driver of one of the vehicles, employed by Bancroft, and determined to be the cause of the accident.

Settled for $26,000.00

Obtained a judgment of dismissal after the trial court granted motion for judgment on the pleadings on behalf of manufacturer of consumer healthcare products. (Culpepper v. Philips Electronics North America Corporation (Case No. CV120289).)

Obtained a reversal on appeal of a trial court order denying summary judgment motion wherein plaintiff alleged exposure to various food flavorings caused his Bronchiolitis obliterans (also known as Popcorn Lung Disease). (Treatt USA, Inc. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Court of Appeal Case No. B263117).

Plaintiff alleged that he sustained mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos during his service in the U.S. Navy. After serving plaintiff with a statutory offer to compromise for a mutual waiver of costs, plaintiff instead dismissed P&S client.

Plaintiff contended that he developed psychosis as a result of exposure to manganese while working as a jewelry maker from 2000 to 2008. P&S negotiated a confidential resolution on behalf of P&S client, a manufacturer of German milled tungsten vanadium steel rotary drilling/filing/designing tools.
 

Plaintiffs alleged that decedent died from mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos throughout his employment, as well as service in the US Navy. Plaintiffs dismissed P&S client for a mutual waiver of costs after P&S filed a motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiffs alleged that Walter McCall developed mesothelioma as a result of occupational exposures to asbestos while working as a chaser and assistant manager for P&S client from 1969 to 1972. Plaintiffs dismissed P&S client, a manufacturer of plastic extrusion machinery, for a mutual waiver of costs.

Plaintiff, Liberty Insurance Co. ("Plaintiff") brought the action seeking reiumbursement for benefits paid to and on behalf of James Terkelson ("Terkelson") pursuant to a workers' compensation claim. On June 22, 2015, Terkelson was injured when a truck owned and operated by Quevedo Trucking inadvertently pinned him to a defective dock plate while connecting the truck to the dock plate to unload cargo. On January 26, 2016, Terkelson settled with Quevedo Trucking for $300,000.00; Liberty was not included in the settlement agreement. Settled for $90,000.00

Defense verdict following jury trial where plaintiff claims transportation accident caused herniated discs and resulting surgery. (Aldridge v. Philips Electronics (Sacramento County Case No. 34-2009-00054615).)

Plaintiff contended that he developed multiple myeloma (cancer of white blood cells) as a result of occupational exposures to pressroom chemicals when he worked as a printer at various facilities between 1983 and 1991. Plaintiff dismissed P&S Client, a manufacturer of coolant and lubricants, for a waiver of costs.