On November 13, 2014, Mr. Bowley closed this matter which concerned personal injuries alleged by Regina Fullbright following a car accident in a Starbucks parking lot on January 13, 2012. Fullbright alleged in her suit that Gordon’s clients had backed...
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Year: 2014
Powers and Marlink Prevail On Motion For Summary Judgment – Stover v. Sherrill
Plaintiff Stover filed an action in Placer County Superior Court alleging injuries as the result of a physical altercation between himself and his neighbor, Mr. Sherrill. In addition to naming Mr. Sherrill as a defendant in the matter, the plaintiff named as...
Underinsured Motorist Arbitration – T4 to Sacrum Fusion Surgery Claimed
Jim Miller completed a first party underinsured motorist hearing on October 23, 2014. This arbitration hearing arose from a three vehicle motor vehicle accident. However, the claimant was involved in both earlier and subsequent motor vehicle accidents. She also had an...
Gonzalez v. City of Atwater – Merced County
Jim Miller completed a 17 day jury trial in September and October 2014 where a jury found his client not liable for the wrongful death of a married 73-year-old woman with five adult children. The co-defendant was found 100 percent liable for the death and the jury...
California Supreme Court Extends Assumption Of Risk Doctrine To Cases Where An In-home Caregiver Is Injured By Their Patient
By Robert Bennett On August 4, 2014, the California Supreme Court released a decision in Carolyn Gregory v. Lorraine Cott. At issue for the court was whether an in-home caregiver was precluded from suing her Alzheimer’s patient when she was injured in the course of...
Miller Obtains Award 90% Below Claimant’s Demand
Following a binding arbitration of an underinsured motorist claim, Jim Miller obtained a favorable award well below the amount demanded by the claimant. The claimant was involved in a rear-end collision on a surface street in Sacramento. In her claim, she alleged she...
Mr. Miller Obtains an Award 97% Below Claimant’s Demand
Jim Miller recently completed a binding arbitration in this matter. The claimant was involved in a moderate impact rear-end accident that occurred on Highway 99 northbound which resulted in a total loss of the claimant’s vehicle. Claimant settled with third party’s...
Fuller v. Larsen – El Dorado County
In this case Rob Bennett represented a young pharmacy clerk, Mr. Larsen, who was also a friend of the plaintiff. The parties were friends for several years before the accident. On September 14, 2011, Mr. Larsen was driving in a rural part of El Dorado...
Bennett Convincing in Binding Arbitration Matter
On May 23, 2014, Rob Bennett completed a three day arbitration in a underinsured motorist case. The claim stemmed from a rear end car accident on Interstate 80 in Sacramento. The resulting damage to the claimant’s vehicle was minor. In fact the vehicle was...