In this Santa Clara Superior Court case, Rob represented a 19 year old man involved in a car accident in rural Morgan Hill. During the accident Rob’s client passed a vehicle on the wrong of the road and entered an intersection without stopping for a stop sign. After...
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Results
Firm Secures Dismissal
An associate with the firm was recently successful in a motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s complaint against a client for failure to serve the complaint within two years. Under the California procedural statutes, a plaintiff cannot intentionally engage in a protracted...
Marlink Obtains Summary Judgment Against Plaintiff Seeking $4M
Katherine Marlink was recently successful on a motion for summary judgment resulting in a judgment in favor of a Powers Miller’s client. In this Sacramento Superior Court case, Plaintiff, a licensed contractor, filed suit seeking damages for injuries sustained...
Associate Successful in Dismissal of Matter
An associate with the Firm was recently successful in a motion to quash service on a client for improper use of a “Doe Amendment”. When properly used, Doe Amendments allow plaintiffs to add later-discovered defendants to a lawsuit even if the statute of limitations...
Sciacca and Bowley Obtain Judgment Against Plaintiffs
Recently, Gordon Bowley and John Sciacca were successful in an Anti-SLAPP motion in a matter pending in Yuba County. The matter arose when their client was participating in a public debate regarding new ordinances and regulations related to marijuana. During that...
Sciacca Secures Defense Award in Binding Arbitration (Doe v. Roe)
John Sciacca recently obtained a defense award in a binding arbitration. The arbitration arose out of a case involving premises liability. This was a third party matter that was originally set for trial. Pursuant to the plaintiff’s request, the parties...
Summary Judgment for Declaratory Relief Obtained by Brian Powers And Katherine Marlink In Underinsured Motorist Claim
Claimant was involved in an automobile accident with an underinsured motorist in 2003 and subsequently settled with the third party for the policy limits in late-2006. The claimant expressed a desire, through counsel, to pursue an underinsured motorist claim pursuant...
Ziert vs. Young’s Lockeford Payless Market, Inc.; Zenith Insurance Company vs. Young’s Lockeford Payless Market, Inc. – San Joaquin County
On May 1, 2015, Jim Miller completed a 10 day jury trial in San Joaquin County Superior Court where the plaintiff sought over $7,000,000.00 in damages for lost wages, medical expenses and pain and suffering allegedly arising from an incident that occurred at...
Third Appellate District Court Affirms Sciacca’s Motion for Summary Judgment
John Sciacca filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in this matter in regards to a collision that occurred while plaintiff and defendant were skiing at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort on April 3, 2011. The Placer County Superior Court granted John Sciacca’s Motion for Summary...
Marlink Gains Favorable Award In Binding Arbitration – Hernandez v. Rice
Plaintiff Hernandez filed a lawsuit in Sacramento County Superior Court for personal injuries arising from a rear-end motor vehicle collision that occurred on January 19, 2012. At the time the collision occurred, Mr. Hernandez was off from work for similar injuries...