Serving clients in civil litigation since 2003.
Partner John Sciacca recently prevailed at trial in a Shasta Superior Court case against one of the most respected plaintiff’s law firms in Redding, California. The lawsuit arose following a car versus motorcycle accident in Redding in July, 2015. In the...
In California, employers are generally liable for the actions of their employees. Known by its Latin name, respondeat superior, the rule is part of the much larger concept encompassing vicarious liability. Under California’s respondeat superior rule, an employer may...
On January 30, 2019, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a jury trial verdict and the award of expert fees in Jim Miller’s client’s favor in an unpublished decision. Jim’s client was also awarded the costs of appeal. The appeal arises from a ten day jury trial...
On December 13, 2018, associate Rob Bennett secured a favorable arbitration award following an arbitration completed on December 11. Rob represented a young college student from Yuba City, sued in Sutter County following an accident in February, 2016. The accident...
John Sciacca recently defended a client in a lawsuit for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. It was alleged by the plaintiff that Mr. Sciacca’s client contacted the plaintiff’s employer to advise the plaintiff’s employer that...
In this matter, the Firm represented clients who were the first owners of a custom-built house in Calaveras County. Plaintiffs, the subsequent owners of the property, discovered multiple alleged defects in the house, many of which were attributed to a shifting...
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...
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...
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...
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...
