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Mar 10, 2018
Trial Team Leader Anthony Label and Attorney Steven Kronenberg filed a lawsuit on behalf of bicyclist Ty Whitehead against the City of Oakland, County of Alameda and State of California for dangerous conditions of public property after Whitehead’s bike collided with a large pothole on Skyline Boulevard in Oakland, resulting in a serious brain injury.
Feb 11, 2018
As published in Trial magazine, Trial Team Leader Anthony Label obtained a $1.3 million jury verdict in Wright v. State of California on behalf of a correctional officer who was injured on his way to work. The trial court had initially granted summary judgment, but the case was revived on appeal in a published decision that clarifies prior uncertainty in the area of workers’ compensation exclusivity for workers who lease property from their employers.
Feb 10, 2018
Trial Team Leader Anthony Label was featured in Organized Labor’s Ask the Expert column discussing liable parties in a trucking collisions for a victim who was badly hurt in a big-rig truck crash and as a result, completely disabled. The driver of the truck claims the insurance company only has $1M in coverage, not enough to cover the victim’s hospital bills.
Feb 09, 2018
For the second year in a row, Attorney will serve on the Board of Directors for the Queen’s Bench Bar Association. In addition to this position, Wong will also serve as co-chair of the organization’s Employment/Work-Life Balance Committee.
Feb 08, 2018
What happens when a hospital attempts to assert a lien in connection with a personal injury lawsuit? Attorney Alexandra Hamilton explains the consequences of hospital balance billing in her Plaintiff magazine article “The Bizarre World of Hospital Liens Under Parnell, Howell and Dameron.”
Feb 07, 2018
Trial Team Leader Anthony Label and Attorney Steven Kronenberg filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. and an Uber driver, alleging that the driver was distracted by his phone and driving under the influence of marijuana when he crashed into another vehicle at freeway speeds on the I-580 near the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza.
Feb 06, 2018
Trial Team Leader Elinor Leary and Attorney Clifton Smoot filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lee Brannon against Frederick Long for negligence and premises liability after Long’s dog attacked and bit Brannon, causing serious injuries.
Feb 05, 2018
Trial Team Leader Elinor Leary filed a lawsuit on behalf of Johnny Tolliver against Crane Carrier, a manufacturer of garbage trucks, for negligence, product liability and wrongful death. One of Crane Carrier’s garbage trucks malfunctioned while collecting trash, killing Tolliver, who was working as an employee.
Jan 11, 2018
In her Trial magazine article “A New View with Google Earth,” Attorney Alexandra Hamilton discussed one of the most underutilized tools in litigation – Google Earth Pro, including how to use the free program in case preparation, at depositions or at trial as demonstrations or exhibits to help witnesses, the judge and jurors visualize a scene.
Dec 11, 2017
In addition to her Board of Directors position, Elinor Leary has been invited by the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) to serve on its 2018 Executive Committee. Leary’s expanded role will involve oversight of the board’s budget and agenda.