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  • Anthony Label Elected 2017 San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association President
  • Congratulations to Our SFTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalists
  • Craig Peters and Steven Kronenberg Quoted in Food Dive Discussing Issues with the Gig Economy
  • Daily Journal Profiles The Veen Firm’s Growth and Creative Approach to Trying Cases
  • Elinor Leary and Andje Medina Featured in Best Lawyers® Women of Influence
  • Elinor Leary Appointed to the Justice & Diversity Center Board of Directors
  • Food Quality & Safety Interviews Steven Kronenberg on the New Food Safety Initiatives in China
  • Four Veen Attorneys Present at the 2017 Western Trial Lawyers Association Winter Conference
  • Ghost Ship Fire Master Complaint Filed: The Veen Firm Represents Victim's Mother
  • In The News
    • "I'm Sorry," Legally Speaking: Cliff Smoot Authors Ask the Expert Article
    • A New View with Google Earth: Alexandra Hamilton Authors Article for Trial Magazine
    • ABC10 Reports on The Veen Firm’s Lawsuit Against the Sacramento River Cats
    • Alexandra Hamilton Ask the Expert Nov 2018
    • Alexandra Hamilton, Elinor Leary, Andje Medina and Selected to Top Women 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers; Elinor Leary Selected Amongst the Top 50 Women
    • Alexandra Hamilton: Motion to Strike Supplemental Expert Disclosure Article
    • Anthony Label and Steven Kronenberg Obtain $10 Million Potential Value Nationwide Class Action Settlement in Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van Leaky Roof AC Units
    • Anthony Label Discusses Liability in Trucking Accident Lawsuits in Organized Labor’s Ask the Expert Column
    • Anthony Label Named Marin Trial Lawyers Association’s 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year
    • Anthony Label Selected to 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers Top 100 List
    • Appeal-Democrat Reports on The Veen Firm’s Lawsuit Regarding Tank Explosion
    • Ask The Expert February 2019
    • Attorneys Attending the San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ 42nd Annual Judges Dinner Dance
    • Avoid Being Burned by a Burning Limits Policy by Alexandra Hamilton
    • Branch Falls From Dangerously Pruned Tree, Paralyzing Woman: The Veen Firm File Claim Against City and County of San Francisco
    • CAOC-Backed SB 33 Signed to Prevent Another Wells Fargo-Sized Scandal
    • Cliff Smoot Named “Outstanding New Lawyer” by SFTLA New Lawyer Division
    • Clifton Smoot July 2019 Ask The Expert Column
    • Confidential Mediation Briefs: David L. Winnett Authors Article in Plaintiff Magazine
    • Congratulations to Our MTLA Trial Attorney of the Year Finalists – Craig Peters and David L. Winnett
    • Craig M. Peters and David L. Winnett Obtain $2.92 Million Settlement for Faulty Aerial Lift That Killed Tree Trimmer
    • Craig Peters Elected 2017 CAOC Vice President 4; Steven Kronenberg, Anthony Label, Elinor Leary and Andje Medina Elected to Board of Governors
    • Craig Peters, Steven Kronenberg, Elinor Leary and Andje Medina Elected to CAOC Board of Governors
    • Daily Journal Top Boutiques
    • David L. Winnett Discusses Workers’ Compensation in Organized Labor’s Ask the Expert Article
    • David L. Winnett Invited to Serve on the Board of Directors for the Marin School of the Arts Foundation
    • David L. Winnett Speaks at Marin County Bar Association’s CLE Event
    • David Winnett - Ask The Expert May 2018
    • Eight Veen attorneys selected for inclusion to the list of 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers
    • Elinor Leary and Alexandra A. Hamilton Submit Government Claim on Behalf of Victim Sexually Assaulted by Inmate
    • Elinor Leary and David L. Winnett File Suit on Behalf of Laborer Grievously Injured at the Moscone Center Project
    • Elinor Leary Appointed to the 2018 Justice & Diversity Center’s Board Executive Committee
    • Elinor Leary Appointed to the 2018 Justice & Diversity Center’s Board of Directors
    • Elinor Leary has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 for her work on behalf of plaintiffs in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation.
    • Elinor Leary Leads Workshop for USF School of Law’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Law Clinic
    • Elinor Leary Selected as Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers
    • Elinor Leary Selected by Consumer Attorneys of America as Recipient of the 2018 Presidential Award of Merit
    • Four Veen Attorneys Present at 2016 CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar
    • Four Veen Attorneys to Present at 55th Annual CAOC Convention in San Francisco
    • Four Veen Attorneys to Present at CAOC’s 56th Annual CAOC Convention
    • Gagging on Gig-Economy Food Delivery: Steven Kronenberg Authors Article in Plaintiff Magazine
    • General Contractor’s Cost-Cutting Crane Assembly Causes Foot Crush and Toe Amputations
    • I Heard Backyard Pool Filters Can Explode. Is That True? | Anthony Label Answers in Ask The Expert Article
    • Internet Investigations for Effective Discovery: Alexandra Hamilton Authors Article in California Lawyer
    • Kim Wong Organized Labor Article June 2019
    • KTVU Reports on Lawsuit Filed Against UC Board of Regents by Attorney Elinor Leary
    • Labor 411: Ask The Expert | Alexandra Hamilton (November 2016)
    • Labor 411: Ask The Expert | David Winnett (September 2016)
    • Labor 411: Ask The Expert | Steven Kronenberg (July 2016)
    • Lawsuit Filed: “Strikeout” Sign Falls on Man’s Head, Resulting in Injuries
    • Lawsuit Filed: Bicyclist Suffers Coma After Hitting Large Pothole
    • Lawsuit Filed: Construction Worker Crushed and Killed by Steamroller
    • Lawsuit Filed: Truck Driver Killed by Defective Garbage Truck
    • Managing Workers’ Compensation Liens in 3rd Party Actions
    • Multiple Veen Firm Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers List for 2017
    • No Second String: Elinor Leary Authors Article in Plaintiff Magazine
    • Protecting Immigrants from Fraud: Steven Kronenberg Authors Daily Journal Article
    • Proving Damages in a Brain Injury Case When a Plaintiff Returns to Work
    • Safety in the Workplace: Amazon Under Fire for Exposing Warehouse Employees to Unnecessary Risks
    • Six Attorneys on Northern California Super Lawyers List and Four Attorneys on Rising Stars List for 2016
    • Small Property Owners Institute Speaking Engagement: Duties as Landlords and Property Owners
    • Steve Kronenberg Discusses Workers' Compensation Claims in Organized Labor's Ask The Expert Column
    • Steve Kronenberg Interviewed by MarketWatch
    • Steven Kronenberg Ask The Expert May 2019
    • Steven Kronenberg Discusses the Recent Chipotle Outbreak in The Motley Fool Article
    • Super Lawyers Recognizes All Twelve Attorneys for 2017 Northern California List; Four Attorneys Named to Top Women’s List & Four Attorneys Named to Top 100 List
    • The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Lists Seven Attorneys from The Veen Firm
    • The Best Lawyers in America 2019 Lists Four Attorneys from The Veen Firm
    • The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Lists Four Attorneys from The Veen Firm
    • The Best Lawyers in America© 2017 Lists Six Attorneys from The Veen Firm
    • The Bizarre World of Hospital Liens Under Parnell, Howell and Dameron: Alexandra Hamilton Authors Plaintiff Magazine Article
    • The Daily Californian Profiles Lawsuit Filed Against UC Board of Regents
    • The Defense Physical Exam is Not an Interrogation: Attorney Clifton Smoot Authors Plaintiff Magazine Article
    • The Recorder Recognizes Two Cases on Top Verdicts and Settlements of 2016
    • The Veen Firm Adds Attorney Annie Wu to Bolster Its Personal Injury Practice
    • The Veen Firm Adds Attorney Cliff Smoot
    • The Veen Firm Case Featured in San Francisco Chronicle’s Northern California Verdicts Section
    • The Veen Firm Congratulates Marian Wright Edelman and Honors Her Commitment to The Fight For Social Justice
    • The Veen Firm Files Lawsuit for Man Severely Injured by Dog Attack
    • The Veen Firm Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Forklift Operator Who Was Severely Injured, Requiring Amputation of Foot
    • The Veen Firm Files Lawsuit: Uber Driver Under Influence and Distracted by Phone Crashes and Injures 3; Uber App Also Alleged to Be a Defective Product
    • The Veen Firm Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department for the Death of Four People
    • The Veen Firm Named Among Daily Journal’s 2017 Top Boutique Law Firms
    • The Veen Firm Named Best Personal Injury Law Firm In San Francisco By The Recorder
    • The Veen Firm Proudly Sponsors San Francisco Bike Coalition’s Bike to Work Day 2018
    • The Veen Firm Proudly Sponsors the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association Judges Night
    • The Veen Firm Ranked on the 2017 "Best Law Firms" List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
    • The Veen Firm Ranked on the 2018 “Best Law Firms” List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
    • The Veen Firm Ranked on the 2019 “Best Law Firms” List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
    • The Veen Firm Ranked on the 2020 “Best Law Firms” List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
    • The Veen Firm Selected to 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
    • The Veen Firm Sponsors CAOC's Diversity Mixer
    • The Veen Firm Sponsors SFTLA’s Women Referring Women Event
    • The Veen Firm Trial Team Leaders Included in Best Lawyers® Business Edition
    • The Veen Firm’s Case Featured in TopVerdict.com’s Top 50 Settlements in California
    • Three Veen Attorneys Present at 2017 CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar
    • Tip of the Iceberg: Tip Skimming is an Underreported Problem by Steven Kronenberg
    • Trial Magazine Features The Veen Firm’s 1.3M Verdict in Wright v. State of California; Case Sets Precedent for CA Employees
    • Truck Driver Suffers Severe Injuries: The Veen Firm Files Lawsuit Against Farmington Fresh Sales
    • U.S. News & World Report Turns to Steven Kronenberg to Discuss Blue Bell Listeria Recall
    • What Is Salmonella, Anyway? Attorney Steven Kronenberg Featured in Extra Crispy Article
    • What to Do if You’ve Been Seriously Injured at Work: Alexandra Hamilton Authors Organized Labor’s Ask the Expert Article
    • William L. Veen Named as a Recipient of the CAOC 2018 Robert E. Cartwright, Sr. Award
  • Keep Calm and Resist: Anthony Label Authors President’s Message in SFTLA’s Trial Lawyer Magazine
  • Kevin Lancaster Honored with SFTLA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
  • KTVU Interviews Steven Kronenberg Regarding Legal Liability Issues in Recent Thanksgiving Meal Tragedy
  • KTVU Interviews Steven Kronenberg Weighs on Legal Liability Issues in Recent Thanksgiving Meal Tragedy
  • Labor 411: Ask The Expert | Anthony Label (March 2017)
  • Lawsuit Filed Against New American Homes, Inc. After Worker Suffers Severe Injuries from Fall at Dangerous Construction Site
  • Lawsuit Filed: Liftgate Falls on Employee’s Foot, Resulting in Multiple Fractures
  • New Year, New Laws in California: Anthony Label Authors Article in Labor 411
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    • "Criminal" Torts – Maximizing Your Client’s Recovery Through Effective Use of Victim Restitution
    • "Fair" Warning: How to Traverse a Products Liability Pitfall
    • 9-9-8: It’s The Combination
    • A Question of Too Many Plaintiff’s Experts
    • A Warning About Your Failure to Warn Case
    • Ask the Expert – May 2017
    • Avoid being burned by a burning limits policy
    • Avoiding the Voidable: Ensuring Contingency Fees and Fee-Sharing Agreements are Enforceable
    • Beating Comparative Fault in the Trial of a Bicycle Case: Le Moullac v. Daylight Foods
    • Construction Site Injuries: Strategies for Defeating the Privette Defense
    • Course and Scope of Employment
    • Debunking Myths about Plaintiff Attorneys and the Practice of Personal Injury Law
    • Defense Apologies At Trial
    • Discovery Can Be Key to PI/Workers’ Compensation "Crossover" Cases
    • Do Not Get Tripped Up in Your Next Fall Case
    • Don’t Let a Remains-Mishandling Case Haunt You
    • Don’t Let Defendants "Sargon" Your Experts
    • Email Alerts
    • Food Allergy Risk Management: More Customers, Less Liability
    • Food Law – "Natural" Food and Artificial Injustice
    • Food Processing – A Dangerous Place To Work
    • Food Safety: Records Help Identify Target Defendants
    • Future Medical Costs Post-Corenbaum
    • iPad Apps: Getting Your iPad to Help with Voir Dire
    • Legal Malpractice: Proving the Case-Within-A-Case
    • Let Your Case Speak For Itself Make the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur work for you
    • Looking Beyond the Driver’s Seat to Find Liability in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases
    • Love and Marriage – Marital Privileges in Civil Lawsuits
    • Making Sense of the Senseless – Gun Safety Regulations
    • Motor Vehicle v. Domestic Animal
    • My husband was injured at work when he was climbing a fixed ladder that accessed the roof of the building he was working on. Workers compensation doesn't cover all of the issues we are dealing with because of his injury. Help?
    • Preventing defendant from muddying the waters at trial
    • Products Liability: The Manufacturer’s Insurer as a Defendant
    • Protecting Employees Working Abroad for Federal Government Contractors
    • Protecting Immigrant Clients
    • Putting the Best Face on Your Client – "Warts and All"
    • Sanctions – To Ask or Not to Ask: That is the Question
    • Sophisticated Users Have Rights, Too
    • Sports and Recreation Cases: Hope Springs Eternal
    • Staffing Agency Employees Injured on the Job: A Double-Edged Sword
    • The 5 Exceptions to the Workers’ Compensation
    • The Bunkhouse Rule
    • The Liability of a Parent Company to a Subsidiary of an Injured Worker
    • Tip of the Iceberg: Tip Skimming is an Underreported Problem
    • To Cross or Not to Cross?
    • To Sub In or Not to Sub In
    • Waging War in the Courtroom and at Appeal
    • When Workers’ Comp is Not the Exclusive Remedy
    • Workers’ Comp Subrogation: Don’t Allow Your Client To Be Extorted
  • San Francisco Examiner and SF Gate Report on The Veen Firm’s Lawsuit Against the City and County of San Francisco for Negligent Pruning
  • Steven Kronenberg Interviewed by Food Quality & Safety Regarding the Internet of Things
  • Steven Kronenberg Provides Tips on Preventing Pathogen Outbreaks in Pizza Today Article
  • Steven Kronenberg Quoted in Sonoma County Gazette Discussing the Mexicali Rose Rule for Restaurant Liability
  • Sub Rosa on Your Side: Clifton Smoot Authors Article in Plaintiff Magazine
  • The Bomb in Your Backyard: Anthony Label Co-Authors Article in Plaintiff Magazine
  • The Bomb in Your Backyard: Anthony Label Co-Authors Plaintiff Magazine Article
  • The Veen Firm Attorneys Present at SFTLA’s Ski Seminar
  • The Veen Firm Files Complaint Against Whole Foods, Potrero Homeowners Association, and R. I. & 17TH, LLC for Hazardous Alarm System that Impaired a Man’s Hearing
  • The Veen Firm Files Lawsuit Against City and County of San Francisco, After Woman Left Paralyzed by Falling Branch
  • The Veen Firm Files Lawsuit: Maintenance Throws Air Conditioner Fan & Motor Off Rooftop, Severely Injuring Resident
  • The Veen Firm Files Lawsuit: Untrained & Unlicensed Security Guard Brutally Attacks Patron at Sacramento Bar
  • The Veen Firm Hosts UC Hastings’ Three-Part Seminar Series: How to Start and Build a Successful Firm
  • The Veen Firm Named to San Francisco Business Times Top Law Firms List in the Greater Bay Area
  • The Veen Firm Proudly Sponsors San Francisco Bike Coalition’s Bike-to-Work Day
  • The Veen Firm Supports San Francisco Bike Coalition’s Annual Bike-to-Work Day
  • When Sorry Isn’t Enough: Clifton Smoot Analyzes Courtroom Apologies for the Advocate
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  • Bad faith claim settles for $11,000,000 after insurer refused to defend the plaintiffs’ claims
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  • Electric Flatbed Truck Had Insufficient Warnings
  • Elevator Constructor Repeatedly Injured Due to Hazardous Job Site
  • Employer Failed to Provide Restraint System to Roofer
  • Experienced Underground Foreman/Heavy Equipment Operator Loses Foot in Conveyor Belt Injury
  • Fall From Museum Guard Rail Causes Lifelong Injuries to Child
  • Falling Sign Severely Injures Mom in Presence of Children
  • Faulty elevator causes injury to SF tenant in wheelchair
  • Female Employee Suffers Stroke due to Escalating Stress of Corporate Employer’s Illegal Behavior
  • Firefighter Killed by Caterpillar Rollover – Dangerous Design of Operator Compartment
  • Forklift Accident Leaves Man with Spine Injuries
  • General Contractor’s Use of Unsafe Ladder Causes Fall and Broken Leg
  • IT Manager Injured in Head-On Collision
  • Jury Finds Delivery Truck Driver Solely Responsible for San Francisco Bicyclist’s Death
  • Laborer Electrocuted While Working on Malibu Remodel
  • Ladder in Highway Causes Catastrophic Car Accident
  • Lineman Becomes Quadriplegic Due to Unsafe Work Environment
  • Long term SF tenant fraudulently coerced into leaving home
  • Loose Police Dog Bites Neighbor
  • Man Intentionally Assaulted, Killed by Bartender
  • Meth User Kills Passenger in Motor Vehicle Accident
  • Missing Barricades Lead to a Fall Down an Elevator Shaft
  • Motor Vehicle Accident Results in One Fatality and Severely Injures Two More
  • Motorcycle Accident Results in Amputation
  • Motorcyclist T-Boned by Van and Sustains Neck Injuries
  • Negligent Design of Wood-Chipper Results in Traumatic Amputation
  • Negligent Security Results in Gunshot Wounds and Serious Injuries
  • Nets Should Have Been Installed on ATV, Teenager Injured
  • Parking Garage Hazards Permanently Impair Patron
  • Passenger Claimed Head-On Crash Caused Neck Injury
  • Pedestrian Seriously Injured by Truck Driver
  • Photographer Injured in Auditorium While in Course of Employment
  • Plumber Hit by Pump Hose, Claims Negligence
  • Police Inspector Injured by Three Separate Rear-Ender Accidents
  • Pool Filter Explodes and Kills a Man, Manufacturer Tries to Cover Up Evidence
  • Pool Filter Explodes, Leaving Man Permanently Brain Damaged
  • Poor Lighting and No Handrail Causes Stairway Fall
  • Poor Lighting Causes Stairway Fall
  • Poorly Secured Curtain Wall Causes Serious Injury to Glazier
  • Propane Company’s Failure to Locate Leak Causes Gas Explosion and Severe Burn Injuries
  • Property Manager’s Removal of Safety Sign Leads to Painter’s Crushing Injury in Elevator Shaft
  • Rear-end Collision Causes Dissection of Carotid Artery
  • Sewage leak resulting in SJ tenant with disability slipping on stairs
  • Spa Treatment Device Shatters and Injures Esthetician
  • Start-Up Fraudulently Misleads Investors
  • Tenant Suffers Spinal Injury Due to House Fire
  • Tree Trimmer Suffers Fatal Fall from Faulty Aerial Lift Device
  • Woman Contracts Incurable STD After Partner Withholds Diagnosis of HSV-1; Sets Precedent for Liability in Future Cases
  • Woman Left with Permanent Spinal Injuries after Personal Trainer Instructs Her to Use Balance Trainer Incorrectly
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