DEFENSE CASES:
Diaz v. Alameda County Medical Center
Alameda County Superior Court
Employment: Whistleblowing, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination/Defamation
Defense verdict after 5 week jury trial. No appeal taken (2009)
Horani v. Alameda County (Public Works Agency)
Alameda County Superior Court
Employment: Failure to Accommodate/Disability
Discrimination/Whistleblowing/Retaliation Defense verdict after eight-week trial for Defendant County of Alameda (2006), affirmed on appeal. (2008)
Burgess vs. County of Alameda
United States District Court
Civil Rights/ADA
Verdict (after five day jury trial) for Defendant County of Alameda (September 13, 2005), aff’d on appeal. (2007)
Guerra v. Alameda County
Alameda County Superior Court
Civil Rights/Constitutional Rights
Motion for Summary Judgment granted. (2004) Plaintiff appealed and affirmed on appeal. (2005)
Zaidi v. The Regents
U.S. District Court
Civil Rights
Defense verdict after one-week trial for Defendant The Regents (2005)
Babilla v. Alameda County (Public Works Agency)
Alameda County Superior Court
Discrimination/Retaliation Based On Ethnicity And National Origin (2004)
Plaintiff dismissed the case three days before trial and paid the County a settlement
Felix Torres v. The Regents
U.S.D.C. (N.D. Cal.)
Civil Rights/Police Practices/Excessive Force
Defense Verdict after one-week trial for Defendant The Regents (2004)
Vinson v. Johnson (Alameda County Probation Dept.)
Alameda County Superior Court
Unlawful Demotion/Retaliation/Defamation
Verdict after 10-day trial for Plaintiff for $61,000 reduced by judge to conform with evidence to $20,000 (less than $22,000 998 Offer). (2001)
Pelton v. Washington Township Hospital
U.S.D.C. (N.D. Cal.)
Disability Discrimination/Refusal to Accommodate
Verdict after one-week trial for Plaintiff for $75,000 (2001)
Shigio v. The Regents and ASUC, et al.
Alameda County Superior Court
Employment: Sexual Harassment/Discrimination/Wrongful Termination
Non-suit was granted and defense verdict entered after one-week trial (2000)
Mathis v. Alameda County
U.S. District Court
Civil Rights
Defense verdict after one-week trial for Defendant Alameda County (2000)
Curtis v. The Regents
Alameda County Superior Court
Premises Liability
Verdict after one-week trial was a hung jury (eight to four for defense). Case settled for $20,000. (2000)
Armstrong v. Alameda County
U.S. District Court
Employment: Wrongful Termination/Discrimination/Harassment/Retaliation
Defense verdict after three-day trial for Defendant Alameda County (1996)
Smith v. Jones, Bachman, City of Berkeley and The Regents
U.S. District Court
Civil Rights
Defense verdict after five-day trial for all Defendants (1996)
Strandvold v. The Regents
Alameda County Superior Court
Civil Rights
Defense verdict after one-week trial for The Regents (1995)
William Anderson, Matthew Little Moon, et al. v. The Regents
U.S. District Court
Civil Rights
Defense verdict after one-week trial for The Regents (1995)
The Best Resort v. Alameda County
U.S. District Court
Breach of Contract/Discrimination
Defense verdict after four-day trial for Alameda County (1994)
Warren v. UCB Chief of Police Victoria Harrison, Ofc. Frank Jacques and The Regents
U.S.D.C. (N.D. Cal.)
Police Practices/Civil Rights/Excessive Force/ Personal Injury (broken finger)
Defense verdict after approximately one-week trial for Defendant The Regents. (1994)
Brett v. The Regents
Alameda County Superior Court
Premises Liability/Personal Injury
Verdict after two-week trial for Plaintiff reduced on settlement (1993)
Yasin v. Capovilla (Regents) and cross-complaint
Alameda County Superior Court
Personal Injury/Property Damage/Police Practices
Defense verdict for Regents after three-day trial and in favor of Regents on cross-complaint (1991)
Anderson v. Wright
San Francisco Superior Court
Legal Malpractice
Verdict after three-week trial for Plaintiff for $145,000 (Plaintiff turned down $350,000 pre-trial settlement offer) (1984)
Davidson v. Smith
Contra Costa County Superior Court
Legal Malpractice
Defense verdict after two-week trial. (1983)
Doran Leasing
Plaintiffs demanded over a million dollars. The case was tried in Contra Costa County Superior Court and a defense verdict was achieved.
