Cases in 2020
Below are summaries of our trials from 2020.
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. David S. Cunningham III
Trial Type: Personal Injury – Heavy Smoking – Lung Cancer – Negligence & Products Liability
Settled as to All Case Defendants After Motions in Liminee in Excess of: $675,000.00
3 weeks, October-November 2020
Jeffrey & Teresa Sposito v. Fluor Corporation; Monterey Mechanical Company; Bigge Crane Company; Tulloch Corporation et al.
Civil Jury Trial (Remote Trial – COVID-19)
Superior Court of California – Alameda County
Judge: Hon. Evelio M. Grillo
Trial Type – 73 year-old former Sheetmetal worker (Shell Oil Martinez Refinery LOP Quad Expansion 1965-66), now East Bay Real Estate executive, Sarcomatoid Malignant Mesothelioma and Spouse Loss of Consortium – Negligence.
Case resolved as to all defendants during second day of Plaintiffs’ Opening Statement in excess of $13,000,000.00.
Sept/Oct – 2020
Gary Garrison and Karen Garrison v. Temporary Plant Cleaners, Inc.; Scott Technologies, Inc.; Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc. fka TIMEC Company, Inc.; Parsons Government Services, Inc. fka Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group, Inc.; YBJD, Inc. fka Yardbirds Electric and Plumbing Supply, Inc. et al.
Nadine Amaral, et. al. v. Scott Technologies, Inc., Underground Construction Co., Inc., Westburne Supply, Inc.,et al.
San Francisco County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Kathleen Kelly
Trial Type: Wrongful Death – Para-Occupational – Heavy Smoking – Lung Cancer – Negligence & Products Liability
Settled as to All Case Defendants During Jury Selection in Excess of: $650,000.00
1 week, February 2020
Robert & Debra Walker v. TIMEC Company, Inc. (n/k/a Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc.) et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court of California – San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Curtis E. A. Karnow
Trial Type – Personal Injury/Loss of Consortium No-Marker Adenocarcinoma of the Lung – Negligence case – Career Plumber/Pipefitter – San Francisco Bay Area Refineries (TOSCO, Shell, Standard Oil/Chevron) – Contractor Liability – Sweeping, Cleaning Asbestos-Containing Valve/Flange Repairs and Pipe Insulation Debris during Overhauls, Shutdowns and Turnarounds
Case resolved during Motion Practice prior to jury selection in excess of $1,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.
Jan – 2020
Michael & Sonseah Sciume v. ATKN Company (FKA Guy F. Atkinson Company) et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court of California – San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Newton Lam
Trial Type – Personal Injury/Loss of Consortium No-Marker Colon Cancer Negligence case – Career Union Insulator – San Francisco Bay Area Shipyards, Refineries and Powerhouses 1974-2017
Case resolved during jury selection in excess of $750,000.00 as to all case defendants.
Dec 2019-Jan 2020
Louise Mahoney, et. al. v. Kaiser Cement Corporation (aka Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc., Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.,et al.
Alameda County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Winifred Smith
Trial Type: Wrongful Death – Lung Cancer – Negligence & Products Liability
Verdict: $250,000,00
Settled as to Other Case Defendants in Excess of: $450,000.00
5 weeks, November 2019 – January 2020