Civil Litigation Results
- Obtained defense verdict for a municipality in a six-week personal injury trial brought by a firefighter with claimed damages of $12 million.
- In Oregon, successfully defended a general contractor at trial against a $54 million claim for wrongful death, and obtained a directed verdict that punitive damages were not recoverable.
- In Alaska, successfully defended employer and negotiated a fair settlement in a dram shop wrongful death case.
- Obtained defense jury verdict at trial for a county against claims of negligent supervision, retaliation, and hostile work environment.
- Defended public school district at trial against claims of discrimination and civil rights violations by obtaining a partial directed verdict on three claims and defense verdict on one claim.
- Successfully assisted in obtaining defense jury verdict for a municipality in a $123 million case.
- Obtained a defense jury verdict for a public school district, including a directed verdict for claims of federal civil rights violations, negligence, negligent supervision, and outrage.
- Obtained a directed verdict for a small business subcontractor against a catastrophic personal injury claim at a state hazardous waste site.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal in a $1 million wrongful death case.
- Obtained voluntary dismissal for a municipality against a plaintiff asserting catastrophic neurological injuries, traumatic brain injury and multiple organ failure.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal for a municipality in a negligent investigation claim involving allegations that it failed to timely test a sexual assault kit.
- Favorably resolved admiralty/maritime wrongful death case.
- Negotiated settlement well below plaintiff’s demand in a wrongful death case against a municipality arising from black ice on a roadway allegedly caused by an underground spring and defective drainage.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal for a municipality in a personal injury claim arising from a propane heater positioned inside a tent at a local event.
- Successfully obtained a voluntary dismissal of a wrongful death claim against a subcontractor involving a vehicle-pedestrian accident.
- Successfully mediated an arborist’s wrongful death case against a county fire department for $150,000, significantly below his estate’s multimillion dollar demand.
- Obtained dismissal of personal injury claims against a local Tribe and its employees based on sovereign immunity.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal of a catastrophic personal injury for a municipality. Summary judgment was affirmed on appeal; Supreme Court denied review.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal for a municipality in a catastrophic head-injury case.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal in a wrongful death lawsuit involving tractor trailer.
- Obtained voluntary dismissal for a construction company in a wrongful death suit involving roadway maintenance after deposing plaintiff’s traffic engineering expert.
- Prevailed on dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a local Tribe and its employees in two separate courts.
- Favorably resolved an aviation wrongful death claim for nuisance value.
