Attorneys in the News

• Edie Mermelstein, Darren Pirozzi and Greg Rizzo launch a legal effort intended to push Uber to do more to protect riders from sexual predators. (4/10/2019) 
• CAOC's Deborah Chang, Tom Schultz and Richard Duquette secure justice for a San Diego man left paralyzed when his bike was flipped by a trench left open by road workers. (4/9/2019) 
• Frank Pitre seeks to hold Boeing accountable for the death of Ralph Nader's grandniece in the Ethiopian Airlines crash. (4/5/2019) 
• Joseph Satterley and a team of attorneys hold Johnson & Johnson accountable for selling baby powder containing asbestos. (3/14/2019) 
• Dale Galipo wins a federal jury verdict for the family of a 45-year-old man fatally shot by Fresno police. (3/6/2019)
• Dan Miller secures justice for a young woman sexually assaulted by two LAPD officers. (3/5/2019)
• Daniel Rodriguez secures justice for a 7-year-old girl molested by a school district computer lab technician during an after-school program. (2/1/2019) 
• John Kristensen scores a victory in an age-bias case against Tinder. (1/24/2019) 
• Brian Kabateck scores a victory for the elderly residents of a Long Beach mobile home park after they were hit by retaliatory evictions, elder abuse, fraud, oppression and malice. (11/27/2018)
• Scott Peebles and Benjamin Goldstein secure justice in LA County for a former construction worker diagnosed with mesothelioma in his case against the world's largest manufacturer of plastic and PVC pipe. (11/19/2018)
• Joe Cotchett preserves the right to access California beaches, as the U.S. Supreme Court turns down an appeal from a billionaire landowner looking to bar the public. (10/1/2018)
• Tyler Berding helped advocate for two bills signed by Gov. Brown that will prevent a rerun of the Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six people and injured seven. (9/21/2018)
• Boris Treyzon scores a big jury verdict on behalf of a Los Angeles man left brain damaged in a serious bicycle crash caused by debris left by a Caltrans crew. (9/20/2018) 
• Kathryn Stebner achieves justice for the elderly residents of a Santa Rosa senior facility abandoned as the devastating Wine Country wildfire bore down on them. (8/17/2018) 
• Brent Wisner secures a landmark jury verdict for a Bay Area groundskeeper who developed a type of cancer blamed on the weed killer Roundup. (8/10/2018) 
• Greg Bentley achieves justice for the family of a mother of two killed by a police bullet during a shootout with bank robbers in Stockton. (7/24/2018) 
• Brent Wisner presses the case of a Bay Area groundskeeper who developed cancer that he blames on the weed killer RoundUp. (7/9/2018) 
• Tim Tietjen achieves justice for a youth who suffered an amputated leg when his tent at a San Mateo County campground was hit by a badly rotted tree. (6/28/2018) 
• Michael Green secures justice ifor the family of a woman who died of hanging in a Lake County jail cell after she suffered a psychotic episode. (6/15/2018) 
• Natalie Weatherford achieves a big jury verdict in a child sexual abuse case. (6/12/2018) 
• Bruce Broillet secures justice for the family of a LA County cyclist run down by a sheriff's deputy in his patrol car. (5/30/2018)
• Brian Kabateck wins key settlement for four students sexually abused by a Tulare County teacher who remained in the classroom despite past reports of sexual misconduct. (5/29/2018) 
• John Manly announces a settlement for victims of sexual abuse by USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar that he hopes will bring “far-reaching institutional reform”. (5/16/2018) 
• Gregory Yates is seeking justice for the family of a teenager fatally shot by LA County sheriff's deputies. (5/3/2018) 
• Niall McCarthy secures justice for a MLB pitcher whose career was derailed by a hand injury suffer defending his home against a drug-crazed partier next door. (3/21/2018) 
• Greg Bentley wages a fight against manufacturers of electronic cigarettes that can explode and maim unsuspecting users.(2/22/2018)
• Scott Glovsky's efforts for a critically ill young man denied insurance coverage prompts a state Insurance Commissioner investigation of Aetna. (2/11/2018)
• John Manly appears on ABC's "Good Morning America" with Mattie Larson, one of the U.S. team gymnasts in sexual assault scandal involving the team doctor. (1/25/2018) 
• John Manly, attorney for champion gymnast McKayla Maroney, says USA Gymnastics can "no longer hide their misdeeds" in sexual assault scandal rocking the sport. (1/17/2018) 
• Former CAOC President Niall McCarthy helps secure justice for California consumers by holding oil giant BP accountable for a scheme to overcharge for natural gas. (1/11/2018)
• Stephen Estey seeks justice for three elementary school children molested by a 30-year-old male teachers aide at a Sacramento County school. (1/11/2018) 
• CAOC President Lee Harris offers advice in a TV interview about dealing with insurance coverage in the aftermath of an earthquake that hit the Bay Area. (1/5/2018) 
• Genie Harrison weighs in on the problems with secret settlements in a Washington Post story on the lawsuit by gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney against USA Gymnastics. (1/4/2018) 
• Jennie Lee Anderson helps settle a wage lawsuit against Moet Hennessey by a group employed as models and brand ambassadors. (12/20/2017)
• Stephen Estey wins a big verdict against an LA County school district and a teacher for drawing a high school student into a sexual relationship. (12/15/2017) 
• Andrew Schwartz and Stan Casper win a big verdict for a Bay Area woman seriously injured in an elevator incident caused by a plastic zip-tie repair. (12/15/2017) 
• Micha Star Liberty seeks justice for a Sacramento lobbyist fired after she signed a letter callinig on state lawmakers to end sexual harassment in the Capitol. (12/13/2017) 
• Mary Bajo and the team at Estey & Bomberger seek justice for a 12-year-old girl lured into sex with a man she met using a school computer. (11/14/2017)
• CAOC 2nd VP Micha Star Liberty is seeking justice for four state Senate staffers fired after they brought complaints against state Sen. Tony Mendoza. (11/13/2017)
• Craig Peters appears on San Francisco's KGO Radio to discuss the injustices of forced arbitration. (11/11/2017)  
• Tom Girardi takes on Pop Warner youth football on behalf of two mothers who say brain injuries killed their sons. (10/24/2017) 
• Geoff Wells scores a victory for the family of a 6-year-old girl hit by a car at a dangerous school bus stop. (9/22/2017)
• Brian Kabateck weighs in on Fox news about the massive Equifax data breach. (9/7/2017)
• Spencer Lucas secures justice for the family of a Los Angeles cyclist who suffered traumatic brain injuries after hitting a deep pothole that had became a "concealed trap for bicyclists." (9/6/2017) 
• Mark Robinson wins a landmark case against Johnson & Johnson on behalf of a California woman who contracted ovarian cancer after using the company's talcum powder. (8/21/2017)
• Bob Allard secures justice for the family of a Santa Cruz man killed when a big rig slammed into his car as it was stuck in traffic. (8/21/2017)
• Alexander Zalkin helps a college co-ed hold Baylor University accountable for mishandling rape allegations against a football star. (8/16/2017)
• David Ring helps secure justice for students sexual molested by a Desert Sands school teacher left in the classroom despite numerous reports of inappropriate touching. (8/16/2017)  
• Teresa Li takes on Airbnb on behalf of a New Mexico woman who alledges that she was sexually asssaulted by a "SuperHost" whose rental unit she was staying in. (7/27/2017)
• Micha Star Liberty explains to the LA Times how CAOC's SB 755 will protect sexually abused children. (7/26/2017)
• John Demas secures justice for the parents of a 9-month-old baby killed when their car was struck on a Sacramento highway by a police officer's SUV. (7/19/2017) 
• Ricardo Echevvaria secures justice for a 62-year-old security guard who lost his leg after he was run down by a forklift at a Riverside County business. (7/13/2017)
• Micha Star Liberty and Bob Allard explain why SB 755 is needed to prevent abusive examinations of child sex-abuse victims. (7/10/2017)
• Teresa Li is representing neighbors fighting the "green rush" for new cannabis stores in San Francisco. (6/22/2017)
• Mike Bomberger honored as a San Diego litigator of the year for state's biggest medical malpractice settlement for 3-year-old girl brain damaged by hospital error. (6/21/2017)
• Brian Panish's legal team secures justice for the family of an autistic student left to die in a sweltering school bus by a driver who was having sex with a fellow driver. (6/13/2017) 
• Chris Dolan fights for an African-American woman whose bosses sent her a Confederate flag purse containing photos of an owner dressed as Donald Trump. (6/8/2017) 
• Stephen Estey fights on behalf of a California man who accuses a priest in upstate New York of molestation nearly three decades ago. (6/5/2017)
• David Ring appeared on ABC’s “Nightline” with his client who was the victim of sexual abuse at an elite Los Angeles private school. (4/13/2017) 
• Dustin Collier won a verdict for a former Sonoma State University employee who was forced to resign after blowing the whistle on violations of health and safety standards regarding asbestos in campus buildings. (3/16/2017) 
• Garo Mardirossian prevails for a former UCLA football player in a lawsuit against Caltrans, and the dangerous intersection where he was badly injured is fixed with new double-yellow striping. (2/27/2017) 
• Boris Treyzon secures justice for the family of Ezell Ford, whose 2014 killing by LAPD officers became a touchstone in the national outcry over racially charged police shootings. (2/8/2017) 
• A Caltrans worker hit by a Humboldt County motorist and rendered a paraplegic and in a state of "locked in syndrom" wins a historic court victory thanks to attorney Russell Reiner. (2/2/2017) 
• Roger Dreyer and Noemi Esparza secure justice for a Napa mom who suffered life-altering injuries after her cars was rammed by a streetsweeper on a highway in Napa County. (2/2/2017) 
• Victor George and Elvis Tran secure justice for the parents of a 16-year-old killed on an open-air, double-decker party bus when his head smacked an overpass on the 405 freeway in L.A. (12/5/2016) 
• Geraldine Ly pushes for aid to victims of the horrific 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting denied needed medication and treatment a year after the holiday party rampage. (11/30/2016) 
• Chris Dolan wins a four-year battle for a whistleblower who revealed consumer abuses being hidden by a major vacation-time share corporation. (11/25/2016)
• Roger Dreyer wins a settlement for parents who will fund food allergy research after their 13-year-old daughter died from eating an unlabeled snack at camp. (10/6/2016)
• Paul Matiasic takes on Stanford Health Care on behalf of patients sexually abused while under sedation for routine surgeries. (9/29/2016)
• Lori Andrus scores big victory for gender pay equity for 300 female employees at Farmers Insurance. (9/26/2016)
• Tim Tietjen secures a big settlement for a woman left a paraplegic by a horrific rollover auto wreck. (9/6/2016) 
• Roger Dreyer tackles the problem of traumatic head injuries in high school football. (9/3/2016) 
• Nick Rowley secures justice for a young man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a beating inflicted during a pep rally at a Bakersfield high school. (6/29/2016) 
• Robert Allard prevails in a breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit brought by an up-and-coming swim star who saw her career undercut at USA Swimming. (6/29/2016) 
• Neil Gehlawat scores a big civil rights victory for the family of a 33-year-old man who died after an encounter with seven Kern County sheriff's deputies. (5/11/2016) 
• Mike Bomberger garner's state's biggest medical malpractice settlement for 3-year-old girl brain damaged by hospital error. (4/13/2016)
• Bruce Broillet and a team from Greene Broillet Wheeler LLP scores a big victory for sportscaster Erin Andrews in her case against a Nashville hotel and the stalker who shot a "peephole" video while she changed clothes in her hotel room. (3/7/2016) 
• CAOC member Josh Gruenberg settles sexual harassment case against disgraced former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and the City of San Diego. (2/1/2016)
• Elizabeth Cabraser named lead counsel for class action against Volkswagen over its diesel emissions cheating software. (1/25/2016)
• Ray Boucher scores a precedent setting victory as the state Supreme Court rules that citizens can file damage suits over foods falsely labeled "organic." (12/3/2015) 
• Jill Telfer wins a federal lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento over a high school athletic director's firing. (12/1/2015)
• Ray Boucher scores a big victory against the maker of a defective metal hip implant in a bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation. (11/25/15)
• Gregory L. Bentley, CAOC first vice president, wins a big verdict in Riverside Countyfor a 31-year-old woman severely  burned in an e-cigarette explosion (10/01/15)
• Gary Gwilliam, a former CAOC president, scores a major victory in an age discrimination case against Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (09/30/2015)
• Ryan Harris and Philip Alexander settle big case involving man left a quadraplegic after falling on trolley track in Imperial Beach (08/27/15)
• Niall McCarthy files lawsuits against Costco for selling farmed shrimp produced in Thailand, where slave labor and human trafficking are widespread in the fishing industry (08/20/15)
• Brian Chase secures big jury verdict for client with traumatic brain injury suffered while trying to protect an injured dog in traffic (08/19/15)
• John Demas won a settlement for a young man who was abused and tortured by his caregiver after pleas for help were ignored by Sacramento County Child Protective Services (07/23/2015)
• Niall McCarthy wins a $75 million False Claims Act settlement with a Silicon Valley software company that ripped off taxpayers (07/02/2015)
• Nick Rowley wins big victory for family of 33-year-old man stabbed to death by an underage drinker at TGI Fridays. (06/24/2015)
• Robert Allard leads a legal team that settled a big lawsuit to hold a San Jose school district accountable for negligence in a teacher molestation case (06/17/2015)
• Browne Greene sues Southwest Airlines after a flight crew failed to heed a passenger who suffered a pulmonary embolism and died.  (04/21/15)
• Brian Kabateck’s class action lawsuit concerning arsenic levels in inexpensive wines topic of Sacramento National Public Radio station program. (04/08/15)
• CAOC member Bob Allard secures settlement for parents of 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after sexual assault. (04/06/15)
• Sacramento attorney Roger Dreyer scores a big settlement from Caltrans for a woman left partially paralyzed in a 2012 crash. (02/09/15)
• CAOC's Greg Bentley makes the case against Stockton police who fired 600 rounds into an SUV fleeing a bank robbery, killing a woman taken hostage by the robbers (02/05/15)
• Micha Liberty and William Veen score a big victory for the family of a San Francisco woman struck and killed by a truck while riding her bike (01/16/15)
• CAOC member Kathryn Trepinski is featured in 60 Minutes segment exposing the disturbing tactics that Anthem Blue Cross uses in denying care – and the consequences of those denials (12/18/14)
• An appellate court ruled in favor of a woman represented by CAOC member Josh Gruenberg who was fired based on the erroneous belief she was a whistleblower (12/12/14)
• Panish, Chang, Bentley and Vanni win Consumer Attorneys of the Year award. Stebner, Fish and McGinty honored with Street Fighters of the Year (11/15/14) (pdf)
• Brian Panish secures a victory for the family of a 52-year-old security guard killed on the set of “NCIS” in 2011 (10/02/14)
• CAOC members Robert Glassman, Kevin Boyle and Rahul Ravipudi of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP score big victory for client badly burned after flash fire caused by negligent Southern California Gas employee (07/08/14) (pdf)
• Greg Rizio wins verdict for a crash victim who was left “literally a prisoner in his own body” (06/27/14)
• CAOC former president Brian Kabateck lays out the case for the Pack Patient Safety Act (06/10/14)
• Niall McCarthy, CAOC 2012 President, led a team of attorneys from Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy that scored a victory in a disturbing elder abuse case involving a con artist who bilked a San Francisco man’s survivors out of a $2 million inheritance. (04/29/14)
• Kelly Dermody of Lieff Cabraser successfully represents workers in a case that exposed the dark side of hiring practices in Silicon Valley. (04/25/14)
• Lisa Maki and Genie Harrison file class-action lawsuit over theft of health care information breaching patient privacy in LA County (03/18/14)
• CAOC members Joe Cotchett, Mary Alexander and Nancy Fineman help lead legal effort to score huge victory in case requiring removal of lead-based paint from homes scattered throughout California (01/08/14) (press release pdf)
• CAOC member Bob Buccola used the civil justice system to force a Lake Tahoe ski resort to make safety changes for consumers (12/04/13)
• Former CAOC President Niall McCarthy wins $19.4 million settlement for taxpayers in case against Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud (09/26/13)
• San Francisco attorney Ara Jabagchourian tackles the ticklish question of patent trolls, tort reform and the Obama Administration's new stand on the issue (08/30/13)
• Consumer Attorneys of California's President Brian Kabateck appeared on Los Angeles NBC4's "News Conference" program to discuss why MICRA needs to be changed (07/08/13)
• Oakland attorney Steven Kazan wins big victory for asbestos victim afflicted with mesothelioma from washing her husband’s work cloths during the 1950s. (06/05/13)
• CAOC member Neil Berman discusses forced arbitration and California’s court funding crisis in his Monterey Herald column (05/24/13)
• CAOC member Jeff Mitchell continues to press the case against California’s discriminatory $250,000 malpractice cap and dysfunctional state medical board (05/22/13)
• CAOC President Brian Kabateck takes on trucking firm over misclassification of drivers as independent contractors (05/15/13)
• Gary Gwilliam, a CAOC former president, scores a big victory for five Livermore Lab workers in initial ruling on wrongful-termination case (05/15/13)
• Lawsuit accuses trucking firm of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors (05/14/13)
• CAOC member Janice Mulligan receives leadership award from the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (04/25/13)
• Jury awards parents of dead woman $7.7 million in wrongful death case (04/23/13)
• Woman awarded $1.5 million for Oceanside PD harassment (04/23/13)
• CAOC member Joshua D. Gruenberg of San Diego scores big win for administrator in Riverside County sexual harassment case (01/30/13)
• Consumer Attorney Jim O’Brien sponsors the construction of new, energy-efficient home for deserving Elk Grove family (01/29/13)