We are pleased to announce that Alexandra Hamilton, Elinor Leary, Andje Medina and were selected to Top Women 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list for their work in personal injury. Amongst this list, Trial Team Leader Elinor Leary was ranked on Top 50 Women. All four of our attorneys will be featured in the December San Francisco Magazine issue.
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In The Motley Fool article “Chipotle Has a Perception Problem, Not a Food Safety Problem,” Attorney Steven Kronenberg discusses Chipotle’s recent closing of a Virginia store due to an outbreak of norovirus.
Trial Team Leader Craig Peters and Attorney David L. Winnett’s case Doe vs. Mazda was featured in San Francisco Chronicle’s Northern California Verdicts section. The case involved a high-speed traffic collision where a truck ran into Doe’s stopped Mazda Protege, causing the Mazda’s car seatback to collapse and fold in half on impact. This seatback failure caused serious and life-altering injuries to the plaintiff, and the jury returned a verdict in her favor on April 1, 2016 for $14.9 million.
In her California Lawyer article “Internet Investigations for Effective Discovery,” Attorney Alexandra Hamilton discusses the various online resources available to aid attorneys in discovery. For example, in a recent premises liability case, the defendant claimed a defective ramp existed when the defendant purchased the property in the 1970s; however, Google Earth photos revealed that the ramp was absent in satellite pictures before 2008.
Attorney David L. Winnett has accepted an invitation to serve on the Board of Directors for the Marin School of the Arts (MSA) Foundation.
In his Plaintiff magazine article “Gagging on Gig-Economy Food Delivery,” Attorney Steven Kronenberg shares his thoughts on gig-economy food delivery companies’ attempts to classify workers as independent contractors and contract out of liability for third-party injuries. The gig-economy also leaves delivery drivers without traditional employment benefits, such as health insurance, overtime pay, and compensation for work-related injuries.
Trial Team Leaders Anthony Label, Elinor Leary and Craig Peters were included in the summer 2017 issue of Best Lawyers® Business Edition for their plaintiffs’ work in personal injury litigation.
Trial Team Leader Elinor Leary and Attorney Clifton Smoot filed a lawsuit on behalf of Alan Whitten against the Sacramento River Cats Baseball Club for negligence and product liability, alleging that employees of the River Cats Baseball Club were reckless and careless when placing a large metal “K” sign on the strikeout board. The sign fell, striking Alan and injuring him during a game.
Congratulations to attorneys Steven Kronenberg, Anthony Label, Kevin Lancaster, Elinor Leary, Craig Peters, Bill Veen and David Winnett for their inclusion on the 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list for their work in personal injury matters. Additionally, Jeremy Cloyd, Alexandra Hamilton, Andje Medina, Clifton Smoot and were selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for 2017.
