Personal Injury

personal injury

Multiple related cases in which plaintiffs allege that they were sexually abused by school employee while in elementary school.

Plaintiff was injured in a car accident while driving his girlfriend’s Mercedes Benz. He sued defendant, who admitted liability but disputed the extent of his injuries, as evidenced by his having gone mogul-skiing after the accident.

Plaintiff, a young child, was severely bitten in the face by a dog with a history of biting people. Defendant claimed that plaintiff’s mother was partially responsible, as she urged the child to interact with the dog to overcome the child’s fears, even though the child had been frightened of the dog on an earlier encounter.

Survivors of resident of nursing home during beginning of Covid-19 pandemic sued defendant nursing home for failing to adequately warn residents of the dangers of Covid-19 and protect them from the virus. Defendant claims that it acted properly and was not negligent.

An actor complained about excessive noise coming from the property of her next-door neighbor, the CEO of a major corporation, who responded with a loud, expletive-filled rant which was the actor recorded. The actor sent the recording to TMZ which aired it, allegedly resulting in the CEO’s bonus being substantially reduced by his company. The CEO sued the actor for illegally recording his voice, for emotional distress and other damages, and defendant actor counter-sued for emotional distress.

Plaintiffs sued their next-door neighbor, a major pop star, for harassment such as screaming, threatening and throwing eggs at her house. Defendant denied the harassment.

Plaintiff was an influencer who claimed that she had been groped and assaulted by an employee of defendant nightclub, and that her subsequently being charged with assault on a police officer was caused by defendant. Defendant claimed that no such groping or assault took place, that she did not make those allegations until long into the lawsuit and that it acted properly because she had been extremely intoxicated and uncooperative with security staff.

Plaintiff sued a major rock star for allegedly sexually assaulting her on a helicopter, which defendant denied.

Plaintiffs were passengers in a car driven by a ride-share driver who got into an accident. Plaintiffs, who were visiting from a foreign country, sued the ride-share company as well as the driver, claiming that the cause of the accident was the company’s GPS system, which allegedly directed the driver to make a dangerous street crossing.

Plaintiff alleged hate crime causes of action against religious school based on her being transgender. Plaintiff was shot by a security guard employed by the school. School admitted the shooting but claimed that she was shot because he perceived a danger to the school.