Strict Liability

Wrongful death due to mesothelioma. $8.87M. Los Angeles County.

Plaintiff was exposed to asbestos while working for the City of Newport Beach, where he was in close proximity to workers cutting asbestos cement pipe in the 1980s.

Case Name: John Dennis Metzger v. J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. and George Dakovich & Son, Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, June 26, 2023
Type of Case: Asbestos, Products Liability, Strict Liability, Wrongful Death

Trip and fall in Westfield Culver City mall. $3.1 million. Los Angeles County.

Elderly woman trips and falls on ramp in shopping mall.

Case Name: Phyllis Barnett v. Westfield Group, and DOES 1 to 100, inclusive
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, January 27, 2017
Type of Case: Strict Liability, Trip and Fall

Fatal highway accident blamed on faulty manufacture of motor home. Defense verdict. Sonoma County.

Family members killed when their car skids on fluid in roadway; fluid leak blamed on motor home found disabled nearby. Plaintiffs claim defective design and manufacture of motor home.

Case Name: Menera v. Country Coach Corporation & Mega RV Corp., et al., consolidated with Ayala, et al., v. Country Coach Corporation & Mega RV Corp., et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Type of Case: Breach of Warranty, Negligence, Products Liability, Strict Liability, Vehicles - Freeway, Wrongful Death