Tragic news out of southern Silicon Valley highlights the danger drivers face when trees collapse on our state’s highways. According to the San Jose Mercury News, a fallen tree apparently triggered a three-car collision that killed two men and injured five other people on Highway 101 south of Gilroy earlier this week. The CHP responded…
Pictured here is Partner Rich Schoenberger on the occasion of being honored by the San Francisco chapter of ABOTA with its Don Bailey award on December 9. The award was instituted in 2000 to acknowledge an individual chapter member who models civility and humanity in their work. Bailey successfully blended tenacity with politeness; success with…
Bicyclists are among the most vulnerable users of our nation’s roads. When they are struck by motor vehicles, riders often suffer devastating, catastrophic injuries. Because of this reality, more and more communities and local governments are putting a higher emphasis on improving roadways to make them safer for non-motorists, including bicyclists. In Silicon Valley, efforts…
A multi-firm litigation team, including Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Shoenberger shareholder Michael A. Kelly reached a $117 million settlement agreement with utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in connection with the 2017 North Bay fires and the 2018 Camp fire. Daily Journal recently profiled the significant result, finalized in San Francisco County Superior Court…
The American justice system remains the global “gold standard,” which is why three partners at the Walkup Firm are legal leaders in the effort to teach trial skills worldwide. Lawdragon recently profiled shareholders Rich Schoenberger, Mike Kelly, and Doris Cheng for their work educating law students and bar members about effectively representing clients in jury…
The 2023 edition of U.S. News and World Report Best Lawyers® has named Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, among the nation’s “Top Tier” law firms in multiple practice areas as well as one of the state’s “Best Law Firms” overall. The Walkup firm was recognized as a National Top Tier Law Firm in Mass Tort…
The Walkup Women include a past-President of the San Francisco Bar Association and San Francisco Chapter of ABOTA and faculty members at the UC Berkeley School of Law, USF School of Law, Stanford Law School, and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and Trial School. These lawyers prosecute product liability, trucking, auto, medical malpractice, catastrophic…
In February 2022, medical device manufacturer, Exactech®, issued a recall for its knee replacement implants. The recall followed high-rates of wear and complications due to suspected improper packaging. In its recall notice Exactech®, said that the recalled knee implants were packaged in “out-of-specification” vacuum bags. The result was the possibility of excessive oxidation of the…
Under California law truckers and trucking companies owe financial compensation to the legal heirs of relatives killed because of truck driver or trucking company negligence or carelessness. California law specifies who may bring a claim for monetary recovery when a parent, spouse, child or sibling is killed. Wrongful death lawsuits are hard-fought, complex, vigorously defended,…
Truck drivers are the ones most immediately responsible for the safe operation of their vehicles on the roadways of California. Drivers must abide by all company, industry, and state and federal laws and regulations in order to remain safe on the highways. When drivers fail to comply with the legal duty of care, their negligence…
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