In Heirs v. Physician Specialty Group (confidential venue) Doris Cheng and Clifton Smoot negotiated a $4,000,000 settlement on behalf of the family of a patient who died of cardiac dysrhythmia secondary to mitral valve prolapse. The defendant primary care provider group member diagnosed decedent’s valvular disease beginning in 2017 and created a plan to conduct…
After more than 40 years of service, our friend and colleague, Diane Brychta retired on May 31, 2024. A native San Franciscan who grew up in the Castro District, Diane originally joined the firm as the legal assistant to Mike Kelly, for whom she had worked while he was an associate attorney at Sutton, Needham…
We represented the family of a mother and daughter killed in a head-on crash when the defendant’s big rig crossed the center line in a no passing zone. We brought suit against the broker of the load, the trucking company, the truck owner and the driver alleging negligence and violation of federal statutes claiming the…
In Family v. Bay Area County (U.S. Dist. Ct.) Khaldoun Baghdadi and Kelly Ganci represented the surviving spouse and children of a woman who died while a prisoner at the County’s jail. The decedent experienced a drug overdose while incarcerated and left unattended in her cell for over four hours. Khaldoun and Kelly demonstrated that…
In Driver v. Fire Department (So. Cal. Sup. Ct.) Douglas Saeltzer and Spencer Pahlke negotiated a $4,050,000 settlement arising from a collision between a fire truck and the plaintiff at a major intersection. While the plaintiff approached the intersection with a green light, she did not hear a fire truck approaching with its sirens and…
In Disabled Minor v. School District (D. Nev.) Khaldoun Baghdadi, Valerie Rose and Katherine Connolly represented a public school student who was physically abused in his Pre-K class by his special education teacher. The case was challenging because the child could not communicate the full extent of what happened to him due to the nature…
In Dependent Adult v. Care Center (Ala. Sup. Ct.) Joseph Nicholson negotiated a major confidential settlement on behalf of the mother of a man who died of a drug overdose after being prematurely discharged from substance abuse treatment. The decedent developed an opioid addiction after being prescribed pain medication for a head injury. He successfully…
In Commuter v. Broker (Cal. Sup. Ct.) Michael A. Kelly, Andrew McDevitt and Conor M. Kelly negotiated a confidential settlement in excess of $10,000,000 on behalf of a woman who was struck at high speed by a tractor-trailer while driving home from work. The force of the collision caused major orthopedic and internal injuries leaving…
In Lindquist v. State of California, Walkup partners Rich Schoenberger and Doug Saeltzer, together with associate Joseph Nicholson, obtained what is believed to be a record verdict for Sonoma County against Caltrans for a dangerous condition of public property. Following a highly contested trial, the jury awarded Scott Lindquist $15,136,112 for his injuries, and his…
Walkup partner Doris Cheng, medical negligence counsel Christian Jagusch, M.D., J.D., and associate Ashcon Minoiefar, combined to obtain a Sacramento jury verdict in the total amount of $15,308,604 after a three-week trial on behalf of a 23-year-old college student. The client became unresponsive at home and was taken by ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center….
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