Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is proud to announce that four shareholders, Michael A. Kelly, Richard Schoenberger, Khaldoun Baghdadi, and Doris Cheng, have been honored with selection to the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers “Top 100” list. This year Mr. Kelly is ranked number one on Super Lawyers “Top 10” list, an achievement he has…
Michael A. Kelly: A Champion for Consumer Protection Honored as Super Lawyers of Northern California’s 2023 number-one vote-getter for the fourth consecutive year After more than 40 years in the legal trenches, the San Francisco-based trial attorney Michael A. Kelly is leading the charge against corporate misconduct to make the world safer, one case at…
Empowering Future Legal Leaders The 2023 Summer Associate Program is underway at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, Northern California’s premiere plaintiff’s side tort litigation firm. The firm’s summer program offers valuable hands-on experience to outstanding law students. This year’s class is made up of seven outstanding young people. The members of our 2023 class (pictured…
In Pacific Fertility Cases (2022) 85 Cal. App.5th 887, the First District Court of Appeal rejected a product manufacturer’s motion to compel arbitration on grounds that the manufacturer was not a signatory to plaintiffs’ arbitration agreement with their medical providers. The appeal arose from the 2018 fertility center tragedy where some 400 individuals and couples…
On February 7, 2017, heavy rains caused a mudslide that closed northbound lanes of Highway 17 on the Santa Cruz side of the summit. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) hired Granite Rock Construction Company as the general contractor to clean up the slide. Granite Rock then hired Hildebrand & Sons Trucking as a subcontractor…
Joining Forces for Legal Success: Turning Settlements into Trials By Katherine Bishop June 21, 2023 You’ve heard the common refrain – the civil jury trial is vanishing. So has Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, and they were tired of it. “Out of 100 cases filed these days, one or two will result in a jury trial,”…
For the fourth consecutive year, the Walkup Law Firm has been voted the #1 Personal Injury Law Firm in California as recognized by The Recorder’s Best Of 2023 Awards. The firm’s unwavering commitment to injured consumers and their consistent efforts to hold large corporations accountable for wrongdoing were undoubtedly significant in the eyes of fellow…
Reggie Payne’s family shared their emotional story with the Sacramento Bee in the wake of newly released evidence in their federal civil rights wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Sacramento. Payne died in 2020 after firefighters violated protocols and training, standing by as police officers used an improper prone position to restrain him during…
Walkup Firm’s Federal Civil Rights Wrongful Death Case Against the City of Sacramento Profiled in Sacramento Bee Reggie Payne’s family shared their emotional story with the Sacramento Bee in the wake of newly released evidence in their federal civil rights wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Sacramento. Payne died in 2020 after firefighters violated…
California recently passed legislation allowing plaintiffs to recover damages for pre-death pain and suffering until 2025, a change from the previous statute that canceled a defendant’s debts when the plaintiff died. In the article, California finally allows pre-death pain and suffering damages, but it’s set to expire, Peters argues that this change should be made…
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