GMSR’s appellate work has been on the leading edge of important tort issues, running the gamut from duty to breach to causation and damages. GMSR’s substantive experience includes personal injury, property damage, fraud and misrepresentation, products liability, landowner liability, vicarious liability, defamation and invasion of privacy, and construction defects.
Holmes v. Tsou (Jan. 19, 2010, B204745) 2010 WL 161489 [nonpublished opinion]
Plaintiff sought treatment for her fractured wrist from GMSR’s client, defendant orthopedist. The orthopedist concluded that surgery was not a reasonable option for her, performed a nonsurgical procedure instead and never discussed surgery with her. Plaintiff then sued the orthopedist, alleging that he was negligent
Cabral v. Ralphs Grocery Company (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 1
Wrongful death action arising from collision with truck stopped next to freeway
Unruh-Haxton v. Regents of University of Cal. (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 343
Action by fertility patients for unconsented use of genetic material
Perrillo v. Picco & Presley (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 914
Workers’ compensation award is medical expert’s exclusive remedy for medical-legal services that overlap workers’ compensation and civil cases
OCM Principal Opportunities Fund v. CIBC World Markets Corp. (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 835
Interpretation of allegedly ambiguous jury verdict
Vasquez v. County of Los Angeles (Sept. 25, 2007, B192189) 2007 WL 2773847 [nonpublished opinion]
Action by decedent’s family against county for failure to preserve body
Herzlich v. Los Angeles County Metropolitian Transp. Authority (Dec. 11, 2006, B184926) 2006 WL 3579295 [nonpublished opinion]
MTA not liable for injury caused by third party
Fields v. Yusuf (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 1381
Medical malpractice/foreign object – res ipsa, captain of the ship, non-delegable duty
Fuller-Austin Insulation Co. v. Highlands Ins. Company (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 958
Reversal of $100-plus million, involving extent to which stipulated bankruptcy settlement of asbestos claims could be enforced against bankrupt defendant’s excess insurers
Boyer v. Jensen (2005) 129 Cal.App.4th 62
When an employer is sued under respondeat superior for an employee’s tort, Boyer protects the employer’s statute of limitations defense from waiver by the employee
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As part of GMSR’s long-standing commitment to social justice and equality, GMSR provides pro bono appellate services to individuals and to community organizations on issues of concern.
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