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.
Court of Appeal reverses judgment, ordering Proposition 51 apportionment retrial
GMSR’s landlord client invited a guest to visit her property. During the visit, a dog attacked the guest and she sued the landlord for negligence. At trial, the landlord presented evidence that her tenant owned the dog and was therefore strictly liable to the plaintiff
Hedding-Kelton v. Madrigal (Nov. 1, 2023, C095876) 2023 WL 7175716 [nonpublished opinion]
Court of Appeal reverses judgment, ordering Proposition 51 apportionment retrial
AIX Specialty Insurance Company v. Timed Out, LLC (Oct. 5, 2023, B320255) 2023 WL 6475087 [nonpublished opinion]
Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment, holding that insurance policy does not cover infringement of models’ rights of publicity
Endeavor Operating Company, LLC v. HDI Global Insurance Company (2023) 95 Cal.App.5th 839
GMSR defeats entertainment company’s novel appeal for pandemic coverage
GMSR persuades Court of Appeal to set aside $7.619 million judgment against its client
In a wrongful death case, the decedent’s family sued GMSR’s truck-driver client and his employer for negligence. Before trial, the truck driver disappeared. When plaintiffs served requests for admissions (RFAs) on the driver regarding liability and he failed to answer, plaintiffs successfully moved the trial
GMSR wins reversal and remand of $1.75 million judgment against school district, with instructions to hold trial on apportionment of fault
A student sued GMSR’s school district client for injuries sustained in a mandatory physical education class, caused by a push tackle in a touch football game by another student with a history of bullying. Plaintiff claimed that the class teacher negligently supervised the students and
Inzunza et al. v. Naranjo et al. (2023) 94 Cal.App.5th 736
GMSR persuades Court of Appeal to set aside $7.619 million judgment against its client
GMSR wins affirmance of anti-SLAPP order, striking malicious prosecution claim against individual who assisted police officers
Rental property managers in San Luis Obispo received anonymous letters threatening to shoot them and their tenants if they rented properties to minorities. The police identified a chief suspect, Richard Orcutt, and contacted one of Orcutt’s prior co-workers, city fire official John MacDonald. MacDonald stated
Nigel B. v. Burbank Unified School District (2023) 93 Cal.App.5th 64
GMSR wins reversal and remand of $1.75 million judgment against school district, with instructions to hold trial on apportionment of fault
Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment, finding no duty in case alleging inadequate streetlighting by public utility
While on their nightly walk to a neighborhood park, the plaintiffs’ parents were hit in a crosswalk. The plaintiffs sued Caltech and GMSR’s client, the public utility that provided streetlighting in the area. The plaintiffs contended that because of Caltech’s efforts to mitigate light pollution
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