Results

Upheld arbitration award in favor of architectural firm through review in the Superior Court and the California Court of Appeals. Read More

Secured arbitration award for prominent Bay Area architectural firm on a large healthcare project. Three arbitrator panel rejected the claim contractual and professional liability claims against the architect and awarded over $3 M in project fees to the architect. Read More

Secured 12-0 defense verdict on behalf of structural engineer following renovation of San Francisco residential property. Read More

Secured an 11-1 defense verdict on behalf of its structural engineering client facing a $5.4M claim in the Central Valley. Alleged professional negligence and Code and statutory violations Read More

Client’s California Code of Civil Procedure section 998 statutory offer to compromise accepted after argument on motions in limine at 11:59 p.m. the night before jury selection. Read More

Summary judgment granted in favor of client’s cross-complaint against defendant and cross-defendant. Read More

On March 28, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed Severson & Werson’s success in a 2015 AAA arbitration of disputes between Severson’s architectural client and a local hospital district. In the underlying action, the three-arbitrator panel, rejected the claims of breach of contract and negligence asserted against Severson’s client and awarded the architectural firm more than $3M in termination… Read More

Ward v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al.  (Los Angeles Case No.: BC498730) On August 13, a Los Angeles County jury returned a defense verdict on all counts in this wrongful foreclosure case, tried by Severson attorneys, Kristin Walker-Probst and Jarlath Curran.   They sought actual, emotional distress and punitive damages.   After nearly three weeks of trial, the jury… Read More

Sometimes the best results are achieved through settlement rather than from judge or jury. That was the case where Severson negotiated a resolution on behalf of one of the country’s leading tax-credit syndicators. The dispute involved three troubled affordable housing developments in Florida and a fourth in Illinois. Months of negotiations resulted in multi-million dollar relief for one failed project… Read More

Severson & Werson client Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (DBNTC) prevailed at a three-day bench trial before Judge Richard Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiff, a mortgage borrower, alleged that DBNTC had failed to perfect its ownership of the loan following origination and then failed to provide pre-foreclosure notices required under Washington… Read More

Severson & Werson attorney David Berkley  recently prevailed on a claimants’ suit for damages under the TCPA, the FDCPA and for violation of common law privacy rights in a AAA arbitration. The arbitrator found that the calls at issue were not placed by an ATDS governed by the TCPA. The arbitrator also found that FDCPA case and common law claims… Read More

Los Angeles County. Obtained 12-0 jury verdict on claims brought by an individual against national bank and its employee.  Plaintiff alleged that the employee had discriminated against him based on his age and ethnicity.  Plaintiff had sought $5 million in damages.  The jury rendered its complete defense verdict after an hour of deliberations. Read More

A construction consultant managing a multi-million dollar renovation of a condominium project was sued for trespass and conversion after allegedly entering a homeowners’ unit without permission and destroying fixtures and removing personal property.  Severson & Werson obtained summary judgment on behalf of the consultant, with the court finding not only was there no merit to either cause of action, but… Read More

Severson & Werson attorneys gained a major victory on behalf of a shared vehicle start-up in Seattle, Washington.  In a decision entered in February of this year, the Court dismissed a nationwide TCPA class action in favor of the defendant, finding that the contours of “express consent” were broad enough to encompass instances where a customer received a text message… Read More

Once again, Severson trial lawyers have helped our client win the trust and confidence of a California jury. After a two week trial and two days of deliberation, a jury in the San Diego Superior Court rejected the multi-million dollar claims of an elderly widower against our client, a major National Bank. Instead of millions, the jury pointedly awarded Plaintiff… Read More

Severson & Werson earned summary judgment in favor of a TCPA defendant on the ground that manually dialed calls are not actionable under the TCPA. The ruling also entailed the dismissal of the Plaintiff’s FDCPA and intrusion claims finding that the volume of calls at issue did not meet the threshold for relief under either theory. Read More

Severson & Werson earned a stay of proceedings in favor of Wells Fargo in a class action based upon the FCC’s primary jurisdiction to determine the meaning of the phrase “called party” for purposes of the TCPA’s express consent exemption. Read More

Featured in the Daily Journal's Verdicts and Settlements for Motion for Summary Judgment victory for client involving Wrongful Foreclosure/Truth-in-Lending Act claims:  John B. Sullivan and Mary Kate Sullivan represented national banks, based on an alleged wrongful foreclosure proceeding. Read More

Plaintiff was competing in the cycling portion of the Goleta Beach triathlon when he slammed into the back of a car making a right turn at an intersection, sustaining life-threatening injuries in the process.  He argued the Sheriff’s Deputy (a County employee) conducting traffic control at the time was “grossly negligent” in failing to see him and failing to implement… Read More

Joel Halverson and Johanna Berta won a defense verdict on behalf of a registered nurse and her employer in a case alleging medical malpractice and medical battery in the Alameda County Superior Court.  The plaintiff, who was wheelchair-bound since birth with cerebral palsy and admitted to the hospital in the time in question for assessment and management of pain in… Read More