• Esparza v. (National Brokerage Firm) Securities Arbitration. Represented hollywood producer of “Gettysburg”, “Milagro Beanfield War” and owner of cable television distributor against major Securities Brokerage firm regarding negligent failure to transfer shelf registration/restricted stock. $3,276,815.00 arbitration award. 
     
  • Commercial litigation regarding North American Free Trade Agreement and Mexican Trucking Industry. Prepared all Briefs including Dist. of Columbia, D.C. Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court Brief for Writ of Certiorari.
     
  • Commercial Vehicle Accident Cases; $12,000,000.00 and $7,600,000.00.  Comprehensive work-up and settlement.
     
  • Defective Tire/SUV case, took and defended expert depositions in New York City, Chicago, Akron OH and Denver (confidential resolution).
     
  • Seattle, WA Bus accident, [Product liability, Quadriplegic (confidential resolution)]. Litigation in King County Superior Court.
     
  • Navarette v. Green Valley Agriculture/Oropeza:  14 Farmworker Death Case. National and International media exposure. Resulted in change in statutory law in California: multimillion dollar settlement.
     
  • Member of Lead Counsel Steering Committee in numerous party action in re Texaco Refinery Explosion cases (Long Beach Superior Court).
     
  • Product Liability/negligence; had expert invent alternative feasible design, $2,100,000.00. Insurance Bad Faith, $3,500,000.00.
     
  • Complex Third Party Liability/Claimed Workers’ Comp. Exclusive Remedy Defense case involving 3rd degree burn injury [Mission Impossible III explosion case (Confidential Resolution)].
     
  • Lead Trial counsel for complex birth asphyxia case in Seattle, WA for six week jury trial.
     
  • Medical Malpractice:  obtained jury verdict on liability after 2 ½ week trial, then settled, $1,000,000.00 + $900,000.00 previous settlement.
     
  • Commercial Truck v. Auto  wrongful death $3,500,000.00 settlement.
     
  • Civil Rights Police Shooting; Propane Gas Explosion; Multi-Plaintiff Employment Discrimination; Toxic Exposure; maritime/negligence/product design and accident cases with high six and seven figure results.
     

          Handled cases on Admission Pro Hac Vice in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, D.C.,  and Texas. State and Federal court practice in Southern, Central and Northern California. Numerous plaintiffs’ cases with high six and seven figure settlements.