Case Results

This case involved a wrong way driver on I-215 resulting in the death of Michael Ponzio. The defendant repeatedly engaged in dilatory tactics, refusing to engage in discovery based on the Fifth Amendment privilege, and unsuccessfully petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court for multiple emergency stays and writs of mandamus. After a series of delays, the court found that defendant failed to participate in discovery frustrating plaintiffs ability to examine defendant’s purported defense that she suffered a black out or lost consciousness. These procedural gaffes ultimately won plaintiffs summary judgment as to liability and the court granting plaintiffs’ motion to compel defendant to produce financial discovery relating to the punitive damages claim. A week long jury trial compensated Michael’s parents close to $9M.

A Hertz equipment truck negligently crashed into Barnes causing catastrophic injuries and a flight-for-life response to UMC Trauma. Mr. Goodman was successful in striking the defense expert weeks before jury the trial.

A jury in U.S. District Court found against the government contractor with ties to the CIA & the State Department resulting in a judgment in excess of Five Million Dollars in back hazard pay for flights to Baghdad and Kabul.

A concrete truck crashed into the rear of Gonzalez’s truck launching him airborne on the I-215 causing serious and permanent injuries.This matter was settled shortly after Plaintiff gave his closing argument ending a 2 week jury trial.

$2,500,000 (B.T.) A defendant employee working as a valet attendant for a hotel resort left the premises to drive plaintiff home. We established that the driving of a preferred guest was a recognized pattern, policy and practice exercised by defendant hotel resort while followed by another employee in order to return to the hotel. The employee was driving at an unsafe speed over the posted speed limit which caused him to lose control of the vehicle hitting a lamp post resulting in spinal injuries. The defendant agreed to settle this mater shortly before trial at a mediation.$730,000 (B.M.) Plaintiff was inside a sports bar at a major hotel and casino when the stool he was sitting on collapsed resulting in serious injuries to his head, neck and spine. In conducting discovery, Plaintiff uncovered evidence that some of the screws repeatedly came loose during discovery that should have put defendant hotel on notice of the inferior integrity of the chairs at issue.$625,000.00 (H.F.) Plaintiff was placing his jacket in the trunk of his parked car while defendant failed to remain attentive, took his foot off the brake pinning plaintiff’s knees between the bumpers of the two vehicles. After a series of lumbar epidural steroid injections, plaintiff underwent left heart cathererization, selective coronary angiography and single plane left ventriculography in order to proceed with arthroscopic surgery to repair left rotator cuff tear. Plaintiff was also a surgical candidate for two-level instrumented reconstruction from C4 through C6.$500,000.00 (L.G.) An NHL player was killed while pushing his friend’s car that ran out of gas. The defendant, who was under the influence of alcohol, swerved into the car causing plaintiff’s fatal injuries.$215,000.00 (S.C.) Defendant driver working for a major hotel and casino negligently failed to keep a proper lookout while turning on a protected green signal resulting in the death of Plaintiff. The evidence showed that defendant could have avoided the collision and stopped short of the area of impact by approximately 18 to 31 feet.

Ken Jowdy a developer who received Millions from NHL players found liable at trial to NHL great Glen Murray of close to $1,000,000.00