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Congratulations to Jerri Johnson and Laurie Stayton for Another Trial Win!

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Jerri and Laurie have obtained yet another defense verdict in Los Angeles, this time from a downtown jury in a trip and fall case.  Plaintiff ran through a planter, instead of the designated walkway, in a mall parking lot and fell.  He claimed a finger fracture and CRPS from his fall.  Acker & Whipple represented the janitorial company defendant.  Plaintiff settled with the property owner, the security company and landscaping company prior to trial and asked the jury for $1,700,000 from the janitorial company alone.  The jury instead returned a defense verdict of no liability.

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Another Win for Defendants!

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Attorneys Jerri Johnson and Laurie Stayton achieved a defense verdict from a downtown Los Angeles jury in favor of their client, a janitorial company. Plaintiff was rushing back inside a mall and took a shortcut through a planter in the parking lot when he tripped and fell.  He claimed a broken finger and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”).

Acker & Whipple was assigned the case on the eve of trial, with prior counsel retaining neither liability or damages experts.  A rebuttal witness was used to demonstrate the flaws in plaintiff’s doctors’ opinions and destroy the credibility of the damages claims. Jurors also found no negligence on the part of the defendant.

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Congratulations to our very own Laurie Stayton!

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Laurie was selected to the 2015 Southern California Rising Stars list of Super Lawyers Magazine, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice.  It is a distinction well deserved, and Acker & Whipple is extremely proud. Please share our congratulations with attorney Laurie Stayton.

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Defense Verdict Affirmed on Appeal

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The Second District of California’s Court of Appeals recently affirmed in full the defense verdict for Acker and Whipple’s client in the matter of Torres-Medina v. San Luis Bay Inn Timeshare Association.  The appellate court also awarded full recovery of costs.  Attorneys Jerri Johnson and Laurie Stayton successfully tried the case to a San Luis Obispo jury in July 2013 and defended the case in the appeal that soon followed.  To read more about this case and learn more about these outstanding litigators, please see the SUCCESSES and ATTORNEYS pages of our website.

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Congratulations to Jerri Johnson and Laurie Stayton

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who recently obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s client, a time-share resort in San Luis Obispo. Local jurors were not convinced that plaintiff’s slip and fall accident was caused by any negligence of the resort. This victory was highlighted in DRI’s The Voice. Click on the title of this news story, then click here to read it.

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The Defense Wins

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The Defense Research Institute is featuring attorneys Jerri Johnson and Laurie Stayton and their prior jury trial win in this week’s The Voice. Click on the title of this news story, then Click Here to read the article. Click here for the full newsletter.

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