- Represented the plaintiff against his employer for, among other things, abandonment. Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident in a Middle Eastern country where he was employed. Even though he had been drinking beer earlier in the evening, he was not at fault for the accident but was jailed in the country for his drinking. A substantial settlement was obtained.
- In a multi-defendant suit, represented the exporter of a riding lawn mower that exploded and seriously burned and injured the golf course employee who was riding the lawn mower against product liability claims. Negotiated an early, favorable settlement and recouped the settlement and attorneys' fees from an insurer that first defended client and then withdrew from the defense.
- Successfully defended a ship owner in federal District Court based on an exculpatory clause in a boarding pass from a suit brought by a guest who sustained a fractured skull with claimed brain damage when the guest fell from the gangway upon departure. The trial court ruled that but for the exculpatory clause, the plaintiff had established negligence of the ship owner. The Ninth Circuit affirmed on appeal on the grounds that the trial court's alternative finding of negligence was clearly erroneous and, therefore, it need not reach the question of validity of the exculpatory clause.
- Chervy v. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, 364 F.2d 908.
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