Specialities:
General liability insurance defense, including all aspects of personal injury, construction defect defense; medical and nursing malpractice defense; Mediator
Education:
Received Bachelor of Science Degree from Brigham Young University in 1974; Juris Doctor Degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1977
Memberships:
Member of the California State Bar, Orange County Bar Association, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, California Trial Lawyers Association, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Management, Defense Research
Institute, Who’s Who of America;
Speaking Engagements:
"Construction Defects, Workers Compensation and Avoidance of Liability, Be Proactive Not Reactive." Construction Industry (2006);
"Roadway, Lighting and Traffic Signals, The Secrets of Liabilities Mitigation." Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (2006);
“Effectively Negotiating and Posturing the General Liability Claim” National Restaurant Association Risk and Safety Managers Winter Meeting (2005);
“Discovery in the Civil Case” Orange County Trial Lawyers (1998);
“The Ultimate Guide to Auto Cases II” Orange County Trial Lawyers Orange County Bar Association (1997);
“Valuing the Personal Injury Claim” Lucky Stores, Inc. (1995); “The Art of the Automobile Case - What the Defense Knows and
You Don’t” California Trial Lawyers
29th Annual Tahoe Seminar (1994).
Recent Verdicts and Appeals:
Howard v. City of Los Angeles, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Professive West v. Heirapetian, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Fitzgerald v. Vyka, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside
Grazulis v. Harborland Ventures, Inc., Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3
Karczynski v. Home Depot, Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District, Division 2
Century v. California Highway Patrol, Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District, Division 8
Pineda v. City of Fullerton, Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Lusk v. Larson, Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Smith v. General Motors, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Vargas v. El Pollo Loco, State of California, County of Los Angeles
Diaz v. El Pollo Loco, State of California, County of Los Angeles
Bolter v. Avila, State of California, County of Los Angeles
Stang v. Lynch, State of California, County of Orange
Jimenez v. Rodriguez, State of California, County of Los Angeles
Pieroni v. City of Fullerton, Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District, Division 3
Kennedy v. Superior Court, Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District, Division 2
Century-National Insurance Company v. State of California, State of California, County of Los Angeles
Publications:
“To Foresee or Not to Foresee” the Verdict, The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (3rd Quarter) 2000
Wayne W. Watten, Partner: