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Corporate Fraud LawyersWhen the Enron scandal made headlines in 2002, it was just the first in a wave of revelations of corporate fraud that shook the nation. Corporate fraud may sound academic, but the consequences can be quite serious for the consumers and stockholders who are affected. When company leaders are found to have mismanaged their companies, broken corporate accounting laws, stolen or just lied about the financial health of the corporation, ordinary investors find out too late that they’ve bet their futures on a lie. Even if the corporate officers responsible are criminally prosecuted, innocent stockholders are often left without any way to recover their losses -- except pursuing litigation. Individually and in class-action and consolidated lawsuits, stockholders have recovered millions of dollars in compensation from companies whose misbehavior and poor planning wiped them out. With extensive experience representing consumers harmed by corporate misbehavior, the trial attorneys at Panish, Shea & Boyle can secure you compensation for corporate fraud. Their experience includes leadership roles in managing complex consolidated national and international litigation, long experience in standing up for ordinary people against powerful companies and government entities, and a proven track record of recovering significant verdicts and settlements for its clients. |
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Latest Firm NewsTilton v. Sempra - $15 million verdict for brain injury to minor resulting from a power company truck hitting a family vehicle. Dominguez v. San Francisco - $21 million settlement while case was on appeal. Wrongful death of 4 year-old girl. Largest settlement ever paid by San Francisco. Contreras v. State of California - $9 million settlment for amputation caused by a damaged freeway guardrail. Don Gino Dominguez v. South Central Los Angeles Regional Care Center - $2 million verdict for wrongful death of a mentally and physically disabled 39 year-old man. Health care center left man unsupervised and he choked to death. Doe v. Driver - $5.5 million settlement for death of pedestrian in an auto accident. Doe v. Oil Refinery - $6.2 Million settlement for wrongful death and personal injury caused by the collapse of tank floating roof. Avila v. Dresick Farms - $5.64 million dollar jury verdict for girl injured in truck v. van collision. Believed to be the largest verdict in the history of Imperial County, California. Konrad, et al. v. Hewlett-Packard - Lawsuit filed against Hewlett-Packard for pretexting journalists and their families Chief Warrant Officers v. Boeing, et al. - $13.55 million settlement for Army maintenance officers severely injured in the crash of Apache Longbow helicopter on a maintenance test flight during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. Roes v. Doe Auto Manufacturer: confidential multimillion dollar settlement on behalf of a family involved in on-road rollover of sport utility vehicle. Does v. Van Manufacturer and Rental Company - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of the survivors and family members of 14 church group members involved in a fifteen passenger van rollover. Hill v. Titan Tire - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement for a 42 year old man who sustained brain injuries following a tire failure on his vehicle. Dominguez v. San Francisco - $27.4 Million Verdict - Mother and 6 others witnessed a city truck driver run over her daughter on a sidewalk. City completely denied responsibility. Largest verdict ever against the City of San Francisco. Sherman v. Courrege - $25.5 Million Verdict - Wrongful death of mother, father, and son hit by a drunk driver. Sorenson v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway - $2.8 Million Verdict - Plaintiffs were parents of a 48 year-old man killed when a freight train crashed into a commuter train. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer - Major Confidential Settlement Fuel fed fire caused by defectively designed 15 passenger van rollover. Many occupants killed or severely burned. Flores v. Continental Tire - Major Confidential Settlement - Woman sustained paraplegia when the right rear tire on the family's Ford Windstar van experienced a tread belt separation, causing the vehicle to roll over. |
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