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November 2019 Joseph Helfrick Joins Our Sacramento Office

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We are proud to announce the addition of Joseph Helfrick to the firm as an Associate. Joe received his Juris Doctor degree from Lincoln Law School in Sacramento, California in 2015. Joe will focus on civil litigation, particularly professional negligence liability defense, personal injury defense and general and tort liability defense.

Ray Gates, Along With Tony Lauria and Artak Paskevichyan, Receive a Unanimous Verdict Favoring Lake Tahoe Ski Resort

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In October 2018, Ray Gates, Tony Lauria and Artak Paskevichyan, successfully defended Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe in a wrongful death case involving an in-bounds avalanche occurring in December 2016 while decedent was skiing in an area known as “The Chutes”.  Plaintiffs argued that Mt. Rose failed to place rope lines along a boundary line and failed to have conspicuous boundary signage to properly notify skiers of the danger. Plaintiffs also argued that the resort trail map was inaccurate and the ski patrol was not properly trained.  Plaintiffs’ sought in excess of $5,000,000.  Defendant was able to refute plaintiffs’ contentions with ski industry/avalanche experts utilizing animations, photos and videos as well as attacking the credibility of plaintiffs’ experts.  The jury ultimately returned a defense verdict finding that the deceased assumed the risks of downhill skiing and failed to familiarize himself with available information, warnings and signage provided by the resort.  The case was tried in the Second Judicial District Court in Reno, Nevada.

September 2018 Esther Ismayelyan Joins Our Sacramento Office

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We are pleased to announce that Esther Ismayelyan has joined our Sacramento office as an Associate. Esther received her Juris Doctor degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California in 2017. In June 2018, she was admitted to the California State Bar. Esther will focus on civil litigation, particularly personal injury defense, professional negligence liability defense and general and tort liability defense.

March 2018 Artak Paskevichyan Joins Our Sacramento Office

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We are pleased to announce that Artak Paskevichyan has joined our Sacramento Office as an Associate. Artak received his Juris Doctor degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, in 2015. In May 2016, he was admitted to the California State bar. Artak will primarily focus on civil litigation practice emphasizing automobile personal injury defense, premise liability defense, medical malpractice defense, general and tort liability defense, and professional negligence liability defense.

Tony Lauria Receives Unanimous Defense Verdict

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In January 2018, Anthony Lauria successfully defended and obtained a unanimous defense verdict in the Fourth Judicial District Court in Elko, Nevada. The case involved a bowel perforation during exploratory laparoscopy.

Ray Gates Successfully Defends Clark County Dentist

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In November 2017, Ray Gates obtained a directed verdict in favor of a general dentist after plaintiff failed to prove their allegations of negligent dental treatment. The case was tried in the Eight Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tony Lauria and Brian Rosenthal Obtain a Defense Verdict

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In June 2017, Tony Lauria and Brian Rosenthal successfully defended a pain management physician in a medical malpractice matter in the Sutter County Superior Court in Yuba City, California. The case involved paraplegia following placement of intrathecal catheter. A defense verdict was returned by the jury.