FOR THE DEFENSE

CASE: EMORE V. DALY, MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CV2019-007427

Brian Rubin and Kristen Briney of Thomas Rubin & Kelley PC received a full defense verdict following a three-week jury trial in front of the Honorable Bradley Astrowsky in August 2022. This was a wrongful death case arising out of the death of a motorcyclist. The surviving wrongful death statutory beneficiaries asked for $6 million in damages. The jury came back with a unanimous defense verdict.

Jill Ormond and Steven Crocchi of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP won on a motion for summary judgment filed on behalf of a national hotelier. The Plaintiff was un-helmeted riding his scooter at 2:30am down a dark road when he hit a pothole and fell shortly after leaving the hotel property and suffered severe injuries. Plaintiff sued the hotel, arguing that the hotel had a duty to maintain the roadway and had a duty to warn of the pothole. The Court granted the hotel’s motion for summary judgment finding that the hotel owed no duty to Plaintiff for his off-property injury.

Ian Neale of Burch & Cracchiolo represented a school district. Two students got into a fight at lunch. One of the students picked up the other student and slammed him on the ground injuring the other student.