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March 7, 2011

Non-Suit Granted when Premises Liability was Plead - After oral argument by Partner, Peter J. Zomber, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted a non-suit in a slip and fall.

February 15, 2011

Michael Bradley has been elected and installed as the 2011 President of the San Francisco Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has also been elected to CAL-ABOTA, the statewide governing body of ABOTA. Will Kronenberg was recently inducted as an associate member of ABOTA, bringing Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney’s total membership in ABOTA to seven. We believe that this is the highest number of active trial lawyers in ABOTA from any one firm in California, and perhaps the nation.

November 12, 2009

Shareholder John Feeney named Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers - John Feeney, a shareholder of Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, P.C., has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), one of the premier legal associations in America. Feeney was inducted at the College’s annual meeting in Boston on Oct. 10. - Article

November 3, 2009

Attorney Malpractice defense judgment by Tim Halloran and Summer Smith - After a three week jury trial, shareholder Tim Halloran and director Summer Smith obtained a defense judgment for their clients, DeMartini & Walker. - Article

November 3, 2009

Successful Defense of Real Estate Brokerage Firm and its Agent - S. Perelman and Jason E. Fellner prevailed on appeal before the California Court of Appeal, First District, Division 1, wherein the court affirmed the trial court’s order and judgment sustaining the defendants’ demurrer without leave to amend. - Article

June 30, 2009

Burned Man Cannot Sue Burning Man Festival One who walks into a bonfire assumes the risk of getting burned. Anthony Beninati attended the 2005 Burning Man festival, walked into the Burning Man bonfire, tripped and fell, and incurred burn injuries. He sued the event promoter for negligence. The San Francisco County Superior Court granted summary judgment for the event promoter, finding that Mr. Beninati assumed the risk of injury, because walking into the enormous Burning Man bonfire was an obvious, inherent, and avoidable hazard. - Article

June 15, 2009

Lawyers Representing Law Firms | A Special Report - Lawyers are hungry—too hungry, perhaps. The scramble to find new business can land the unwary fighting malpractice claims.- Article

April 30, 2009

A Neighbor’s Warning about a Dog Attack is Constitutionally-Protected Free Speech - Residents of a homeowners’ association can publish warnings about another resident’s dogs. In October 2006, a resident of a homeowners’ association observed two dogs attack a pet goat. The witness told association residents that he thought the dogs belonged to another resident, Joel Thomas Toler. The residents discussed the dog attack at an association meeting. The association published the meeting minutes in a newsletter and warned residents to use caution in the area. - Article

October 11, 2008

Changing Policies, Saving Lives ALRP Panel Attorney (and last year’s Clint Hockenberry Award recipient) Tim Halloran represented an ALRP client, Damien Grey, who sought a lung transplant in order to treat his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.- Article

September 2, 2008

Coming home: Dealing with USERRA's Negative Implications (PDF)

July 11, 2008

William A. Muñoz presents Navigating the Legal Issues of Background Screening (PDF)

April 9, 2008

And the Defense Wins William Muñoz, a partner in Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney’s Sacramento office recently prevailed on appeal before the California Third District Court of Appeal wherein the court affirmed the trial court's order granting Mr. Muñoz’s client a nonsuit in a legal malpractice action entitled Kubat v. Henderson. - Article