The Daily Transcript Top 40 Under 40
The Daily Transcript – May 15, 2019
The Daily Transcript selects Kristi Blackwell for their Top 40 Under 40.
In The News
Prevent Runaway Jury Verdicts by Neutralizing the Reptile Theory: Viewpoint
Claims Journal – May 10, 2019
We see the frequent headlines: A plaintiff is awarded millions of dollars in damages for a physical or emotional injury purportedly sustained at the hands of a small business or large corporation. While many applaud an injured plaintiff for holding wrongdoers accountable, it is clear the frequency of outrageous jury verdicts is on the rise, and something needs to be done.
SD 500: Cayce Lynch
San Diego Business Journal – May 9, 2019
Cayce Lynch is the firm’s Administrative Partner, directing administrative, marketing, and business development activities. She has led the firm through a period of unprecedented growth, doubling its size and raising its profile.
Lawyers Club Member Profile: Mia Kelly
Lawyers Club – May 2019
Mia Kelly has had a unique career path that spans from New York to San Diego. As senior counsel at the law firm of Tyson & Mendes, Kelly works on a variety of cases including professional liability, catastrophic injury, and medical malpractice, but the main bread and butter of the firm and her practice is insurance defense.
San Diego Attorney Journal Announces Recent Tyson & Mendes Win
San Diego Attorney Journal – April 1, 2019
Jury finds San Diego accountant not liable in professional malpractice trial. Following a two-week trial in San Diego, a California Superior Court jury has found accountant Roy Hosaka and his firm, Hosaka Nagel & Co., not liable in a $2 million malpractice case.
Senior Counsel Greta Schultz Interviewed for Congressional Quartertly
CQ Magazine – March 13, 2019
No Driver, No Liability? Congress pressed to address a key concern about autonomous vehicles.
“Liability is going to look different,” says Greta M. Schultz, a Los Angeles attorney with Tyson & Mendes whose clients include companies that run ride-sharing services and are testing autonomous vehicles.
“With AV it’s going to fall not just on the manufacturer of the physical parts, but also on the people who are providing the software,” Schultz says. “There’s going to be an extra level of due diligence on their part in trying to protect people, not just from hacking but also privacy issues.”
A Defense Attorney’s Guide To Successfully Arguing Damages
Law360 – March 1, 2019
With more and more nuclear verdicts being awarded at trial — especially in products liability cases — can the defense afford not to argue damages with a jury? It may be unconventional, but something has to be done to turn the tide of runaway jury verdicts sweeping the nation.
Tyson & Mendes Expands in Los Angeles
Blau Journal – February 8, 2019
Savills Studley Represents Tyson & Mendes in Downtown Los Angeles Office Lease Expansion
Connect California – February 8, 2019
Tysons & Mendes Expands Presence in DTLA
The Real Deal – February 06, 2019
Law Firm Tripling Its Space at ARCO Tower in DTLA
Maximizing Mediation: Strategic Preparation Tips to Ensure Effective Negotiations
CLM Magazine – January 16, 2019
Rising legal costs and an aversion to interminable jury trials have fueled the popularity of mediation, which is often a cost-effective, efficient way to resolve claims.
State Supreme Court won’t review dismissal of Poinsettia fire case against resort
The San Diego Union-Tribune – December 3, 2018
The state’s highest court will not review a lawsuit that sought to blame a destructive 2014 wildfire in Carlsbad on the resort where the fire is suspected to have started.
San Diego Business Journal Selects Cayce Greiner
San Diego Business Journal – November 26, 2018
San Diego Business Journal selects Cayce Greiner for the San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders.
Hotelier not Responsible for Poinsettia Fire
Claims Magazine – November 9, 2018
A lawsuit that sought to place the blame for a costly and destructive wildfire on a San Diego County resort was adjudicated in favor of the resort — after the plaintiff could not produce any evidence to prove the resort was responsible for the fire.
Calif. Jury Finds Hospital Negligent Over Unborn Baby’s Death
Law 360 – November 5, 2018
A California jury has awarded $590,000 in a suit accusing a doctor and hospital of causing an unborn baby’s death due to a delayed order for an emergency cesarean section, after finding the hospital was negligent but clearing the attending physician of medical malpractice.
San Diego Metro Names Cayce Greiner in 2018 40 Under 40
San Diego Metro – October 8, 2018
As partner of client relations at Tyson & Mendes, an insurance defense law firm headquartered in San Diego, Cayce Greiner has made herself indispensable by steering the firm’s business development and marketing efforts toward unprecedented growth.
Exploring the Defense Arsenal: How to attack inflated damages in professional malpractice and catastrophic injury cases
CLM – September 10, 2018
With the rising costs of medical, rehabilitation, and long-term care, the increase in special damages can be exponentially impactful to jury verdicts and settlements. The gross exposure from cases not only affects carriers, but also creates concerns for policyholders relative to policy limits, premiums, and professional reputations.
Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Club & Resort Business – September 19, 2018
The Carlsbad, Calif. property was targeted in a suit by Axis Insurance to try to recover $125 million paid out in claims after the devastating 2014 Poinsettia fire. The suit blamed resort management for causing the fire, which is believed to have started in native vegetation near a concrete cart path close to the seventh fairway of one of LaCosta’s golf courses. The Poinsettia Fire was the second most destructive of the 2014 San Diego County wildfires, causing a fatality in addition to extensive property damage.
San Diego Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Omni Resort
SD Metro – September 14, 2018
A San Diego appellate court has upheld a judgment in favor of Carlsbad’s Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, which was being blamed for the devastating 2014 Poinsettia fire. The ruling in Axis Insurance Company v. Omni Hotels Management was upheld in a 2-1 decision by a three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal.
5 Keys for Modern Law Firm Management
The Recorder by Law.com – August 27, 2018
Over the years, my partner Bob Tyson and I have discovered several key management techniques that have helped us build a successful, growth-sustaining law firm in the modern, millennial-driven age.
San Diego Attorney Journal Announces Tyson & Mendes’ New UTC Office
San Diego Attorney Journal – August 1, 2018
Continuing its accelerated growth over the last two years, civil defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has opened its third office in San Diego, marking its 10th office across the country.
Tyson & Mendes is the 33rd Fastest Growing Private Company in San Diego
San Diego Business Journal – July 19, 2018
The San Diego Business Journal has announced this year’s list of the fastest growing companies in the region. This year the Journal’s annual Fastest-Growing Private Companies list highlights 100 organizations whose aspirations have taken them to a level of success that has put them in regional, national and global spotlights.
On the Move: Tracking the Ins and Outs of California Lawyers
The Recorder – June 29, 2018
Tyson & Mendes promoted Robert Taitz to partner in its San Francisco office. His practice focuses on general liability and commercial litigation.
Tyson & Mendes law firm leases office space in UTC
The Daily Transcript – June 21, 2018
The law firm Tyson & Mendes recently signed a sublease for space within 4432 Eastgate Mall in the Sunroad Corporate Center. The four-story, Class A building constructed in 2001.
Tyson & Mendes Announce Robert Taitz as Partner in San Francisco
Daily Journal – June 11, 2018
Civil defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has elevated Robert Taitz to partner in its San Francisco office.
Liability in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles
Claims Magazine – Property Casualty 360° – June 6, 2018
With billions of dollars spent on developing self-driving cars and trucks, important questions have been raised about the imminent role of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and the ramifications insurers and business owners may face in the wake of such rapid development.
The Daily Transcript’s Top 40 Under 40 Selects Cayce Greiner
The Daily Transcript – May 16, 2018
When she graduated from law school at the University of Hawaii in Manoa, Greiner’s first job was with Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice James E. Duffy Jr., who showed her how to be a lawyer and a leader.