LOS ANGELES (Nov. 2, 2018) – After a 3-week trial, a California Superior Court jury in San Bernardino has found a physician in Upland, Calif. not liable in a $1.7 million medical malpractice case. Tyson & Mendes attorneys Susan Oliver and Jennifer Lowis represented Dr. Mark L. Alwan in the high stakes case, which alleged wrongful death and professional negligence.
DENVER (Oct. 29, 2018) – Tyson & Mendes, one of the country’s fastest growing civil defense firms, has doubled the size of its Denver office with the addition of attorneys Michael D. Drews and Derek Long. Drews and Long join Denver Managing Partner Jacob Felderman in handling all aspects of insurance defense litigation throughout the state of Colorado.
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 11, 2018) – Following an eight-day trial, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury ruled in favor of the defense on October 5 – awarding a full defense verdict versus the $36 million requested by a plaintiff injured at a Costco Warehouse in Van Nuys, California.
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 13, 2018) – Marking a two-time victory for San Diego-based defense firm Tyson & Mendes, a San Diego appellate court upheld on Sept. 11 a judgment in favor of Carlsbad’s Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, which was being blamed for the devastating 2014 Poinsettia fire.
LOS ANGELES (July 31, 2018) – Following a five-day admitted liability trial, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury in Long Beach ruled in favor of the defense – awarding a $187,500 verdict versus the $2 million requested by a plaintiff injured in a Santa Monica bar.
SAN DIEGO (July 10, 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. The new office, located at 4435 Eastgate Mall, Suite 400 in the UTC area, will focus primarily on the firm’s Automobile Liability Litigation practice, which has increased in size exponentially in the last two years.
SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2018) – Civil defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has elevated Robert Taitz to partner in its San Francisco office. Taitz joins San Francisco Managing Partner Jim Sell in representing clients in a variety of high-stakes cases.
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 05, 2018) – Entering 2018 poised for accelerated growth, civil litigation firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced today that it has hired its 100th attorney, Isaac Agyeman, as well as launched a new charitable giving initiative, T&M Giving.
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 15, 2018) – Civil defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has announced two promotions in its San Diego headquarters, elevating Justin Evenson from Senior Counsel to Team Leader and Jessica Heppenstall from Team Leader to Senior Team Leader.
DENVER (Jan. 3, 2017) – Tyson & Mendes, one of the country’s fastest growing legal defense firms, is expanding its Denver office with the relocation of partner Jacob Felderman, who will handle all aspects of insurance defense litigation throughout the state of Colorado. The firm’s practice areas include construction defect, personal injury, insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith, professional liability, directors’ and officers’ liability and wrongful death lawsuits, and employment law.
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 01, 2017) – Civil litigation firm Tyson & Mendes has been ranked as a top tier law firm in the eighth annual U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2018 rankings for exceptional personal injury litigation of defendants. This is the first time Tyson & Mendes has been recognized in the highly competitive rankings.
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 30, 2017) – Civil litigation firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has expanded its Las Vegas legal team, with Carrie McCrea Hanlon joining the firm as senior counsel and Margaret Schmidt named associate attorney.
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 23, 2017) – Civil litigation firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has expanded its Los Angeles office as well as its retail, restaurant and hospitality practice group with the addition of Heather Bean as a new partner.
Tyson & Mendes has expanded to the east coast with the opening of its new office in Fort Lauderdale, led by Partner Damian M. Fletcher. The new location will serve the entire state of Florida in complex litigation matters, defending clients in all state and federal courts.
LOS ANGELES (July 2017) – In a carefully watched case, a Ventura County Superior Court jury rejected a $23 million demand following a contentious 10-week toxic tort trial, determining that three companies were not liable for a boy’s birth defects after his mother claimed she was exposed to pesticides. Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles partner Kevin Place and San Diego associate Kathryn Lee defended the trial along with three other defendants against a minor plaintiff – represented by Waters Kraus & Paul – who alleged in-utero exposure to toxic chemicals had resulted in permanent disabilities.