SAN DIEGO (March 10, 2023) – In another win for nationwide insurance and civil litigation defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP, a San Diego County jury returned a full defense verdict in favor of former Lemon Grove City Councilman David Arambula, who was being sued for bodily injury allegedly sustained during a physical altercation that occurred nearly six years ago with the plaintiff, Chris Williams (Williams v. Arambula).

Mr. Williams’ version of what occurred that evening and what occurred up to and just before the altercation differ drastically than Mr. Arambula’s version of events.

The plaintiff, Mr. Williams, claimed he was invited to Mr. Arambula’s home to discuss his pending medical marijuana dispensary applications and that during the visit, his applications were discussed for a significant amount of time with Mr. Arambula and the Mayor of Lemon Grove, Racquel Vasquez.

Mr. Arambula and Mayor Vasquez, on the other hand, both claimed to be unaware of Mr. Williams’ intended discussion topic and refused to discuss the matter when he brought it up.

The Tyson & Mendes defense team, which also included San Diego-based Senior Counsel Emily Straub, employed themes of responsibility, reasonableness and common sense, and focused on “silent witnesses” – the important pieces of evidence that never made it into the courtroom, but the jury needed to consider. The team also used the firm’s proven trial methods including accepting responsibility, personalizing the defendant, giving the jury a defense number, and arguing pain and suffering.

Tyson & Mendes is celebrating more than 20 years of protecting its clients’ interests and delivering justice both inside and outside the courtroom. The firm has established itself as a leader in driving down damages awards and reducing the likelihood of Nuclear Verdicts® – often defined as jury awards in excess of $10 million. Using a unique set of proven defense methods, the firm saved its clients an astonishing $1.07 billion in aggregate damages claims in 2022. Tyson & Mendes previously saved its clients $667 million in 2021 and $606 million in 2020, bringing the firm’s savings results for clients to more than $2.2 billion in the past three years.

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About Tyson & Mendes LLP
Celebrating more than 20 years of taking back justice for all, Tyson & Mendes LLP is a nationwide, AV-rated litigation and trial firm specializing in insurance defense and protecting its clients from Nuclear Verdicts®. Robert Tyson and Patrick Mendes founded the firm in 2002 to defend corporations, insurance companies, and their clients in civil litigation matters. The firm has experienced tremendous growth in the past two decades, with offices across the U.S. serving clients in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.

The firm is most widely recognized for winning the landmark Howell v. Hamilton Meats California Supreme Court case, which forever changed the state’s litigation landscape by significantly impacting the damages a plaintiff may recover. Robert Tyson is also the author of the Amazon Bestseller Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All, the first playbook for the defense on how to avoid runaway jury verdicts.

For more information, visit www.tysonmendes.com.

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