Jeanne Behling, Esq.

• Mediated over 300 auto accident cases, including cases with multiple plaintiffs, multiple vehicle cases, minors who have ongoing complaints, cases with catastrophic injuries, cases with traumatic brain injuries.
• Handled numerous cases involving people with traumatic brain injuries from auto accidents.
• Handled numerous cases involving law enforcement in 100+ auto accident cases with subrogation issues, approximately five included catastrophic injuries.
• Nine-year-old at a gymnastics school fell and fractured arm. Issues of supervision, liability waiver and assumption of the risk.
• Security guard used his baton on a person who had been drinking and was being escorted from a store. Issue of self-defense.

• Bar patron and friends asked to leave when they were too rowdy. Allegation that security guard broke patron’s arm. Incident visible on security camera.
• Plaintiff suffered a broken clavicle and concussion after being grabbed by a security guard. Issue was whether security guard used appropriate measures including whether it was appropriate to touch plaintiff and whether it was appropriate to send multiple patrons out rather than separating disputants.

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• Mediated over 50 cases with issues of underinsurance or uninsured motorists.
• Represented numerous clients with underinsured and uninsured claims.

• Wrongful death of a two-year-old by dog mauling. Dog owner judgment proof and criminally charged. Issue of liability of landlord/property owner and issue of notice.
• Wrongful death suit involving nine plaintiffs, including a widow, four kids, and four stepkids. Tire blew and dump truck went into center median killing driver. Issue regarding tire maintenance. Liability disputed.
• Wrongful death of 22-year-old on a motorcycle out in the high desert. Defendant insured was alleged to have lied to police about how it happened. Potential comparative of speed.

• Eight-year-old bitten by neighbor’s dog. Mom also brought claim. Minor scarring on minor’s arm.
• Dog bite from neighbor’s dog. Plaintiff alleged nuisance and wanted daily damages for nuisance.
• Two issues with same neighbor. First, neighbor’s dog reached through the fence and grabbed a tea cup Yorkie and killed it. Two weeks later, the same dog reached through the fence and bit the 76-year-old plaintiff. Issue of liability, damages and whether punitive damages were appropriate.
• 90-year-old bit by a dog causing eye damages including stiches and loss of sight. Issue of nature and extent of damages.
• Dog bite. Owner is a tenant and plaintiff also sued homeowner. Issue of liability because landowner did not know tenant’s dog was vicious.

• Represented a law enforcement officer who was bit by a dog during the course of his duties. Officer suffered nerve damage. Issues of subrogation and homeowner liability.

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• Female employee alleged female boss discriminated, harassed and bullied her with abusive statements, forced her to go to a bar, flashed her breasts, answered phone calls with vulgar speech. Allegations of hostile work environment and harassment.
• Employment case issue whether driver was a volunteer or an employee at a marijuana delivery service.
• Para educator injured and couldn’t lift or push 5 pounds. School District terminated her because the essential job functions required pushing and lifting. Issue was whether this was wrongful termination.
• Allegation of wrongful termination of a driver who alleged he was an employee. Company alleged he was self-employed and could not be wrongfully terminated.
• Represented Police Officer who had a claim for wrongful termination and failure to accommodate.

• Conducted multiple Workplace Investigations involving allegations of hostile work environment, discrimination, bullying, differential treatment and harassment.
• Plaintiff had a brief consensual relationship at her first job. Plaintiff ended relationship but defendant supervisor assaulted and sexually harassed plaintiff until plaintiff quit. Defendant alleged entire relationship consensual and no constructive termination.
• Handled a case wherein a Police Officer was assaulted by a Sergeant. Additional sexual harassment at work alleged.
• Conducted multiple Workplace Investigations involving allegations of sexual harassment.

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• Mediated a slip and fall at gas station causing rotator cuff impingement and surgery recommendation, defense open and obvious and no dangerous condition.
• Mediated a fall where plaintiff alleged he tripped over a base for a flag post causing injuries. Tenant, Restaurant owner, installed and kept flags in the base 24/7 until too many flags were stolen. Landowner claimed no knowledge of the base and disputed liability.
• Mediated a matter where plaintiff slipped at big box store. Plaintiff’s allegation was the employee unloading items using a pallet jack caused the water spill onto the floor. Plaintiff had to reach for merchandise and had to reach over the pallet jack and slipped on water causing injuries.
• Mediated a matter where plaintiff alleged a slip on water at a grocery store. Plaintiff alleged there was a hole in the roof and the water from the rain dripped from the rain. Defendant disputed liability and argued causation and limited injuries.
• Mediated a matter where plaintiff was at a friend’s home in the local mountains. Plaintiff slipped on pine needles and fell on a hard surface that had been obscured by the needles. Plaintiff contended the hard surface was a latent defect.

• Mediated a matter where plaintiff slipped and fell on soda at Mexican restaurant. Plaintiff contends a back injury with multiple epidural injections. Defense denies liability.
• Mediated a matter where plaintiff slipped on water at a grocery store, but did not fall. Plaintiff alleged injuries to back, knee and hips. Sweep sheets detail inspection and defendant denied notice.
• Mediated a slip and fall at major discount retailer. Witness saw a little boy spill soda and ice cubes and defense argues there was no time to have notice of the incident. Also, some argument about the extent of damages to plaintiff’s shoulder.
• Mediated a slip and fall at a local supermarket. Plaintiff alleged knee injury. Video shows slip, but plaintiff immediately got up. Defense argued damages and notice.
• Mediated a matter with plaintiff mail carrier age 52 was walking his route and tripped on a wire that was taped down on defendant’s property.

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• Handled a case involving an all-terrain vehicle rollover with allegations of improper design.
• Handled a case involving a person severely injured by failure of a printing press. The case involved a number of experts and extensive litigation.

• Wedding planner had a contract with a bride. Bride terminated the contract. Wedding planner wanted remainder of contract plus design services.
• Plaintiff bought an engine from defendant to put into a diesel F250. Engine failed. Allegations of breach of warranty and fraud.
• Multiple breach of oral contracts.
• Multiple breach of sales contracts for real property.

• Mediated a case involving a fight in playground after a tournament basketball game. Defendant school district alleged no notice and no requirement to provide security. Plaintiffs said coaches’ wife, who is a school volunteer, knew. Plaintiffs’ injuries included bites and a broken nose.
• Represented a plaintiff who was sexually groomed for years by a same sex teacher starting at age 15 and culminating in a sexual relationship. Plaintiff regularly visited teacher at school and drove home with teacher. Other teachers witnessed minor and teacher at local restaurants. School District defendant argued they did not know, nor could they have known.
• Represented a police officer who was struck on the freeway suffering career ending injuries. Defendant was an aide at a school and District denied that she was working at the time of the accident, but her job entailed traveling to different schools.
• Represented female minor LASO Explorer who was groomed and sexually abused by Explorer advisor. Criminal charges were filed. Issue re government agency liability and supervision of the Explorer program.

• Plaintiff had extensive dental work including 13 implants and 12 restorations, plaintiff still has pain, bleeding gums and difficulty chewing. Defendant dentist alleged plaintiff not following post visit care plan.
• Plaintiff alleged major dental problems due to root canals and alleged root canals done incorrectly. Defendant denied and argued causation and also pointed out informed consent regarding any complications.

• Mediated approximately ten family law matters and five probate matters.