Chris White, Esq.

• Alleged Negligent entrustment case with many issues related to permission by and to authorized and unauthorized drivers. A contested unauthorized/ authorized driver with no license struck plaintiff's vehicle causing serious injuries. Many MSJ's filed over many liability issues.
• Plaintiff injured in a collision when operating a railcar at a refinery when coming to rail intersection. Plaintiff alleges major injuries and future surgeries and large loss of future income. Defendant asserts defenses that plaintiff and plaintiff's employer negligence caused the incident , and argues that another contractor also at fault for incident.
• MVA involving police officer while on duty. Officer's alleged negligence caused serious life changing damages per plaintiff. City that employed the officer admitted liability but disputed the nature and severity of damages.
• Driver in course of scope for large national employer involved in large accident. Plaintiff needed significant medical treatment and future treatment and continued suffering alleged, and large LOE's presented. Defendant disputed liability and contested nature and extent of claimed damages.
• MVA involving motorcyclist, who was plaintiff. Motorcyclist Claimed negligence of driver caused the incident and damages. Driver alleged the motorcyclist hurrying and tried to " go around" driver while each making a left hand turn. Eye witnesses gave statements that made liability a dispute.

• MVA involving 3 car " accordion type" wherein the back car rear ended the middle car that pushed it into car waiting at a red light. Multiple plaintiffs and cross complaints and cases were consolidated. Damages alleged by various plaintiffs ranged from low mid 5 figures to mid 6 figures.
• Common carrier MVA. LAX shuttle bus involved in a collision with a vehicle picking up LAX passenger. Liability disputed and nature and extent of damages contested. Both drivers had credibility problems.
• Common carrier MVA. Bus driver employed by a county transportation agency sued for causing a MVA. County denied liability and challenged the nature and extent of claimed injuries.
• MVA with elderly husband and wife plaintiffs. Auto policy limits demanded by each plaintiff who had documented medical treatment post accident. Defendant disputed that plaintiffs were injured as seriously as they claimed and challenged each plaintiff's' credibility.
• MVA case. Auto v Auto. Severe Injuries alleged suffered by elderly plaintiff. Significant past and future medical care claimed. Liability disputed, and nature and extent of damages challenged.
• Three car rear end accident. Plaintiff claimed a multitude of injuries including TBI. Plaintiff alleged significant future treatment including future surgeries. Defense focused on causation and nature and extent of damages.
• MVA - Auto v Auto. Severe back injury alleged. Loss of Consortium case included. Defendants disputed liability and contested damages.

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• Dispute over financing and leasing of several high end luxury vehicles. Complaint and cross complaint and filed.
• Lemon law dispute over high end luxury vehicle.
• Financial dispute over monies owed stemming from previous agreement concerning repayment terms and penalties.
• Initial contractual agreement reached between parties several years earlier. Contractual dispute subsequently arose between the parties. First mediation handled by different mediator unsuccessful and neither party liked that mediator's proposal. I was hired as new mediator by the parties and helped them resolve their matter.
• Case involving alleged breach of prior settlement agreement over single family home. Causes of action included, cancellation of written instrument, full reconveyance of deed, quiet title, breach of contract restitution and fraud. Parties highly emotional and distrustful of the other.

• Case involving loans and financing of high end clothing boutique. Causes of action for Breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, book account and conspiracy to breach fiduciary duty. Defendants alleged to have defaulted on executed promissory note , and also alleged to have defaulted on personal and business loans.
• Couple involved romantically and got engaged. Large loans for expensive luxury vehicles secured in addition to purchase of very expensive engagement ring. Broken engagement led to claims of fraud and monies owed on several hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of items. Both parties sued each other. Particularly emotionally charged case.
• Business dispute case. Call center service provided support to large international business pursuant to a written agreement that provided detailed terms for “statement of work.” During significant downturn in business defendant claims that it properly notified plaintiff to cease providing particular parts of “statement of work.” Plaintiff disagreed and continued to provide contractually agreed upon “statement of work” worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Emotionally charged business dispute case.

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• Mediated contentious dispute between a homeowner and general contractor over alleged defects in work performed during a remodel of a high-end waterfront home. Settled.
• Construction case. Breach of contract and failure to pay claim. Dispute between residential contractor and homeowner over scope and quality of repairs and additions made to home by contractor. Defendant homeowners alleged plaintiff exceeded the agreed upon scope of work and that contractor provided deficient work. Damages and attorney fees sought by both sides.

• Plaintiff, a pregnant woman, claims she was discriminated against and wrongfully terminated by employer because she was pregnant. Employer contends that plaintiff's termination was not discriminatory and was based on business decision because of downturn in the employer's industry.
• Plaintiff claims sexual harassment and constructive termination due to behavior of co employee who was a manager in a different department. Employer contends the relationship was consensual and plaintiff voluntarily resigned to accept a better paying job.
• Plaintiff claims sexual harassment and constructive termination due to behavior of co employee who was a manager in a different department. Employer contends the relationship was consensual and plaintiff voluntarily resigned to accept a better paying job.
• Wrongful termination and discrimination alleged by plaintiff who returned to work after long medical leave only to be fired within a week of plaintiff's return back to work. Defendant employer said termination proper because of plaintiff's inappropriate conduct with speech co employees.
• A fired employee plaintiff alleged causes of action for sex/gender harassment and discrimination and sexual orientation harassment and whistleblower punishment. Defendant employer denied all allegations and asserted plaintiff was a inadequate/deficient employee.

• Wrongful termination alleged by plaintiff with allegations she was targeted because of a disability. Defendant employer countered that plaintiff had conducted fraudulent transactions using the employer's gift card program for shoppers.
• Plaintiff making wage claim. Defendant filed cross complaint for breach of contact, trade secret misappropriation and injunctive relief. This situation also involved a non compete clause and an NDA.
• Alleged Failure to Perform proper background check on home health care employee who had several felonies on his record. Felonious health care worker alleged to have stolen from and misappropriated property from ailing elderly patient. Defendant employer contested liability for acts of wayward employee and also the nature and extent of alleged actions by wayward employee.
• Employment FEHA case for disability and sexual orientation harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Defendant asserted that plaintiff suffered from a non-industrial mental breakdown due to severe schizophrenia. Plaintiff asserted he was an “eggshell” plaintiff.

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• Wrongful death case involving drug rehabilitation centers. Issues centered on decedent's conduct, staffing issues and communication between 2 rehab centers.
• Plaintiff, who worked in a processing plant, contends that after reporting safety concerns to Cal OSHA he was wrongfully terminated for being a whistleblower. Defendant employer contends that employer had no knowledge that plaintiff complained to Cal OSHA, and that plaintiff was terminated because of work slow down. Settled by mediator's proposal.
• Plaintiff injured stepping off sidewalk on city street. Plaintiff contends dangerous condition existed. City contested liability and nature and extent of damages. Case was settled by mediator's proposal.
• Trucking MVA wherein large truck struck plaintiff's vehicle. Plaintiff, is described as egg shell plaintiff because of pre existing conditions, claims shoulder surgery, future cervical, lumbar surgeries and TBI. Defense contends only shoulder injury caused by accident.
• Multi-vehicle accident on the freeway in involving 2 large commercial trucks and a sedan. Surgeries needed by plaintiff who was driving the sedan. Target defendant trucking company disputed causation and reasonableness of medical treatment.

• Plaintiff injured in a collision when operating a railcar at a refinery when coming to rail intersection. Plaintiff alleges major injuries and future surgeries and large loss of future income. Defendant asserts defenses that plaintiff and plaintiff's employer negligence caused the incident, and argues that another contractor also at fault for incident.
• Plaintiff, who worked in a processing plant, contends that after reporting safety concerns to Cal OSHA he was wrongfully terminated for being a whistleblower. Defendant employer contends that employer had no knowledge that plaintiff complained to Cal OSHA, and that plaintiff was terminated because of work slow down. Settled by mediator's proposal.
• Plaintiff tripped and fell-- claims CRPS, TBI and need for cervical surgery; husband has LOC claim. Defense contests liability and causation and nature and extent of injuries. Mediator did "lots of phone calls and post mediation work on this matter" to get it settled.
• Pedestrian claims injured by dangerous condition on city sidewalk. City contends they didn't have notice. Serious injury and ongoing painful symptoms continue. Mediation settled in response to the mediator's proposal and continued follow up.
• Plaintiff operating an e-bike at night on city street injured when bike struck a dangerous condition. Plaintiff asserts major injuries including 2 surgeries caused by incident. City contests liability and causation and damages. Case settled by mediator's proposal.
• Plaintiff injured stepping off sidewalk on city street. Plaintiff contends dangerous conditions existed. City contested liability and nature and extent of damages. Case was settled by mediator's proposal.
• Premises liability case at big box chain store. Plaintiff tripped and fell over shrink wrap being taken off a pallet of goods in the store. Plaintiff, who is mentally impaired, suffered serious alleged injuries. The event was captured by in store cameras.
• Successfully resolved claims against a municipality and cross-claims by the municipality against a landowner, all stemming from a trip and fall by an elderly plaintiff who suffered several significant injuries while walking over a displaced area of sidewalk.
• Slip and fall at big box store. Plaintiff had knee and shoulder surgery. Video of the fall existed. Defense contested liability, causation and damages. Settled by mediator's proposal.
• Slip and fall at a large public arena venue. Severe Injuries that included surgeries on the right leg and two surgeries on the achilles tendon. Large loss of earnings damages claimed in addition to substantial non economic damages. Liability in dispute-- Arena owner contended that inspections performed by arena staff exceeded the industry standard. MSJ on liability on calendar at time of mediation.
• Industrial site accident. Forklift operator loading and unloading containers. Forklift operator had to jump off moving forklift while exiting container because unbeknownst to forklift operator the container was being worked on by container site employee subject to alleged red tag Container tilted to one side and plaintiff abandoned moving forklift. Orthopedic and psychological damages alleged with large work comp lien. Defendant challenged liability and nature and extent of alleged damages.
• Slip and fall at southern California located sports arena. Severe, permanent injuries alleged. Defendants disputed liability and nature and extent of damages. Policy limits demand involved.
• Intoxicated apartment tenant, who misplaced keys, returned to the apartment and tried to gain access by applying pressure to the sliding window which shattered and caused permanent severe injury to plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged the window was defective and pout of code and deficient window caused his permanent damages. Defendant countered that plaintiff conduct was the cause of his incident.
• Slip and fall in a large national chain hotel. Video evidence disputed by parties. Defendant claimed incident fault of plaintiff. Damages claimed were substantial and disputed.
• Assault and battery allegations occurring at nightclub inflicted by security guards. Defendant nightclub owner and security guard company denied liability and claimed plaintiff was the instigator and responsible for the incident. Conflicting eyewitness accounts and partial mostly inconclusive video heightened disagreement between parties.
• Slip and Fall in nationally recognized big box store. Incident on video and the parties disputed what the video showed and who was at fault.
• Slip and fall at grocery store. Plaintiff , who was an outside vendor, was working “ after hours” slipped due to alleged slippery substance and suffered serious injuries. Several surgeries involved and large past and future LOE claimed. Defendant contested liability and disputed damages.
• Alleged Sexual battery case. Perpetrator scaled fence surrounding a Marina and swam to boat and sexually assaulted sleeping woman. Alleged negligence of Marina operator and local hotel that allegedly failed to have promised security guard patrolling area. Large general damages sought. Loss of consortium claim also made. Marina operator and Hotel disputed liability nature and extent of alleged assault and damages.
• Slip and fall inside a doctor’s examination room pre-exam. Liability disputed and damages challenged. Large general damages claimed.
• Trip and fall matter in large local sports arena during an event. Elderly plaintiff claimed large past and future medical treatment and damages. Significant orthopedic issues involved. Defendant disputed liability claiming negligence of plaintiff was cause of accident. Defendant also disputed severity and scope of claimed damages.
• Construction site accident. Hotel Lobby under renovation. Plaintiff claimed slipped and fell on dangerous known condition and suffered severe life changing injuries. Property owner, General contractor and subcontractor filed various cross complaints alleging indemnity and coverage rights while also disputing liability and contesting large damages claim.

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• Premise liability case. Plaintiff tripped and fell in darkened concert venue and suffered substantial damages with high 5 figure medical specials. Defendant owner disputed liability, and nature and extent of plaintiff claimed damages.
• Premises liability matter arising from alleged dangerous condition at a high end golf club. Plaintiff a guest of one of the members. Liability disputed, damages disputed and emotional overlay caused by membership issues that made case more complicated.

• Mediated matter involving an allegedly defective medical product that injured a clinical nurse's hand. Successfully settled pre-litigation, saving significant litigation costs.
• Products Liability case. Elderly plaintiff with Polio claimed that his leg brace failed and caused him to suffer fall that caused significant spinal injury with possibility of future surgery. Defendant manufacturer contested that the product was defective and challenged claimed severity of damages.

• Real estate dispute amongst family members over expensive single family home. Allegations include false deed and improper transfer of property. The case was further complicated by a mistake made by notary concerning power of attorney documents. Allegations concerning fraud, lack of standing , and statute of frauds.
• Dispute between homeowner and contractor for residential remodel. Homeowner plaintiff alleged work was insufficient and exceeded contractual terms, and contractor alleged work performed per contract and was owed tens of thousands of dollars.
• Plaintiff purchased home through probate. Plaintiff alleged that realtor's failure to disclose parking easement substantially diminished value of the home purchased. Defendant countered that plaintiff knew of easement before purchasing home.
• Real Estate failure to disclose case. Plaintiff alleged that defendants sold a single-family home without properly disclosing nature and extent of problems with the home and failed to disclose unpermitted work inside the home. Defendants challenged the non-disclosure claims and damages. Both sides sought attorney fees.