The Brandi Law Firm is pleased to announce that Daniel Dell’Osso of the Brandi Law Firm along with Kevin Quinn of San Diego and James Doyal of Houston, Texas have obtained an $18,349,391 verdict against Ford Motor Company following a three-week trial before the Hon. Phyllis Hamilton in United States District Court in San Francisco. Finding the seat latch system of the rear seat defective in the Ford 350 Econo van, the jury held Ford 100% responsible.

Plaintiff Dax Pierson, a 34 year old musician with the band SUBTLE, was rendered a quadriplegic in a rollover accident when the 15-passenger Ford E 350 van rolled over on an icy road. The band was traveling in the Midwest from its show in Denver to its next show in Chicago when the accident occurred on I 80 in rural Iowa. Pierson, who was wearing his seat belt and seated in a rear passenger seat, was injured when his seat came loose from the floor of the van due to a defective locking mechanism, and his head was thrown into the roof, causing severe spinal cord injuries. Pierson was the only one of the seven people in the vehicle who was injured.

Ford appealed the verdict, complaining that there was not enough information for the jury to hold it responsible for Dax’s injuries. Judge Hamilton disagreed with Ford, and the Court of Appeal affirmed her decision upholding the verdict against Ford.

This verdict was the seventh highest verdict in 2009.

If you or a loved one has been injured by an vehicle defect, click here to learn more about Brandi Law Firm Auto Defect Matters

The University of San Francisco School of Law has awarded Thomas Brandi with the Honorable Ira A. Brown Jr. Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award for the 2010-2011 school year.

Mr. Brandi has taught Trial Practice at USF for 8 years with fellow award winner Robert Arns.  Dean Jeffrey Brand of USF School of Law introduced them as  “two of the great trial lawyers in the United States.”

“We’ve had about 180 students now over eight years. This has been really inspirational to us, so thank you,” Brandi said.

We would like to congratulate Mr. Brandi on this well-deserved distinction.

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On October 7, 2010, California Chief Justice Ronald George reappointed Thomas J. Brandi to a new three-year term on the California Judicial Council’s Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee.  Mr. Brandi joins 18 Judges and other selected attorneys in assisting the Courts in identifying concerns confronting the judiciary in the areas of civil procedure, practice, and case management, and suggests appropriate solutions and responses.  Brandi was previously appointed by the Chief Justice in 2004, and this will be his third term.  To learn more about Thomas Brandi, please click below:

Thomas Brandi Bio

Daniel Dell’Osso has been recently appointed by the dean of Golden Gate University School of Law to the Dean’s Advisory Board.  Dan graduated from Golden Gate and is a proud member of the board, utilized to advise the dean on issues related to the student curriculum and other educational issues.  To learn more about Dan, please click below.

Daniel Dell’Osso Bio

Mr. Dell’Osso focuses his practice on representing those injured by auto defects that involve rollovers, roof crush, seat back defects, glass defects, ejections, 15 passenger vans, tire defects, and brake defects.  Click here to learn more about Brandi Law Firm Auto Defect Attorneys.

Brandi Firm attorneys Brian Malloy and Casey Kaufman were both selected as Rising Stars by the Northern California Super Lawyers, a designation given to less than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state.  To be selected for this honor, an attorney needs to be voted in by his or her peers.  For more information about Brian or Casey, please click below:

Brian Malloy Bio

Casey Kaufman Bio

Casey Kaufman has recently been elected Chair of the New Lawyers Division of the Consumer Attorneys of California. This state-wide organization of over 3,000 attorneys who are devoted to preserving access to justice and the constitutional right to a trial by jury for all Californians and resisting efforts to curtail these rights.  Founded in 1961, the CAOC also promotes changes to California law by legislative, initiative, or court action to further guarantee Californians’ access to justice.

The New Lawyers Division is devoted to ushering in lawyers  within the first 10 years of practice, or under the age of 40, into the organization through education, networking, and public service events.  Click below to learn more about Casey Kaufman and the Brandi Law Firm.

Casey Kaufman Bio

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