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$1.5 Million Verdict Believed to be Largest Verdict Awarded In Yolo County for Personal Injury
On May 29, 2010, a Yolo County jury awarded plaintiff Jacobs the sum of 1.5 million dollars. The plaintiff suffered severe injuries when his trailer was rear-ended when the driver of a big rig fell asleep at the wheel. In addition the plaintiff will receive an additional $442,000 in interest plus costs bringing the final judgment close to $2 million dollars.

$2,150,876.75 Final Judgment After Verdict in Employment Retaliation Case
On April 14, 2010, Judge David B. Flinn of the Contra Costa County Superior Court signed a final judgment in the amount of $2,150,876.75 in favor of Plaintiff J. Steven Wiley. The judgment includes $1,029,500 in attorneys fees and $121,376.75 in costs, added to the jurys verdict of $1,000,000 awarded on March 10, 2009.

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The Recorder Newspaper lists the firm of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer as achieving one of Verdict Search's 2009 Top Verdicts in California. Read more>

Randall Strauss Partner

Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer
is pleased to announce that
RANDALL EDWARD STRAUSS
Has Become a Partner of the Firm

Effective January 1, 2010 Randall Strauss was elevated to partner. The firm takes pride in announcing that Randall Strauss is the first partner to be added to the practice of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer in over twenty years.

Randall Strauss has extensive experience in the areas of employment law, personal injury, civil litigation and civil appeals, including serving as co-lead counsel in a recent employment trial resulting in a million dollar verdict.

A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and Boalt Hall School of Law, he was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1993 as well as the US. District Courts and the Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit in succeeding years.

Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer welcomes Randall Strauss as the firm continues, after 30 years, to specialize in personal injury and consumer law including civil litigation, employment law, professional malpractice law, product liability, bad faith insurance, and business fraud.

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