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GBW Obtains $4.7 Million Verdict Against Power Company for Electrocution
On July 9, 2010, 31-year-old Pablo Padilla Ayala was using a ladder to pick fruit off orchard trees when he struck SCE’s low hanging high-voltage electric power lines. Plaintiffs contended that the subject power lines were too low, violated accepted industry standards, endangered farm workers, and that one fatality per week occurs nationwide under similar circumstances. SCE contended that the line heights complied with PUC General Order 95 and that the incident was decedent’s fault for using a 20-foot ladder on trees the defense claimed were only 10-12 feet high. The jury found no comparative negligence on decedent.
The decedent was an undocumented immigrant whose family resided in Mexico and whom he had not seen for over a year and a half. Mr. Jarchi urged the jury to reject any suggestion that the value of decedent’s loss was any less due to his national origin, because the family and plaintiffs did not speak English, or because decedent’s work required him to be away from his family for periods of time. He requested approximately $5.7 million in damages and 85% liability against SCE and the jury awarded $4.7 million and found 80% liability against SCE.
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Named in U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms,” Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP ranks as Tier 1 Personal Injury firm in Los Angeles.
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Founding partners Browne Greene and Bruce A. Broillet are both members of the exclusive invite-only Inner Circle of Advocates, as two of the top 100 plaintiff trial lawyers in America.
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All of our attorneys are proud to be active members of the Los Angeles County Bar Association or LACBA.
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Many firm members have been honored by the Consumer Attorneys of California, including Browne Greene, Christine Spagnoli, and Bruce Broillet, recipients of the Marvin E. Lewis Award. In addition, attorneys Bruce Broillet, Scott Carr, Molly McKibben, and Tobin Lanzetta has been honored with the Consumer Attorney of the Year Award.
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All 15 of our attorneys have been selected to Best Lawyers® after an extensive peer review process.
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Our attorneys were featured in TopVerdict for having one of the Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2019, with $15 million won for the plaintiff in Keck v. Bel-Air Bay Club.
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Our firm has more attorneys on the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists than any other law firm in Southern California, with 15 members selected.
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Several partners are active members in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, with attorneys Browne Greene, Bruce Broillet, and Christine Spagnoli named “Trial Lawyer of the Year."
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