Southern California Personal Injury, Business and Employment Law Attorneys

Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP

100 Wilshire Blvd., 21st Floor
Santa Monica, California 90401
USA

(310) 576-1200 or (866) 576-1200

(310) 576-1220

www.greene-broillet.com

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Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP has built its practice and reputation on the belief that a client's rights, and their financial recovery, are maximized by showing a willingness to take their case to a jury. For the clients we represent, GB&W's attorneys have achieved a phenomenal success rate in jury trials and settlements. All of our attorneys have obtained million dollar or more verdicts and settlements.

From trials involving dangerous products such as defective tires, fuel tanks, pharmaceuticals, and industrial machinery to business torts, accounting and legal malpractice, catastrophic motor vehicle accidents and wrongful death matters, Greene Broillet & Wheeler's attorneys fight relentlessly on behalf of their clients. Our ability to prevail in the courtroom is evident in our consistent success in winning multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements.

In one of Greene Broillet & Wheeler's most noted cases, we put General Motors on trial, on behalf of several passengers severely burned by one of its defective gas tanks. The jury delivered a landmark $4.9 billion verdict. It is amongst the largest products liability jury awards in American judicial history.

GB&W attorneys have participated in many other high-profile cases, including those involving defective tires and dangerous pharmaceutical products. We were selected to take on Big Tobacco on behalf of the County of Los Angeles, which resulted in a $3.3 billion settlement. We are members of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for Ford/Firestone cases in California and Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel for Cooper Tire cases in California. We have also served on the California Plaintiffs Executive Committee for the diet drug Fen-Phen, and have worked on mass tort litigation and class action cases involving asbestos, breast implants, and L-Tryptophan.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Therapeutic Wilderness Camps, Mechanical Lift Gates, Gas Wall Heaters, Amputation, Child Injuries, Eye Injuries, Unruh Civil Rights Act, Bollards, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Business Disputes, Idea Theft, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Fraud, Unfair Business Practices, Service Marks, Municipal Liability, Government Liability, Lottery Ticket Fraud

Practice Areas Description

Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, is one of California's most respected and most successful law firms. Our attorneys are regularly recognized for the quality of representation they provide and for the results they achieve for clients in the following areas:

- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

We have decades of successful verdicts and settlements involving victims and negligence, including dangerous products and unsafe property. Our personal injury practice encompasses cases involving: Automobile collisions; Aviation accidents; Bicycle accidents; Bus crashes; Child abuse; Molestation; Child injuries; Civil rights violations; Construction accidents; Elder abuse and neglect; Gas wall heaters; Industrial accidents; Legal malpractice; Lottery fraud; Mechanical lift gates; Mold; Motorcycle accidents; Pharmaceutical/drug defects; Premises liability; Therapeutic wilderness camps; Truck accidents; and Wrongful death.

- Product Liability

Greene Broillet & Wheeler's aggressive approach to product liability litigation is a hallmark of the firm. An ongoing commitment to consumer safety and maximizing our client's recovery underscores our practice in cases involving: Aircraft crashes and disasters; Boats and other watercraft; Burn injuries; Bus accidents; Construction accidents; Electrical wires; Farm equipment; Fuel tanks; Gasoline cans; Head injuries; Helmets; Hydraulic lines; Industrial accidents; Industrial equipment; Machines; Medical devices; Motorcycles; Motor vehicle injuries; and Tractors.

- Catastrophic Injuries

We work to maximize compensation for clients who have sustained a wide range of serious injuries, including:

* Head/brain injuries: Including traumatic brain injuries, caused by a blow to the head.
* Spinal cord injuries: No amount of money can make up for the damages you have suffered, but adequate compensation can ensure that your needs are met for the rest of your life.
* Amputation: These devastating injuries have permanent and profound effects that require significant resources to address.
* Severe burns: Burn victims suffer significant pain and suffering and are often left with permanent scars that require multiple surgeries to correct.
* Child injuries: It is essential to have an experienced attorney on your side to see that a lifetime of accident-related damages are anticipated and accounted for.
* Eye injuries: Blindness and other types of damage to the eyes are often career-ending injuries involving significant loss of future earning capacity.

- Vehicle Accidents

If you have been seriously injured or if a member of your family died a wrongful death in a motor vehicle accident, it is important to discuss your case with an attorney who has the skills and resources to get results. Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP is well known for achieving significant verdicts and settlements in motor vehicle accidents claims involving:

* Car Accidents: Was your car accident caused by the other driver's negligence, by a defective tire or other auto defects? Our in-house investigators know how to analyze your case to find out.
* Truck Accidents: Our attorneys understand federal regulations and will hold those who disregard these standards accountable when their negligence causes accidents, injuries or death.
* Public Transportation Accidents: We have achieved significant success in lawsuits against the government entities on behalf of injury victims.
* Bus Accidents: Whether you or a family member was injured on a city bus, a charter bus or a school bus, you have rights and we will protect them.
* Dangerous Conditions on Public Property: Roadway and intersection design and defective or missing traffic lights and guardrails are responsible for causing serious accidents and injuries.
* Rollovers: Our lawyers are well known for landmark vehicle rollover cases, including those involving SUVs and 15 passenger vans.
* Pedestrian Accidents: On a sidewalk or in a crosswalk, pedestrians are vulnerable to negligent drivers. In court, it is often our opponents who are left defenseless.
* Bicycle Accidents: When a bicyclist and a motor vehicle get in an accident, the cyclist rarely walks away. Our law firm stands up for the rights of injured bicyclists and helps them obtain just compensation for damages. We also represent motorcycle accident victims.
* Inadequate Vehicle Barriers: Sidewalk cafes, open-air markets, street fairs and other public spaces often lack adequate protection between traffic and people. The results of this negligence can be deadly.

- Business Litigation

Our business litigation achievements encompass the full range of commercial wrongdoings including: Accounting malpractice; Business disputes; Contract disputes/Breach of contract; Defamation; Fraud; Idea theft; Real estate litigation; Securities fraud; Unfair business practices; Insurance bad faith; Intellectual property; Trademark infringement; Service marks; Trade secrets; Copyright infringement; and Patents.

- Legal Malpractice

Our attorneys represent individuals and businesses that have suffered serious damages because of the negligence of their lawyers. We have prevailed in legal malpractice cases involving: Failure to adequately prepare documents; Conflict of interest; Violation of statutes of limitation; Negligent advice; Failure to meet filing deadlines; Improper billing; Signing documents without client consent; Insufficient discovery, investigation or preparation; Failure to complete due diligence; Breach of contract; Breach of fiduciary duty; and Fraud; and Theft.

- Insurance Bad Faith

The attorneys of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, represent individual and business clients whose insurance companies failed to provide the coverage or defense specified in their insurance policies. We have won multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for victims of insurance bad faith, including cases involving: Failure to indemnify, or pay valid insurance claims; Failure to defend against lawsuits; Failure to settle within policy limits; and Insurance agent or broker negligence. Our experienced trial attorneys have prevailed in cases involving life insurance, homeowners insurance and general commercial liability insurance. We have achieved numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for doctors, lawyers and other professionals who were wrongfully denied the benefits of their private disability insurance policies.

- Government Liability

Power and experience are decisive to a successful outcome in government liability cases. Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP offers both and strives to maximize recovery for its clients injured by the negligence of government entities. Our experience includes cases involving: Bollards; Dangerous Conditions; Employment Discrimination; Legal Malpractice; Police & Law; Enforcement Excessive Force; Police & Law Enforcement Pursuits; Police & Law Enforcement Shootings; and Road & Intersection Design.

- Lottery Ticket Fraud

The attorneys of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, have successfully represented clients in several lottery ticket ownership disputes that resulted in multimillion-dollar verdicts for our clients.

- Employment Law

The employment litigation attorneys of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, have successfully challenged employers for unlawful treatment of employees across the full range of employment issues, including: Age discrimination; Gender discrimination; Race discrimination; Americans with Disabilities Act; Unruh Civil Rights Act; Whistleblower claims; Contract disputes; Diversity and class actions; Retaliation; Sexual harassment; and Wrongful termination.

Attorneys

	Mr. Bruce Broillet Attorney Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death		Mr. Scott Carr Attorney Bad Faith Insurance, Business Litigation, Employment, Malpractice, Product Liability
	Ms. Alexis Djivre Attorney Catastrophic Injuries, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury		Mr. Browne Greene Attorney Employment, Motor Vehicles, Personal Injury
	Mr. Robert Daniel Jarchi Attorney		Mr. Tobin M. Lanzetta Attorney
	Ms. Molly McKibben Attorney Catastrophic Injuries, Local, Municipal and State Law, Personal Injury		Mr. Ivan Puchalt Attorney
	Mr. Mark T. Quigley Attorney Bad Faith Insurance, Employment, Intellectual Property, Malpractice, Wrongful Death		Ms. Taylor Rayfield Attorney Catastrophic Injuries, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
	Ms. Christine Spagnoli Attorney Personal Injury, Product Liability		Mr. Alan Van Gelder Attorney
	Mr. Geoffrey S. Wells Attorney Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury		Mr. Timothy Wheeler Managing Attorney Employment, Insurance, Personal Injury