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The Los Angeles law firm of Taylor & Ring handles a broad spectrum of civil litigation on behalf of seriously-injured individuals. We are recognized as one of the top plaintiffs law firms in Southern California. Our lawyers have obtained precedent-setting verdicts and settlements in many high-profile cases. We maintain the highest standards of ethics and reliability in the representation of our clients.
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The Los Angeles law firm of Taylor & Ring is recognized as one of the top plaintiff's law firms in Southern California. Our skilled representation of seriously injured individuals has led to precedent-setting verdicts and settlements in many high-profile cases.

John C. Taylor and David Ring have been protecting the rights of accident victims and other harmed individuals in Los Angeles for many years. They bring aggressiveness, intelligence and professionalism to the courtroom, while maintaining the highest standards of ethics and reliability in the representation of our clients.

If you or someone close to you has been seriously harmed in an accident, contact our personal injury lawyers so you understand and preserve all of your rights. We will evaluate your situation, give you advice, and navigate you through the difficult litigation process during what is probably one of the most difficult times of your life.

Our Areas of Practice

Taylor & Ring handles many types of lawsuits arising from accidents, which caused serious injury or death. Most of our firm's clients are everyday people involved in tragic accidents or life-altering events.

Personal Injury

Our Los Angeles personal injury lawyers have extensive trial experience in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving:

Sexual Abuse

We are recognized leaders in the representation of victims of sexual abuse, sexual assault, and molestation. We provide compassionate representation for those who have been victimized, while aggressively pursuing justice against the perpetrator of the abuse and those who could have prevented the abuse from occurring in the first place.

Employment Litigation

We represent employees and workers who have been unjustly fired or wrongfully terminated, or who are victims of employment discrimination or sexual harassment in the workplace.

Business Litigation

We represent business persons or companies that find themselves involved in a serious business dispute that can only be resolved through litigation. These business cases include breach of contract, fraud, disputes with insurance companies (including insurance bad faith) and white collar crime.

The trial experience of our attorneys sets us apart from other firms.

Our jury trial results speak volumes. We have what it takes in the way of experience, resources, courtroom savvy, and reputation to win your case. To discuss your particular situation, please contact an attorney at Taylor & Ring.

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A law firm with an outstanding record of verdicts, settlements, and case results in its representation of seriously injured people.
Verdicts & Settlements
  • $57 million verdict

    -Santesson vs. Beech Aircraft

    -Insurance bad-faith action arising from aviation accident which resulted in deaths of three men.
  • $18.6 million verdict

    -Mallabo vs. Wan Hai Lines (America)

    -Negligence; Company president allowed wife to drive company-owned vehicle four days after wife failed DMV road exam; wife then caused serious accident with motorcyclist
  • $14.4 million verdict

    -Pascua/White vs. Industrial Asphalt

    -Negligence; Improperly serviced asphalt truck caused chain collision on freeway; two died and a surviving passenger suffered brain damage
  • $13 million verdict

    -Munoz v. Sierra Autocars

    -Product liability; 42-year-old truck driver rendered a paraplegic after a defective forklift toppled over on top of him while he was making a delivery
  • $10.8 million verdict

    -William S. vs. Bonita Unified School District

    -Boy sexually abused by teacher off school premises; school district had previously received anonymous letter warning that teacher was acting improperly with boys
  • $6.75 million verdict

    -Galal vs. City of Long Beach

    -Civil rights action
  • $6.75 million settlement

    -6 Boys vs. Confidential School District

    -Boys sexually abused by fourth grade teacher; school principal wrote an untrue "glowing" letter of recommendation for teacher in exchange for his promise to quietly resign from his job.
  • $6.5 million settlement

    -Garcia v. Confidential Machine Manufacturer

    -Product liability & negligence; 25-year old factory worker suffered arm amputation while operating a defective bread dough mixer
  • $5.6 million settlement

    -Munoz v. Confidential Auto Dealership Negligence; Delivery driver rendered paraplegic when fork lift operator allowed lift to topple over onto while plaintiff was making delivery at auto dealership
  • $5 million verdict

    -Mollet vs. Farmers Insurance Company

    -Insurance bad faith; Company utilized a racially discriminatory policy in handling uninsured motorist claims
  • $4.5 million settlement

    -Romero vs. Confidential Manufacturing Co.

    -Product liability; Worker seriously injured when he fell from defectively designed man-lift.
  •  $4.3 million settlement

    -John Doe vs. Private School

    -Negligence; Pedestrian struck by vehicle driven by school teacher while in "course & scope" of her employment; traumatic brain injury.
  • $4 million verdict

    -Ingram vs. City of Los Angeles

    -Negligence; Vehicular accident with city owned truck caused brain damage to plaintiff
  • $3.7 million verdict

    -Scholz vs. State of California

    -Dangerous road design leads to death of 10-year-old boy and amputation of adult's leg
  • $3.5 million settlement

    -Pavlock v. James H. Clark & Sons, & State of California

    -Wrongful death; dangerous roadway; 38-year old man killed in truck vs. motorcycle collision caused by truck driver's negligence and dangerous condition of public highway
  • $3.3 million verdict

    -Murillo vs. United States of America

    -Civil rights; High speed pursuit by Border Patrol Agents causes multiple deaths; Largest verdict against U.S. Border Patrol
  • $3.1 million verdict

    -Chao v. Ma

    -Conspiracy; Defendant linked to organized crime conspired to kidnap and murder plaintiff
  • $2.7 million verdict

    -Velasquez vs. City of Compton

    -Civil rights; 15-year-old boy shot by police due to improper suspect pursuit techniques; Largest verdict against Compton Police Department
  • $2.5 million settlement

    -John Doe vs. Doe Manufacturer

    -Product liability; 40-year old male suffered debilitating illness after ingesting over-the-counter vitamin supplement.
  • $2.2 million verdict

    -Saltzberg vs. Hawkins

    -Medical malpractice action against homeopathic doctor for improper neck adjustments resulting in brain damage
  • $2.150 million settlement

    -Aubrey P. vs. Bonita Unified School District

    -Teenage girl seduced by adult male teacher who had "dated" previous female students and married one of them shortly after she graduated
  • $2.1 million settlement

    -Timashpolsky vs. Manufacturer; Apartment Owner

    -Product liability; Premises liability; older lady died from burns suffered after she fell in shower and was scalded by hot water from defective water heater
  • $2.025 million verdict

    -Espindola vs. Latin American Security Patrol

    -Negligence; Plaintiff rendered paraplegic after negligent shooting by defendant guard
  • $2.0 million settlement

    -Jane Doe vs. Confidential doctor

    -Medical malpractice; Negligent medical care of female patient by her doctor after she delivered triplets. Plaintiff suffered hemiplegia and brain injury.
  • $1.950 million settlement

    -Erica B. vs. Los Angeles County MTA

    -Female raped by MTA bus driver; MTA knew the same driver sexually assaulted another female passenger years earlier, yet continued to employ him
  • $1.85 million settlement

    -Brian C. v. Los Angeles County MTA

    -Teenage boy visiting Hollywood sexually assaulted by MTA bus driver in parked bus; boy turned on camcorder and audiotaped the assault as it occurred; driver had prior felony conviction involving violent conduct.
  • $1.8 million verdict

    -Higgins vs. Toshiba

    -Age discrimination; Male business executive discharged from his job because of age-bias by Japanese executives.
  • $1.6 million verdict

    -Marianne V., Diana C., & Katharina C. vs. LAUSD

    -3 young girls fondled by day care aide at LAUSD school;

    LAUSD admitted fault but argued the girls' damages were minimal
  • $1.6 million settlement

    -Jane Doe vs. Confidential School

    -Teenage girl seduced by adult male coach; school's coaches had voiced suspicions about the relationship to administrators, who conducted inadequate investigation
  • $1.5 million settlement

    -Parents vs. Confidential Construction Companies

    -Premises liability; 20-year old man fell to death from apartment complex walkway due to missing railing removed by construction crews during remodel; action brought by decedent's parents who lived in Mexico and had not seen son in several years
  • $1.5 million settlement

    -John Doe v. Confidential Construction Co.

    -Negligence; Construction worker severely injured at subway construction project site.
  • $1.5 million settlement

    -Two Sisters vs. Confidential School District

    -Middle school teacher sexually molested two sisters; one sister reported the abuse to a school aide, who failed to report it to authorities
  • $1.35 million verdict

    -Thompson vs. South Bay Urology Medical Group

    -Medical malpractice; urologist failed to properly diagnose prostate cancer in patient
  • $1.25 million settlement

    -Jane Doe vs. Confidential Psychiatric Hospital

    -Hospital worker had sex with 13-year old psychiatric patient with history of acting out sexually; hospital knew of prior sexual misconduct by other workers at facility
  • $1.15 million settlement

    -Mazariego vs. Standard Brands

    -Defendant's store employee instructed customer to use gasoline to remove tile adhesive from kitchen floor; when customer did as instructed, gasoline fumes ignited, resulting in severe burn injuries
  • $1.14 million verdict

    -Bridges vs. Kwon

    -Discrimination; African-American surgeon was discharged from job after purchasing a new home in his boss's neighborhood; boss did not want minorities moving into his neighborhood and fired surgeon with hope that surgeon would then be forced to move from neighborhood
  • $1.125 million settlement

    -Taylor H. vs. La Habra City School District; Dance Studio

    -Sex abuse; Teenage boy sexually exploited by middle school teacher; negligent supervision of teacher by school district and by independent dance studio.
  • $1.11 million verdict

    -Vides vs. Nimov

    -Negligence; Pedestrian standing on corner struck by car after it collided with another car in intersection
  • $1 million settlement

    -Corbett vs. Confidential Carpet Cleaning Co.

    -Negligence; 62-year old woman from Guatemala killed by young driver as she crossed street; driver's employer had asked him to run an errand in his personal vehicle
  • $1 million settlement

    -Canela vs. Tom's Vending Company

    -Product Liability; Defective interlock system on microwave failed, causing deep burns to plaintiff's hand
  • $1 million settlement

    -Downey vs. Signal Hill Police Department

    -Adult female sexually exploited by two male police officers when she was a teenage explorer scout; Police department had hired one of the officers after he was fired from different police department for similar misconduct
  • $1 million settlement

    -Lee v. Confidential Hospital

    -Wrongful Death action; 33-year old male was assaulted by security officer for hospital over a parking dispute and died from injuries to his head
  • $1 million settlement

    -Jane Doe vs. Confidential Bus Co.

    -Sex assault of a minor; Bus company negligent in supervision of special needs girl who was sexually assaulted by boys on defendant's bus.
  • Confidential Settlement

    -Pannicia vs. CNN

    -Part-time reporter for CNN alleged pregnancy discrimination