Downey, CA – Taylor & Ring, a Los Angeles-based trial law firm, filed a lawsuit against Downey Unified School District and former teacher, Brandon Hitchcock, for sexual abuse of a minor. The complaint alleges that the 16-year-old plaintiff (“Jane Doe”) was sexually assaulted by Mr. Hitchcock while attending Downey High School from 2013-2015. Background Mr.…
— 10-year-old boy severely burned at one of the park’s campsites — Taylor & Ring, a Los Angeles-based trial law firm which handles personal injury and wrongful death matters, obtained a nearly $3 million verdict on Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court against the East Bay Regional Park District. A jury found that the park…
In the October 2015 issue of the Advocate, Partner David M. Ring and Attorney Natalie Weatherford coauthored the article, “Seven key evidentiary issues in sexual assault, abuse and harassment cases”. The article discusses the plaintiff’s “consent” and sexual history out of evidence while bringing a defendant’s related criminal matters into evidence. Mr. Ring and Ms.…
–Settlement marks highest payout by police for wrongful death in CA– Taylor & Ring obtained an $8.75 million dollar settlement against the County of Los Angeles on behalf of Alfredo Montalvo, an unarmed man fatally shot by nine deputies in Lynwood, CA. On November 10, 2015 the LA County Board of Supervisors approved the settlement.…
Taylor & Ring proudly sponsored the National Crime Victim Bar Association’s (NCVBA) National Conference held September 9-11 in Anaheim, CA. The conference was held in conjunction with the National Center for Victims of Crime’s 2015 National Training Institute. The seminar emphasized collaboration among victim service professionals, including best practices, current research, and effective programs and…
Join partners John Taylor, Dave Ring and Louanne Masry at the 2015 Annual Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Convention, the nation’s largest trial lawyers’ convention, on September 3-4 in Las Vegas. Ms. Masry will begin the conference with an elder abuse panel examining damages in elder abuse cases. The following day, Mr. Taylor,…
As published in the Daily Breeze, John Taylor and David Ring, as well as attorney David Lederer with Lederer & Nojima settled a lawsuit against the City of Manhattan Beach for $3 million on behalf of a woman who was blinded in one eye after being hit by a flying golf disc at Manhattan Beach’s…
Partner Dave Ring was selected for inclusion on Daily Journal’s Top 25 Plaintiff Lawyers list out of numerous attorneys practicing in California for his remarkable work in the personal injury practice area for advocating on behalf of children and adult victims of sexual abuse. Due to the nature of his cases, Mr. Ring has garnered…
Partners John Taylor and Dave Ring were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 list. Mr. Taylor has been listed for 20 consecutive years for his Plaintiffs’ work in personal injury litigation. Mr. Ring has been listed for 10 consecutive years for Plaintiffs’ work in personal injury litigation. For…
– Largest settlement paid by county in its history – Taylor & Ring obtained a $6.15 million settlement against Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, Jose Rigaberto Sanchez, on behalf of a woman who was raped by Sanchez during a traffic stop in 2010. He has been sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison.…