Archive for the ‘Michael J. Crowley’ Category

For most people injured in a motor vehicle collision, their first thought is not “I better engage the medical payments provision of my auto liability policy.”    Many Humboldt County drivers are either unaware of their own medical payments coverage (“med pay”) in their auto policies, or unfamiliar with how to invoke it and what it covers.

Med pay is coverage under a driver’s auto liability policy which pays for medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision.  It is a separate category of coverage under a driver’s automobile liability policy, and should not be confused with a person’s health insurance coverage (which might be through a person’s employment).

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Janssen Malloy LLP partners, W. Timothy Needham, Michael J. Crowley, Patrik Griego and Amelia F. Burroughs have been nominated by Consumer Attorneys of California for the organization’s Consumer Attorney of the Year Award.  The nomination arises from the firm’s handling of the seminal jury verdict case of 2010, Lavender vs. Skilled Healthcare LLC.  The Janssen Law Firm, along with co-counsel Michael Thamer and Christopher Healey, obtained the largest jury verdict in the United States in 2010, $677 million dollars.  The case had a significant impact on the healthcare industry, specifically the skilled nursing facilities throughout the nation.

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Janssen Malloy is pleased to announce that Amelia F. Burroughs has become a partner in the firm.  Born and raised in Humboldt County, Ms. Burroughs was recently selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a 2011 Northern California Rising Star.  Notably, Ms. Burroughs was part of the trial team for the plaintiffs in the Lavender v. Skilled Healthcare class action litigation, which resulted in the largest jury verdict ever awarded in Humboldt County ($677 million dollars).  Ms. Burroughs is an experienced litigator who graduated at the top of her law school class and served as Editor-in-Chief of the McGeorge Law Review (2001 – 2002).  Ms. Burroughs joined the firm in 2007 after practicing in the San Francisco and San Diego areas for five years.  She is currently the Secretary of the Humboldt County Bar Association.

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News Release – For Immediate Release

June 21, 2011

Contact: Deborah Mathis, Communications Director – (202) 797-8600 or dmathis@publicjustice.net

Six California Lawyers Who Won Historic Verdict for Nursing Home Residents Are Finalists for Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

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Janssen Law Firm partner, Michael J. Crowley, recently settled a log landing hand crush injury case for $800,000.00.  Log truck driver, Richard Neves, was in the process of attaching a second trailer to an already loaded trailer stacked full of redwood logs when the heel boom operator unsafely lifted the grapples of the loader, causing Mr. Neves’ hand to be crushed against a redwood log.  The defendant disputed both liability and damages until shortly before trial.

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Janssen Law Firm partner W. Timothy Needham has been nominated for the 2011 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year award through the American Association for Justice (AAJ).  The nomination stems from Mr. Needham’s tireless efforts on behalf of the plaintiffs in the Lavender v.  Skilled Healthcare nursing home understaffing class-action case that was tried in Humboldt County Superior Court in 2010.

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Janssen Law Firm partners Michael J. Crowley and W. Timothy Needham have been recognized by California Lawyer Magazine as California Lawyer attorneys of the year, recognizing their significant trial result in the Lavender v. Skilled Healthcare nursing home understaffing class-action case.  This case was tried to verdict in Humboldt County Superior Court after a six month trial, and resulted in a $677 million verdict against Skilled Healthcare for statutory violations of the state’s minimum nurse staffing requirements.  This is believed to the largest jury verdict in the nursing home context in the state’s history, and was among the top jury verdicts in the United States for 2010, in any field.

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Journalist Matt Drange of the Eureka Times-Standard covered the Lavender v. Skilled Healthcare jury trial, writing in depth in a three part series the stories underlying the class action law suit against Skilled Healthcare.  Drange noted that it was the longest civil trial in Humboldt County history, and the $677 million verdict was the largest trial result in the United States in 2010.

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The Janssen Law Firm recently resolved a tragic wrongful death matter from the Hoopa area for the defendant’s policy limits.   Michael Crowley of the Janssen Law Firm represented the adult children of Filmore Harvey, Sr., regarding his tragic death on December 16, 2009.

Mr. Harvey was run over by the defendant driver, who was driving under the influence at the time of the incident.  The defendant is currently being prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter in Humboldt County Superior Court.

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On September 10, 2010 the Honorable W. Bruce Watson granted preliminary approval to the settlement of the longest civil trial in Humboldt County history.   The settlement comes after the jury returned a $677 million dollar verdict in July.   Plaintiffs’ counsel Timothy Needham and Michael Crowley advised the Eureka Times-Standard that they were confident the settlement was in the best interest of the class given the threat of bankruptcy that faced the nursing home entity after the verdict was announced, and given that the court’s injunction order will guarantee adequate staffing in Skilled Health’s facilities.

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