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Father Of Developmentally Disabled Student Files Suit Against Training Center For Alleged Negligent Supervision Resulting In Sexual Assault Of Son

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San Francisco, CA – June 27, 2017 – Christopher B. Dolan, founder and Chief Legal Counsel at the Dolan Law Firm, PC, announced that a complaint has been filed against the Central Valley Training Center located in Fresno, California, for the sexual assault of a student at the facility by another unsupervised student. The complaint alleges that the center, a daycare provider for adults with developmental disabilities, was negligent in its duty to ensure the safety of the son of A.K., the father who filed the complaint and whose name has been abbreviated to protect the identity of his son. The complaint further alleges that the center failed to safeguard the son from foreseeable assault and injury from other students.

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Pleasanton California Business Owner Dressed Like Trump Racially Harasses African American Employee – Suit Filed In Alameda County Alleges

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San Francisco, CA – June 8, 2017 – The Dolan Law Firm, on behalf of their client, Ms. Tishay Wright, filed suit today against Southland Construction Management Inc. and its owners Kenneth & Anita Hayden for racial discrimination and harassment.  Ms. Wright, an African American woman, was repeatedly subject to unwanted racial commentary, stereotypes and differential treatment because of her race and gender.

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Wyndham Whistleblower Lawsuit Receives National Press Coverage

A San Francisco jury awarded $20 million to Trish Williams, a former Wyndham timeshare sales representative, who was wrongfully terminated for reporting time share fraud on the elderly
Plaintiff Trish Williams (in center) with her attorneys Chris Dolan and Anne Costin after jury issued verdict in the Wyndham whistleblower lawsuit.

On November 25, 2016, columnist Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times profiled Patricia Williams who was wrongfully terminated after she blew the whistle on fraud at former employer, Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the nation’s largest timeshare company. A San Francisco Superior Court jury the week earlier awarded Williams $20 million for her lost earnings and emotional distress, and punitive damages.

During her tenure at Wyndham, Williams told her superiors about an array of dubious activities with a focus on defrauding elderly customers. Salespersons falsely told customers that Wyndham would buy back their ownership stakes if they no longer wanted them. Credit card accounts were opened for buyers and charged without their knowledge and approval.

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$20 Million Verdict For Wrongfully Terminated Whistleblower

A San Francisco jury awarded $20 million to Trish Williams, a former Wyndham timeshare sales representative, who was wrongfully terminated for reporting time share fraud on the elderly
Plaintiff Trish Williams (in center) with her attorneys Chris Dolan and Anne Costin after jury issued verdict.

$20 Million Verdict For Whistleblower Who Exposed Financial Fraud of Elderly By Wyndham Vacation Ownership – World’s Largest Timeshare Company

A San Francisco jury awarded $20 million to Trish Williams, a former Wyndham timeshare sales representative, who was wrongfully terminated for reporting time share fraud on the elderly (San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-12-526187). The verdict, read late on Thursday, November 17, 2016, followed a one-month trial in which Williams was represented by Chris Dolan of The Dolan Law Firm and Anne Costin of Costin Law Inc.   

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Elder Abuse Suit Filed After Senior Found Dead At Nursing Home

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Failure To Assist Resident Use Bathroom Resulted In Fall And Death Lawsuit Charges

San Mateo, CA (September 30, 2016) – On behalf of the family of Calvin Bennett, age 85, attorneys Chris Dolan and Aimee Kirby of the Dolan Law Firm filed earlier this year an elder abuse and wrongful death lawsuit against a San Mateo County assisted living facility and its owner Karin Lastimosa. Bennett died at Elle’s Care Home located in Broadmoor Village on May 30, 2015.

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City of Stockton Pays Disabled African American Man $307,000 To Settle Police Abuse Case Following Dog Attack

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Chris Dolan, lead trial counsel and founder of the Dolan Law Firm, PC, announced today that the City of Stockton has paid $307,500 to settle a federal abuse of force case against the Stockton Police Department.

The federal civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of James Smith, a mentally disabled, African American, man, alleged that multiple bites inflicted by a Police K9 as Mr. Smith was handcuffed, were an abusive excessive use of force. At the time of the canine attack on November 21, 2014, Smith, then 18 years old, with an IQ of a child, lay face down and in handcuffs. Video of the attack showed that officers stood aside as the dog repeatedly bit Mr. Smith for more than a minute.

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Federal Lawsuit Filed To Deem Jahi McMath Alive

Two years ago Jahi McMath was pronounced dead. Despite overwhelming evidence that Jahi McMath does not meet the criteria established under California law for brain death, the State of California and County of Alameda have refused to acknowledge Jahi’s humanity and continue to deprive her of the civil rights provided to all living persons under the U.S. Constitution and Federal law. Today, the Dolan Law Firm on behalf of Jahi and her mother Nailah Winkfield filed a federal lawsuit for violation of Jahi’s civil rights.

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Dolan Law Firm Sues Uber for Death of Sofia Liu

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The Dolan Law Firm recently filed the first lawsuit against Uber cab for the death of 6-year-old Sofia Liu.

Sofia Liu was run over by Syed Muzzaraf along with her mother Huan and brother Anthony. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Liu’s parents, Ang Jiang and Huan Kuang and has been covered in publications such as PC World.

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Proven Strategies for Communicating Loss in the Courtroom

 As trial lawyers, it falls upon us to paint the often bleak landscape of pain and suffering that is the backdrop to our client’s lives after tragedy. It is also our challenge to look squarely into the eyes of the jury and declare its value. This article provides proven strategies for effectively communicating loss in four challenging situations; 1) an employment case with no economic loss; 2) the case of the classic eggshell plaintiff ; 3) injury to the elderly and; 4) punitive damages.

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Dolan Law Firm obtains settlement in DMV discrimination against transgender woman

A transgender woman and San Francisco resident Amber Yust, represented by the Dolan Law Firm, settled her privacy and civil rights lawsuit with the San Francisco DMV.

In October 2010, a DMV employee, who had a known history of denying equal service to transgender customers, retained Yust’s personal information through his employment at the DMV. The employee then used the information to send her materials condemning her transgender status, and calling for homosexuals to be “put to death.”

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