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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.…

— Lawsuit alleges that Coast Music could have prevented any molestation from ever occurring — ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Lawyers Genie Harrison of Genie Harrison Law Firm and David Ring of Taylor & Ring have joined forces to file a lawsuit against Coast Music in Orange County and piano instructor John Mordecai Scott on behalf…

Taylor & Ring will serve as a premier sponsor for the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas held September 3-6, 2015. Taylor & Ring, along with Green Broillet & Wheeler LLP and Patrick Farber, will sponsor the kickoff party on Thursday, September 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The…

It is clearly stated in criminal courts that sexual perpetrators cannot use consent as a defense; however, this law is not as clear in civil court. On July 16, 2015, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 14, eliminating the use of consent in civil cases where an adult perpetrator engaged in sexual misconduct with…

U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ranked Taylor & Ring on the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list in the Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking in Los Angeles for their work in Personal Injury Litigation. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client…

On July 6, Partner Dave Ring filed a civil lawsuit against former teacher Jeremy Monn, Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, Big Oak Flat Groveland Unified School District and Superintendent Dave Urquhart. The lawsuit alleges Mr. Monn, who was working as the agriculture teacher at Paso Robles High School, sexually abused a 16-year-old student during…

On June 16, a Berkeley apartment balcony collapsed as a result of dry rotting, which killed six people and severely injured seven. Attorney Robert Clayton was quoted In the Contra Costa Times about this tragic event. Based upon his extensive experience representing people injured by structural collapses, Mr. Clayton was quoted as saying “Balconies normally…

Burbank Unified School District was sued by a former administrative secretary for alleged sexual assault by the district’s assistant superintendent. After seven years, the district still isn’t finished litigating the case and if the appeal is unsuccessful, the case could cost the district as much as $5.5 million. The plaintiff could allege far beyond a…

Taylor & Ring welcomes Brendan P. Gilbert as an associate attorney. Mr. Gilbert focuses his practice on personal injury matters. “Brendan is a well-rounded attorney with experience working in a range of areas, which will be beneficial to the firm and our clients,” said Dave Ring, Partner with Taylor & Ring. “He is a great…

Dave Ring will be a featured speaker at the 2015 Santa Monica Bar Association Trial Seminar “Winning is the Only Option” on Thursday, May 21 at the Le Meridien Delfina in Santa Monica. In the session titled, “How They Won the Case”, top trial lawyers will shed light on how they secured recording breaking outcomes…

Taylor & Ring obtained a $4.25 million settlement against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) on behalf of their client Gilberto Rebollar. This is considered the largest amount paid to a single pedestrian injury case by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. On April 6, 2009, Mr. Rebollar was struck by an LACMTA train when…

As reported in ABC7, Los Angeles Daily News , CBS Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles and Reuters , Taylor & Ring filed a lawsuit against Tutor Time, a school for children as young as infants through kindergarten, and two of its teachers in Agoura Hills, California alleging negligence, negligent supervision and hiring, failure to report…

Taylor & Ring, a Los Angeles-based trial law firm, filed a lawsuit against Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (Cottage) and nursing assistant Pedro Perez Hernandez on behalf of 69-year-old Manuel T. and his wife Michelle T. alleging sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, elder abuse and negligence. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Hernandez inappropriately touched…

The Recorder published its list of “California’s Million Dollar Verdicts” featuring the largest verdicts in 2014 across a range of practice areas. John Taylor and James Lewis’s verdict against Here Lounge in West Hollywood was ranked the fourth largest premises liability verdict of the year. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Lewis secured a jury verdict against…

Partners John Taylor, David Ring, Robert Clayton, and Louanne Masry were selected for inclusion on the 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list in recognition for their plaintiff work in personal injury. Mr. Taylor was selected for inclusion on the “Top 100” list and Ms. Masry was selected for inclusion on the “Top 50 Women” list.…

Effective January 2015, Assembly Bill (AB) 1432 requires school districts to provide training for all employees so that they are well-equipped to quickly identify and report suspected child abuse, both sexual and physical. Partner Dave Ring discuss the new law in the Daily Journal article “AB 1432: Teachers are positioned to spot abuse”. The new…

Sexual abuse is rarely talked about in the media when it involves a female predator and a male victim. Partner Dave Ring discusses this paradox in the Washington Post article, “He was abused by a female teacher, but he was treated like the perpetrator”. In a sexual abuse case in Minnesota, a black high school…

Taylor & Ring is pleased to announce Partner Dave Ring has been named California Lawyer‘s 2015 “Personal Injury Attorney of the Year” for his record-setting settlement of $14 million on behalf of two women who were sexually abused by their science teacher. This is the largest “per victim” settlement in the country from a public…

Taylor & Ring will be featured in the 2015 issue of Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine. The firm handles high-profile cases that garner national and local media attention and yield record-setting verdicts and settlements. Partners John Taylor, David Ring, Robert Clayton and Louanne Masry were named to the 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list. Additionally,…

Taylor & Ring’s record breaking settlement in the case Doe v. Moraga was included in The Recorder’s Top California Settlements of 2014 annual report. The $14 million settlement ranked #4 overall and #1 in the Intentional Torts: Sexual Assault category. Lead attorney Dave Ring and attorney Natalie Weatherford obtained the landmark settlement on behalf of…

In the article, “Former area teacher accused of sex with minor” published in The Union Democrat, Partner Dave Ring explains why the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District is at fault for allowing its former teacher, Jeremy Monn, to work in another school district, while knowing he was suspected of having sex with a minor…

U-T San Diego called upon Dave Ring to discuss the state appellate court’s rejection of an appeal by the Carlsbad Unified School District, upholding the firm’s $4.5 million jury award against the school district and its teacher for failure to protect students from the preying teacher. The district argued that the claims were not valid…

Partners John Taylor and David Ring, were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 for their work in Personal Injury Litigation. This marks Mr. Taylor’s 20th consecutive year and Mr. Ring’s 10th consecutive year being recognized. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive…

In the article, “Hueneme School District sued again over 2001 teacher molestation case” published by Ventura County Star, Partner Dave Ring discusses the second lawsuit filed by Taylor & Ring against Hueneme School District on behalf of a client for sexual abuse. The lawsuit alleges Mr. Ring’s client was sexually assaulted when she was an…