Verdicts and Settlements

Typical Cases

The law firm of Ball, Ghaleb and Hulbert are representing clients injured by defective and recalled pacemakers/defibrillators from medical product manufacturers as Guidant and Medtronic.

Notable trials of Ball, Ghaleb & Hulbert have included Krejci v. Johns-Manville, the first asbestos-related colon cancer case tried on the West Coast; Taunt v. Michelin Tire, one of the only product defect verdicts against Michelin; and Valencia v. Department of Water and Power, a multi-million dollar verdict on behalf of an immigrant laborer. The firm recorded a multi-million dollar verdict for an injured minor whose claim was blown by the previous attorneys.

In the Sonnier v. Farmers Insurance lawsuit, Stephen C. Ball recorded a $10,300,000.00 judgment on behalf of an adjuster who “blew the whistle” on the unfair claims handling practices of Farmers Insurance following the Northridge earthquake.

In Arnold v. Farmers Mr. Ball obtained another wrongful termination against Farmers for a former Farmer’s national mold manager who was fired for refusing to participate in the corrupt lobbying of Texas politicians.

Lawyers for Ball, Ghaleb & Hulbert have been successful in representing their clients in binding arbitrations against health care providers who make the signing of a binding arbitration agreement a prerequisite for medical care.

Because of their willingness to try cases and their trial record, the lawyers at Ball, Ghaleb and Hulbert have been able to obtain favorable settlements for their clients.

In addition to obtaining many settlements for the catastrophically injured and their families, the law firm has successfully represented victims of pharmaceutical negligence and medical negligence, victims of elder abuse, victims of legal malpractice, molested students, physicians who have been terminated for their ethical concerns, heirs in probate actions and homeowner associations.

On behalf of 1,200 condominium owners who sustained property damage in the Northridge earthquake, Stephen C. Ball was extensively involved in the representation of those victims in the bad faith litigation against the insurance carrier that had grossly underestimated their claims. A high seven-figure settlement was obtained on behalf of the condominium owners.

The Law Offices of Ball Ghaleb and Hulbert has been involved in significant class action litigation. In association with the law firm of Gancedo and Nieves, Stephen C. Ball represented over 2,500 Northridge catastrophe adjusters in a dispute concerning unpaid overtime wages. The law firms were successful in obtaining class certification, which lead to a successful settlement of the claims.

Currently Mr. Ball is involved in the prosecution of additional wage and hour cases on behalf of adjusters and pharmacists.