Results

1. Favorable result2026

   Defense Beats Plaintiff's CCP998 in Trial

   San Francisco

   Straus Meyers, LLP prevailed in a 10 day jury trial. Disputed liability with substantial damages. The jury verdict radically undercut Plaintiff’s CCP 998 offer and Defense resulting in a $100k return of costs to defense.

2. Defense verdict2026

   San Francisco Severe Injury - Defense

   San Francisco · Demand $2M+

3. Defense verdict2025

   Admitted Liability Case - No Causation - Defense

   Orange County

   Despite admitting liability. Straus Meyers, LLP succesfully argued to the jury that Plaintiff was not injured. The jury determined no causation and ruled in favor of defendnat.

4. Defense verdict2025

   Habitability Defense

   Los Angeles, CA · Demand $500,000

   LASC

   Following a two week jury trial, Straus Meyers, LLP obtained a defense verdict on a habitability case.

5. Favorable result2025

   Survival Action - $3.3M demand; jury found only $128K

   Sacramento · Demand $3,300,000.00

   Following a two week jury trial for wrongful death and survival action, Plaintiff demanded $3,300,000 on a clear liability case. The jury awarded a mere fraction, $128,000.

6. Defense verdict2022

   Orange County — musculoskeletal and spinal injury claim

   Orange County · Premises / personal injury · Demand $500,000+ · Marvin J. Straus

   Liability admitted, causation contested. The trial was subject to multiple motions and §402 hearings that unsuccessfully attempted to exclude defense experts. Twelve jurors found the firm’s client not responsible for any of the injuries claimed.

7. Defense verdict2022

   Two-week jury trial — no injury causation found

   Demand $2M+

   Plaintiff demanded over $2M in closing in addition to extra-contractual damages. The jury concluded there was no injury causation and found in favor of the defendants. In turn, defense recovered costs and prevailed at appeal level as well.

8. Prevailing party2020

   Motorcycle collision — CCP §998 prevailing party

   Auto / personal injury · Demand $50,000

   Plaintiff asked the jury for $50,000. The jury awarded $3,000 in past non-economic damages and nothing more. A prior CCP §998 offer exceeded the verdict, so defendant was the prevailing party and entitled to costs.

9. Walk-away2019

   First-party bad faith — punitive damages struck

   Bad faith / coverage · Demand Six-figure

   Punitive damages were struck from three successive amended complaints, the last without leave to amend. Concurrent investigation produced new witnesses and an Insurance Code §1871.7 counter-claim. Plaintiff’s earlier six-figure settlement demand dropped to zero.

10. Dismissed2019

    Products liability / traumatic brain injury — dismissed on jurisdiction

    Los Angeles County · Products liability

    U.S. District Court, Central District of California

    Removed from Los Angeles state court to the Central District. After several amendments to the complaint and cross-complaint, the court agreed with the firm’s arguments and dismissed its out-of-state corporate and individual clients on jurisdictional grounds.

11. Favorable result2019

    San Diego — FEHA, harassment and wrongful termination

    San Diego County · Employment · Demand Multi-million

    San Diego Superior Court

    Following a two-and-a-half week jury trial, the jury returned a verdict awarding minimal monetary damages against a multi-million dollar request. The court awarded defense costs and denied plaintiff her costs.

Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter. Each case turns on its own facts, venue, posture and applicable law. Summaries are drawn from the firm's own published reports; no confidential or client-identifying information is disclosed.