- Wrongful DeathSan Francisco managing partner John Brydon obtained a unanimous defense verdict for Demler client Pneumo Abex in an asbestos wrongful death mesothelioma case tried in Seattle, Washington. New York-based national asbestos plaintiff firm Karst & Von Oiste name partner, Douglas von Oiste, asked the King County jury to return a verdict in excess of $2.5 … Continue reading
- FraudDemler, Armstrong & Rowland, LLP, is a litigation firm, first and foremost. We are called upon by our clients to try their toughest cases, frequently having the files transferred to us on the eve of trial. Our focus over the years has been insurance bad faith, including insurance coverage, and high-end personal injury cases as well as construction defect matters. We have also successfully litigated business fraud and breach of contract actions for local businesses and stand ready to help our clients in all arenas.
- Theft
- AssaultAssault and battery claim arising out of a “gang fight” between two groups of high school students. Plaintiff sued the parents of his assailants, claiming they were vicariously liable per Civil Code section 1714.1 and Education Code section 48904. He claimed a permanent brain injury and severe memory deficits. Defendants argued that there was no … Continue reading
- Business DisputesDemler’s business litigation group understands the intracicies involved in business to business disputes and the economic impact that it may have on our clients. We regularly counsel our clients through the litigation process whether it involves cost-effective legal strategies, alternative dispute resolution, or trial.
- Trade Secrets
- Unfair CompetitionDemler, Armstrong & Rowland’s business litigators have a wide range of experience handling commercial disputes on behalf of small businesses to fortune 500 companies. We regularly handle complex business disputes ranging from breach of contract, fraud, trade secrets, unfair competition, and directors and officers liability.
- Wrongful TerminationDemler, Armstrong & Rowland’s employment practice group counsels and represents employers through the ever changing rules and regulations in the employment arena. Our employment attorneys offer counseling and defense of employers in all aspects of litigation ranging from discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour issues. Our attorneys appear before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as well as state and federal court.
- Premises LiabilityMarking a victory for DAR by partner Pennie Liu and associate Kelly Kim, they obtained summary judgment in a dog bite/premises liability case in favor of our landlord clients who rented out a single-family home in El Monte. Unbeknownst to the landlords, the tenant’s pitbull had violently killed another dog years before it attacked the … Continue reading
- Construction LitigationDemler Armstrong & Rowland was established in 1979 in Long Beach, California. For more than 40 years, our primary focus has been the defense of general liability and catastrophic injury lawsuits, construction litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and insurance bad faith claims. We are a litigation and trial firm with offices in both Northern and Southern California, and our lawyers are routinely called upon to try high-stakes cases in courtrooms throughout the state. With a core group of partners who have been together for more than 30 years, we have the size and experience to take on the largest cases, but are still small enough to be able to provide the level of personal service that our clients expect.
- Property DamageWe regularly represent motor carriers and members of the transportation industry in all aspects of litigation in state and federal court. Our practice ranges from catastrophic injury, property damage, and regulatory compliance to cargo issues.
- Personal InjuryDemler, Armstrong and Rowland has extensive trial and litigation experience in products liability; toxic tort and asbestos cases usually found only in much larger firms. Our lawyers have represented dozens of product defendants in hundreds of lung cancer and mesothelioma cases in State and Federal Courts throughout California, and partner John Brydon serves as National Trial Counsel for major product manufacturers, a position which has allowed him to try asbestos cases to juries across the United States. The firm also defends non-asbestos related products manufacturers in a variety of personal injury and class action matters.
- Auto Accidents