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Michael Danko

Partner, Danko Meredith

42 years of experience
Personal Injury, Asbestos & Mesothelioma, Business Law ...
California

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Biography

Trial lawyer representing those harmed due to the wrongful conduct of others. Catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, aviation, and business torts.

The $14.9 million jury verdict we obtained for our client injured in a plane crash was one of the largest personal injury verdicts obtained in the state of California in 2008. The $20 million settlement we obtained for a client burned in a utility explosion was one of the largest personal injury settlements in the state for 2006.

Other representative results:

$10 million jury verdict for widow of man killed in California helicopter crash (2011);

$2.6 million settlement for a policy holder whose insurance company wrongfully refused to pay $225,000 in medical bills;

$10 million court judgment against a large developer for the breach of a promise to deposit $400,000 into purchase escrow;

$9.8 million jury verdict against a snow resort for a woman injured in a snowboarding accident;

$2.9 million jury verdict against an overhaul facility for a pilot injured in helicopter crash;

$2.2 million court judgment against a state for a bicyclist who fell after hitting an obstruction in the road;

$1.55 million settlement for woman injured in a plane crash at Lake Tahoe;

$50 million court judgment against a candy manufacturer for the wrongful death of child;

$9.75 million settlement for a family injured in a Hawaiian tour helicopter crash on the island of Kauai.

Practice Areas

Personal Injury: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Asbestos & Mesothelioma

Business Law: Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Consumer Law: Class Action, Lemon Law

Insurance Claims: Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance