Cappello & Noël handles serious and complex personal injury claims, as well as wrongful death claims.
The firm helps the victims and their families obtain fair and just compensation, while giving them the closure and peace of mind they need in difficult times. In one case, the firm obtained a $16 million verdict for the family of a four-year old boy who drowned in a swimming pool while at a children’s day care camp.
CATASTROPHIC INJURY & WRONGFUL DEATH NEWS
Truth Aquatics Preemptively Fends Off Lawsuits
One week after the Conception dive boat burst into flames at 3 a.m. Labor Day — killing 34 of the 39 people onboard — many questions go unanswered: One of the victims’ remains is still lost at sea, the reason for a search warrant issued Sunday morning is still unknown, and the owners of the boat recently filed a lawsuit protecting themselves from damage claims — a move that came as a surprise to many.
Boat owners seek to head off lawsuits after 34 die in fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some [ More... ]
$16.2 Million Drowning Death Verdict Sends Strong Message to Summer Camp Operators: Protect The Kids in Your Care – Civil Trial Update
On August 15, 2005, Plaintiffs brought their four-year-old son, Yoni Gottesman, to Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club ("COAC") to attend a Summer Activities Camp ("Camp"). After Plaintiffs left their son in Defendants' care, Defendants allowed him to drown. Yoni drowned right in front of camp counselors and lifeguards.