Top Defective And Dangerous Products Lawyers Near Me in Newport Beach Area

Paul Dagostino is a top rated trial lawyer with a diverse set of skills handling mass torts, class action and personal injuy cases.. Paul Dagostino is a highly experienced attorney who has handled numerous complex and high-profile cases throughout his career. He has been involved in major litigation against General Motors LLC related to a faulty ignition switch issue and worked on the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder cancer cases in California State Court. Additionally, he has represented military service members in actions against earplug manufacturer 3M for injuries caused by their products.. Participating in such high-profile cases has given Paul valuable experience in litigating high-stakes claims. For example, he was an integral part of the trial team in the Johnson & Johnson litigation, where he drafted the appellate brief and helped secure a record $417 million jury verdict against the company for a client who developed ovarian cancer after using J&J talc products.. Paul has also achieved notable successes in other cases, including securing a $16 million settlement for a girl who suffered catastrophic injuries when hit by a car in a crosswalk on her way to school. He settled a rear-end car crash case for $1.1 million and another claim against a travel insurance company for $1 million.. Paul is passionate about his work and finds it rewarding to help people in need and hold the largest corporations in the country accountable.

Mark P. Robinson, Jr. is the founder, senior partner and sole shareholder of Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., based in Newport Beach, California. Mr. Robinson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and graduated cum laude from Loyola School of Law. He has established a prominent legal practice devoted to consumer safety and has worked on thousands of products liability cases, including the landmark Ford Pinto case, Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, where a jury in Orange County, California, awarded $128 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The verdict was recognized by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America as one of the ten most significant civil trials of the past millennium.. Mr. Robinson’s other significant trials include: Anderson v. General Motors, where a Los  Angeles jury awarded $4.9 billion to burn victims in an  automobile crash; Barnett v. Merck, a $51 million verdict in New Orleans federal court against the manufacturer of the prescription drug Vioxx; Ketchum vs. Hyundai, where a Los Angeles County jury awarded $15 million to a young boy paralyzed by a defective seat belt during a collision; Oliver vs. Nissan, where a jury returned a $9 million verdict in a product liability action in Los Angeles County; Siu v. General Motors, a $9 million judgment in a product liability action in San Diego; and Fair v. Ford, a $12 million award in a wrongful death action in Kentucky arising from a post-collision fire involving a school bus.. Mr. Robinson was the 2014 National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges with chapters in all 50 states. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a highly selective professional society of trial lawyers and judges (including the justices of the United States Supreme Court) whose members are selected only by invitation. He is a past president of the Orange County Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. In 2011, he was chosen to serve on the Judicial Council of California Court Case Management Internal Committee.. In June of 2013, Mr. Robinson received the Philip Burton Lifetime Legal Achievement Award from Consumer Watchdog, a national non-profit organization which advocates for taxpayer and consumer interests. In 2011, he was inducted by the California Bar Association Litigation Section into their Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame. In 2010, as well as in 1999, Mr. Robinson received the California Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award, presented annually by California Lawyer magazine to attorneys whose achievements have made a profound impact on the law. In 2008, he was named California ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year for California, and was also honored by the Anti-Defamation League (Orange County/Long Beach) with the Marcus Kaufman Jurisprudence Award. In 2007, he received the Champion of Justice Award from the Civil Justice Program in Southern California, and in 2006, he was named “Mass Tort Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Robinson is also a Founding Member of the Orange County Bar Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization that offers programs and services aimed at helping youth, their families and the community.. In mass tort complex litigation, Mr. Robinson has extensive litigation and leadership experience. His leadership roles include the following fifteen (15) federal multidistrict litigations:. Mr. Robinson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Democracy and Justice, a partnership of leaders and community professionals dedicated to promoting the principles of democracy through education. He is an adjunct professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where he has served on the Dean’s Advisory Committee. He is presently a member of the UC Irvine School of Law Board of Visitors, and has served as a board member of the UCI Foundation.. Mr. Robinson has authored or co-authored numerous publications and articles on tort law practice. He was a contributing author to Products Liability Litigation: Product Studies, Clark Boardman Callaghan (1996), and A Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender & Company (1987).

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