- Sex Crimes
- Workers CompensationDecember 6, 2007 – In a published opinion, the 2nd District Court of Appeal agrees with Richard Carroll and David Pruett that a physician who provides expert evaluations in the workers compensation context cannot maintain a lien for those same expert services on the employees’ settlement of a civil toxic tort action.
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Premises Liability
- Construction Litigation
- Property DamageWhether the suit involves property damage, personal injury, bad faith, premises or transportation liability, multi-party suits, or similar, we work closely with each client to address any concerns or risks at every level of the litigation process.
- Personal InjuryIn Flores, the Court of Appeal refused to apply the MICRA one-year statute of limitations to the circumstance of a hospital patient falling when the rail of a hospital bed collapsed. Instead, the Court of Appeal applied the two-year statute generally applicable to other types of personal injury actions. That decision would have necessarily also deprived the hospital of other MICRA protections, including the $250,000 limit on noneconomic damages.
- Medical MalpracticeCarroll, Kelly, Trotter & Franzen specializes in medical malpractice representation, specifically insurance and professional liability defense and employs a number of lawyers experienced in health care law and managed care litigation.