Law Practice,
Insurance,
Civil Litigation
May 24, 2022
Sheppard Mullin gets 12-0 defense verdict for insurance company
“I found the jury pool to be very educated and engaged, which was good for both sides. Based on my experience, I’ve never seen so many engineers in a jury pool,” said Theona Zhordania, first chair for the defense.
After a month-long trial, a Santa Clara County jury returned a full defense verdict for a Sheppard Mullin team on behalf of their disability insurance company client against a former Ernst & Young partner, who claimed bad faith and breach of contract after a heart attack.
“While I haven’t had the chance to interview the jury yet, I believe what probably convinced the jury was that the plaintiff was not really disabled and that he was e...
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