Two Appellate Wins in Civil Power Theft Cases!

Two Appellate Wins in Civil Power Theft Cases!

The California Court of Appeal affirmed two judgments in favor of the firm’s client, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, in civil power theft cases seeking damages for the diversion of electricity.   The civil power theft statute, Civil Code section 1882 et seq.,...
November is National Adoption Month!

November is National Adoption Month!

We could not let the month of November end without a post dedicated to National Adoption Month and to report on a recent victory for one of our clients.  We represented a family in a state administrative hearing challenging a county’s decision to deny adoption...
Defense Verdict

Defense Verdict

On March 14, 2022, after a 12 day jury trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Stephanie Quinn and Mariel Covarrubias received a defense verdict in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act case on behalf of Union Pacific Railroad Company. The plaintiff was a railroad...
Successful Court Trial for Quinn Covarrubias

Successful Court Trial for Quinn Covarrubias

On September 12, 2022, Stephanie L. Quinn and Monica A. Silver of Quinn Covarrubias achieved a victory on behalf of Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in a case brought under California Civil Code section 1882.1, a civil statute that permits utilities to...
Summary Judgement & Dismissal Obtained

Summary Judgement & Dismissal Obtained

Mariel Covarrubias of Quinn Covarrubias obtained a dismissal in a railroad trespasser case in San Bernardino County, California.  The wrongful death case was brought by the mother of a man who rode his bicycle onto a private railroad bridge and was hit and killed by a...