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...
Civil Power Theft Case – Successful Court Trial

Civil Power Theft Case – Successful Court Trial

On January 19, 2023, Stephanie L. Quinn and Monica A. Silver of Quinn Covarrubias received a judgment in favor of their client, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), in a civil power theft case.  SMUD alleged that the defendant diverted power at two residences...