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News coverage, awards, and recognition for our trial team.
Trial Team Spotlight: $18.6M Verdict Earns Top 2025 Recognition
Our trial team, led by Daniel Balaban, won an $18.6 million jury verdict for flight attendants harmed by toxic airline uniforms. This landmark mass tort victory was profiled in the Daily Journal as one of 2025's Top Verdicts by Impact.
Daniel Balaban Named as a 2025 Top Plaintiff Attorney
The Daily Journal has recognized Daniel Balaban as a 2025 Top Plaintiff Attorney, honoring his nearly two decades of work fighting for consumers, workers, and civil rights plaintiffs across California.
$18.6 Million Jury Verdict: Defective Product, Mass Tort Case Involving Toxic Uniforms
Our trial team secured an $18.6 million jury verdict on behalf of five flight attendants who sued uniform manufacturer Twin Hill. This is the second bellwether trial involving American Airlines employees who suffered serious health issues after wearing toxic uniforms.
Partners Daniel Balaban and Andrew Spielberger Recognized as Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
DBASLaw’s founding partners, Daniel Balaban and Andrew Spielberger, have been recognized in the prestigious 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. They have dedicated their careers to fighting for justice, whether battling negligent truck drivers or tackling defective products.
Balaban | Spielberger Recognized Among Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts: Impact of 2023!
Congratulations to the DBASLaw trial team, including Daniel Balaban, Andrew Spielberger, and Vanessa Loftus-Brewer, for clinching the prestigious LA Daily Journal’s 2023 Top Verdict Award for Impact! The groundbreaking jury verdict prompts a critical examination of safety standards and corporate responsibility within the airline industry.
Trial Victory for American Airlines Flight Attendants Sickened by Toxic Uniforms
An Alameda Superior Court jury found the manufacturer of American Airlines’ uniforms responsible for causing debilitating illnesses to four flight attendants, setting the stage for hundreds more cases.
Balaban | Spielberger Recognized Among Daily Journal's Top Verdicts of 2022
Co-lead trial attorney Daniel Balaban was recognized by the Los Angeles Daily Journal among their Top Verdicts of 2022 for the $5 million jury verdict in a federal civil rights case involving excessive force by law enforcement.
DBAS Law Secures $6.5 Million Settlement Following Federal Civil Rights Trial Involving Law Enforcement Excessive Force
After nearly 12 years of litigation, including a federal civil rights trial and $5 million jury verdict, San Diego County agreed to a $6.5 million settlement resolving claims of excessive force and negligent supervision by the Sheriff’s Department.
7-Figure Settlement in Officer-Involved Shooting Case
Our firm represents a 31-year-old man who was struck in the head by a single gunshot fired by a former Santa Monica Police officer. The City of Santa Monica settled the civil rights lawsuit for $1.75 million in damages.
Law 360 | Justices Skip Appeal on Thryv’s Reach, Other Patent Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of our client who wants to keep his lawsuit against the personal computer giant, Acer America Corp. in California State Court.
Journey Counter-Claim Lawsuit
DBAS attorneys represent Ross Valory, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and bass player for the iconic rock band Journey, who filed a Cross-Complaint against fellow band members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain.
Twin Hill Lawsuit
A group of nearly 100 American Airlines employees filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court against clothing manufacturer Twin Hill Acquisition Company Inc. and its parent company for toxic uniforms that caused serious health issues.
Dangerous Crosswalk: $15 Million Settlement
Balaban & Spielberger reached a settlement of $15 million with the City of Los Angeles related to a dangerous crosswalk in Hollywood.
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Predatory Lender: $30.5 Million Verdict
A predatory lending-foreclosure trial settled confidentially before the punitive damage phase, following a $30.5 million judgment against a Pasadena loan broker that knowingly issued toxic and deceptive loans.
Deadly Drug Trial: $8 Million Verdict
A Los Angeles jury found a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson responsible for the wrongful death of 25-year-old Leo Liu who died in a clinical trial of the dangerous anti-psychotic medication, Risperdal.