Mike Danko explains to Reuters that the compensation available to passengers injured by in-flight turbulence is affected by the Montreal Convention and may depend on whether Singapore Airlines was free from all fault. Read: Reuters Article...
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In Washington State, a utility “can burn down your house and get away with it,” according to an article in the Seattle Times. That’s because unlike California, Washington does not hold utilities responsible for wildfires that they spark under the doctrine of inverse condemnation. Rather, it leaves it to regulators to control the conduct of...
SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2020 – Danko Meredith is named a Tier 1 National firm in Plaintiffs Personal Injury Law for the San Francisco Metropolitan Region for 2021. The U.S. News and World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client...
Lawdragon, one of the most respected legal ranking organizations in the United States, has named Mike Danko as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2020. Drawing on a combination of in-depth independent research, journalistic interviews, and client and peer nominations from around the country, the Lawdragon team spends several months determining which...
PG&E wants to be out of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by June 30. But Governor Newsom doesn’t like PG&E’s exit plan. “I have no interest in the existing management and the existing board,” Newsom said. “It has to be a completely new company.” And he kept repeating this threat: “There’s going to be a new company...
“Jeremiah Thede is ‘glad he will have his day in court against United Airlines,’ said his lawyer, Mike Danko. ‘He feels that everyone needs to know about what United did to him, because it could happen to anyone.’” Jemiah Thede boarded a United flight from Rome to his home in Oakland. He was hungry and...
Danko says that the federal monitor’s report highlights the continuing risk that PG&E equipment could spark another wildfire. Read the full Wall Street Journal article online. ...
Tom Wales, a federal prosecutor, was shot and killed in his Seattle home. Wales had been prosecuting a case involving a Bell Helicopter — an odd case which seemed as mysterious as his murder. Though the murder took place in 2001, Rod Rosenstein announced a few months ago that the murder investigation is still active. ...