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Verdicts & Settlements

Wage and Hour Brandi Titkos, individually... $396,000
Malpractice Samuel Lima-Medina, Estate ... $375,000
Wage and Hour Lanishia Stanley, on behalf... $200,000
Auto v. Auto Millie Fitchett v. County o... $150,000
Securities Exchange Act Securities and Exchange Com... $137,000
Wage and Hour Horacio Campos v. Kezar Pub... $100,000
Failure to Pay Diana Smyth v. Monique Lhui... $50,000
Environmental Protection Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. ... $22,500
Wage and Hour Mariana Robles, et al. v. L... $13,500
Sherman Antitrust Act In re: Telescopes Antitrust... $32,000,000

On the Move

Singleton Schreiber

Apr. 4, 2025


Michelle Meyers was promoted to partner of Singleton Schreiber in Sacramento.

Meyers joined Singleton Schreiber in 2023 and quickly emerged as a force in insurance recovery and fire litigation. A former deputy attorney for the California Department of Transportation, she brings decades of experience handling high-stakes, complex cases affecting Californians. She currently leads two class action lawsuits targeting insurance industry practices around policy nonrenewals. In Badin v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (San Diego County), she represents policyholders dropped based on alleged property issues identified via aerial imagery--often without cause or recourse. In Ginsberg et al. v. Safeco Insurance Company of America et al. (Los Angeles County), she advocates for homeowners similarly impacted by mischaracterized property conditions. Both cases seek to hold Liberty Mutual and its subsidiaries accountable for opaque, potentially unlawful practices and to protect policyholders across fire-prone California.


Details

Singleton Schreiber has 83 attorneys in 17 offices including Los Angeles, Pasadena, Sacramento, San Diego . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Wildfire Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Environmental Litigation, Tribal Litigation . The firm’s website is https://www.singletonschreiber.com/

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