Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP

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CPM is proud to announce that Niall McCarthy, Mark Molumphy, Anne Marie Murphy and Duffy Magilligan were selected to the Irish Legal 100 for 2025. The Irish Legal 100 is comprised annually of the most accomplished and distinguished lawyers of Irish descent from across America including attorneys and members of the judiciary. View the full list of honorees here - https://lnkd.in/gA6RYGxB

CPM partner Kelly Weil will be a speaker at the Consumer Attorney of California's Napa Sonoma Travel Seminar on Friday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in the Carneros Ballroom. The MCLE Session will focus on Federal Practices with Moderator - Wesley Griffith, Cutter Law and additional speakers Sarah London, Girard Sharp, Anthony J. Garilli, Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP. Here are some things to know before you go - CAOC.org/25Napa

CPM Senior Associate Zachary Zaharaoff will be a moderator at the Consumer Attorney of California's Napa Sonoma Travel Seminar on Friday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. in the Carneros Ballroom. The MCLE Session - Lessons From Elder Abuse Litigation Veterans will feature speakers Edward P. Dudensing, Dudensing Law, Kathryn Stebner, Stebner Gertler & Guadagni and Wendy York, York Law Firm. Here are some things to know before you go - CAOC.org/25Napa

CPM partner Nazy Fahimi will be a speaker at the Consumer Attorney of California's Napa Sonoma Travel Seminar on Friday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in the Carneros Ballroom. The MCLE Session will focus on Federal Practices with Moderator - Wesley Griffith, Cutter Law and additional speakers Sarah London, Girard Sharp, Anthony J. Garilli, Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP. Here are some things to know before you go - CAOC.org/25Napa

CPM IN THE NEWS: The Mercury News | ‘Toxic plume’ from gas station imperils Walnut Creek development plans, legal complaint alleges Brian Danitz, partner at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, said Depper’s efforts to serve and improve his community are being “upended by the callous disregard” of the oil giants. “It is outrageous that Marathon Oil would allow this contamination to seep through his property and continue to endanger not only the health and welfare of those who live and work there, but also the future of the development of that area for housing and other purposes that are sorely needed by Walnut Creek,” Danitz said over the phone Friday. “It is antithetical to Mr. Depper’s understanding of what it means to be a good citizen and what it means to provide services to Walnut Creek.” Read the full article here - https://lnkd.in/g8WKtewB

CPM is delighted to share that two of our partners from the Santa Monica office, Kelly Winter Weil and Gary Praglin, have been recognized among the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. Lawdragon compiles the Plaintiff Consumer 500 list through a rigorous selection process, incorporating in-depth journalistic research, peer evaluations, and a growing number of submissions.

CPM is proud to announce that two of our partners from the Seattle office, Karin Swope and Tom Loeser, have been named among the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. Lawdragon curated the Plaintiff Consumer 500 list through its well-established process, which includes in-depth journalistic research, peer discussions, and an increasing number of submissions.

CPM is honored to have 11 of our partners from the Burlingame office selected as The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers - Joe Cotchett, Nazy Fahimi, Julie Fieber, Nabilah Hossain, Duffy Magilligan, Niall McCarthy, Anne Marie Murphy, Mark Molumphy, Anne Marie Murphy, Nanci Nishimura, Frank Pitre and John Thyken. Joe Cotchett and Frank Pitre are among more than 100 esteemed members of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame. The Lawdragon selected the Plaintiff Consumer 500 through our time-honed method combining journalistic research, peer discussion and an ever-growing number of submissions.

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of the owners of the beloved Moss Landing Haute Enchilada Restaurant, Café, and Gallery against Vistra Corporation (“Vistra”) for the Moss Landing Battery Plant fire. Kim and Luis Solano, the owners, were forced to close their business after the January 16th explosion and fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant at the Phase I building of the Vistra Battery Energy Storage Facility. They are but two examples of the potential hundreds of people affected by the explosion and fire. The lawsuit, named both Vistra Energy and its subsidiaries, including Dynegy Operating Company (“Dynegy”), as well as various LG Energy Solution corporations, who had manufactured the dangerous batteries Vistra used at the Stage I building, as defendants. The complaint alleged that Vistra used faulty and dangerous NMC batteries produced by LG defendants, and employed a flawed battery storage design in the Stage I building. It is alleged there were previous issues of safety with the lithium-ion batteries storage facility in prior years. In 2018, Vistra Energy acquired Dynegy Operating Company for $1.7 billion. In years past, Dynegy nearly faced bankruptcy in the wake of fraud charges. Multiple executives from Dynegy pleaded guilty to securities fraud, and the company was fined $3 million by the SEC. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gqWysWde