John Roach, Esq. | September 29, 2026 | All Things Trial \ California Law
If you were badly hurt in an accident in San Francisco or anywhere in California, the number on the verdict form or arbitration award is not the whole recovery. Court costs, expert fees and, in a personal injury case, 10% interest can add tens of… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 28, 2026 | All Things Trial \ Brain Injuries \ Car Accidents
The early imaging in this case was about as clear as brain injury imaging gets — a subdural hematoma that showed up plainly on the first scan, not a borderline read that could have gone either way. That didn’t stop the insurance company from opening… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 23, 2026 | All Things Trial \ California Law
Families going through a wrongful death case almost always ask the same question at some point: how does anyone actually arrive at a number? Insurance adjusters aren’t going to explain it to you — their job is to offer as little as they can get… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 12, 2026 | All Things Trial \ Attorney Tips
Most people picture a personal injury trial as a fight over medical bills and photographs of a wrecked car. In reality, a large part of the outcome is decided before a single witness is sworn in — during the process of questioning the jury panel,… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 23, 2026 | All Things Trial \ California Law
On February 17, 2026, an avalanche near Castle Peak, above the Frog Lake Backcountry Huts outside Truckee, killed nine people on a guided backcountry trip. It remains the deadliest avalanche in California history. I wrote about the case in February, when investigators were still working… read more
John Roach, Esq. | March 2, 2026 | All Things Trial \ California Law \ Car Accidents
On February 20, 2026, a federal judge upheld a $243 million jury verdict against Tesla — the first federal jury verdict in a fatal Autopilot case to survive post-trial challenge. The ruling by Judge Beth Bloom in the Southern District of Florida rejected Tesla’s arguments… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 23, 2026 | All Things Trial
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury is currently hearing evidence in what may be the most consequential product liability trial involving a technology company in American history. The case — a bellwether trial in the coordinated litigation against Meta Platforms and Google — tests whether… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 20, 2026 | All Things Trial
On February 5, 2026, a federal jury in Phoenix, Arizona returned an $8.5 million verdict against Uber in a passenger sexual assault case — the first time Uber has been found liable by a federal jury for failing to prevent the sexual assault of a… read more
John Roach, Esq. | January 29, 2026 | All Things Trial
On April 28, 2025, a jury in Alameda Superior Court awarded my client Gail Converse $300,000 in non-economic damages — with no reduction for comparative fault — in a case that did not involve a dog bite. There was no mauling, no broken skin, no… read more