Nicole Brown Yuen Secures Summary Judgment for Client

A Foley Mansfield team from the firm’s Los Angeles office, led by Partner Nicole Brown Yuen and including Paralegals Cecilia Nava and Fabiola Areas, secured a successful result for a client through drafting and arguing a contested motion for summary judgment in a personal injury action pending in Alameda County, California.

In their attempt to defeat the motion, the plaintiffs relied on a declaration that included facts not testified to at the plaintiff’s deposition. Following oral arguments, the Court found that the plaintiffs failed to submit admissible evidence to create a triable issue of fact regarding the alleged asbestos content of the defendant’s product. The Court’s order noted that the portions of the declaration that contradicted prior deposition testimony were not admissible.