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At McCuneWright, the statement of being the Inland Empire's Premier Complex Litigation Practice is based on the most critical factor in defining success: client outcomes. McCuneWright is the best choice for your complex litigation matters. Here is why:

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  • Results. McCuneWright attorneys have a long history of success on behalf of their clients. Their many multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements are outlined in the McCuneWright Successes page and include a $203 million trial verdict in a consumer fraud class action, a $35 million settlement in a consumer fraud class action, a $4.28 million trial verdict in a personal injury case, and a $13 million settlement in a product liability case.

  • Experience. Past experience is important to obtaining future results. The attorneys at McCuneWright have experience in complex litigation. That experience includes successful litigation against virtually every major insurance company. That experience also includes successful litigation against every major American and Japanese automobile manufacturer in product liability cases. That experience includes successful litigation against many Fortune 500 companies in consumer fraud class actions. Finally, that experience includes successful litigation in a variety of complex litigation matters including wrongful termination, environmental litigation, and pension fraud.

  • Training. Quality preparation brings about quality results. McCuneWright's Attorneys were academic leaders in their respective universities and law schools, which include UC Berkeley, USC, Pepperdine, UC Irvine, Cornell, and Tulane.

  • Resources. For a litigation firm to succeed, it should be at the forefront of technology and must have the human and financial resources to meet the challenges of complex litigation against Fortune 500 companies. Today's technologies and resources are fully utilized by the McCuneWright legal team. McCuneWright has the attorneys, staff relationships, and resources to litigate all size complex litigation matters.

  • Service. McCuneWright's dedication to the highest level of client service emphasizes anticipating and meeting the needs of its clients. One of the most important ways in which McCuneWright delivers this client service is by maintaining a small case load per attorney insuring that each client's case receives the time and attention complex litigation requires.

  • Reputation. The strength and reputation that McCuneWright has achieved through the years has allowed it to now be one of the largest plaintiff law firms headquartered in the Inland Empire. It receives a high number of its cases through referrals from past clients and other attorneys.

  • Recognition. McCuneWright's successes and experience have not gone unnoticed in consumer, legal, or media circles. In the last two years, McCuneWright attorneys and clients have been featured or quoted on NBC The Today Show, CNN, and Fox to name a few. McCuneWright attorneys and clients have also received extensive attention in print media, including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Atlantic Monthly, Daily Journal, Riverside Press Enterprise, San Bernardino Sun and Forbes Magazine.

    • McCuneWright's mission remains to attain its full, fair, and just compensation from all responsible parties for its clients' injuries and damages and, where possible, to effectuate change that will prevent future loss of physical and financial health.

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United States Supreme Court Decision Does Not Prevent La Sierra University Employees Lawsuit

  • On January 11, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in a case that has direct implications in the lawsuit where McCuneWright, LLP, is representing three La Sierra University employees.
  • Press Release

Appellate Court Rules that McCuneWright's Groundbreaking Homebuilder Mortgage Fraud Class Action Lawsuits Can Proceed

  • On September 21, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for The Ninth Circuit published a written decision that the groundbreaking mortgage fraud class action cases filed by homeowners against national homebuilders Centex Homes, D.R. Horton, Inc., Richmond American Homes, Lennar Corporation, Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Shea Homes, Inc., and the Ryland Group Inc., could proceed and reversed the trial judge's order dismissing the case.
  • To view more information regarding the case, go to the Homebuilders Mortgage Fraud link.

Richard McCune Selected as a Finalist for 2010-2011 Consumer Attorney of the Year Award

  • On August 30, 2011, Richard McCune was named as a finalist for the esteemed 2010-2011 Consumer Attorney of the Year award, as a result of the ground-breaking $200 million verdict in Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in which United States District Judge William Alsup found that Wells Fargo had engaged in an unfair and illegal scheme of assessing overdraft fees on debit cards to California Wells Fargo customers. Wells Fargo was also ordered to stop the practice. The Consumer Attorney of the Year is named annually by the Consumer Attorneys of California. The winner will be announced on November 12, 2011.

McCuneWright Responds to Defendants' Filings in La Sierra University Employees' Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

McCuneWright Files Class Action Suit Against Hallowell International and Bristol Compressors International

  • McCuneWright, LLP, along with its co-counsel firm, Philbin & O'Neil, LLC, has filed a national class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who purchased Hallowell Acadia Heating and Cooling Systems. The Acadia systems in question were marketed as reliable and, efficient, and providing comfort at a significant cost savings. Widespread problems with the systems have led to significant concerns regarding the design of the Acadia systems' and their failure to perform reliably, efficiently, and provide cost savings.
  • www.hallowellclassaction.com
  • Read First Amended Complaint

Richard McCune to Speak at Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference

  • McCuneWright, LLP partner, Richard McCune will be speaking at the national legal conference on motor vehicle litigation in Phoenix, Arizona March 30-April 1, 2011. Mr. McCune will be addressing recent developments in product liability consumer class actions and mass torts. The conference is presented by the American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee and the Automobile Law Committee.

Richard McCune Named to Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in Toyota Unintended Acceleration National Class Action

Richard McCune Named by the Leadership in the Wells Fargo and Citibank MDL Overdraft National Class Action Cases

McCuneWright to File Appeal in Response to Court Ruling to Dismiss Homebuilders Class Actions

Richard McCune Interviewed on the NBC Today Show Regarding Toyota Unintended Acceleration Issues and Recall
Richard McCune's Interview on ABC Channel 7 San Francisco Discussing the Importance of McCuneWright's Preliminary Injunction Requesting That Toyota's Recall Be Expanded to Include More Models and Model Years
David Wright and McCuneWright Client Nicole Posen are Interviewed by CNN Regarding Ms. Posen's Accident in Her Toyota and McCuneWright's Class Action Lawsuit Against Toyota for Sudden Unintended Acceleration
McCuneWright Files Preliminary Injunction Seeking to Have Toyota Acceleration Lawsuit to Include More Models and Years
Richard McCune Interviewed by CNN Regarding McCuneWright's Class Action Lawsuit Against Toyota for Sudden Unintended Acceleration