Steven S. Vahidi

Practice Details

• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Represented an employer
  residential manager accused of wrongful termination, wage
  hour violations,
  sexual harassment. In binding arbitration, the plaintiff sought $900,000. The arbitrator awarded $142.46 in unpaid wages
  dismissed the wrongful termination
  sexual harassment claims. The total award was a fraction of the plaintiff's dem
  .
  Secured a defense jury verdict for a railroad employer in a whistleblower-wrongful termination under Section 20109 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act wherein the plaintiff alleged he was retaliated against for absences following a workplace injury.
  Represented a railroad employer in a workplace injury case under the Federal Employers Liability Act - through trial, appeal,
  favorable settlement - wherein the plaintiff alleged a career-ending ankle injury from walking on uneven surface in the workplace.
  Represented a residential management company in a habitability case - through trial, mistrial,
  settlement - wherein six adults
  seven children alleged they had contracted asthma
  experienced emotional distress from living in inhabitable apartments. At trial, the plaintiffs sought $40 million, but the case was settled for approximately one hundredth of one percent of this dem
  .
  Represented a subcontractor following the collapse of a sixth-floor concrete shoring system resulting in millions of dollars in structural damage
  personal injuries to three workers claiming catastrophic injuries. The case was partially tried
  ultimately settled after several favorable rulings for the defendants.
  Represented a motor carrier in an interstate highway collision case involving the death of an elderly driver
  injuries to her spouse
  three gr
  children. A favorable settlement was achieved with the estate of the driver prior to trial. The remaining four plaintiffs sought more than $3 million, claiming injuries, PTSD,
  a resulting inability to work or travel. The total award was a fraction of the plaintiffs' dem
  .
  Represented a motor carrier in a rear-end collision case wherein the plaintiff alleged she experienced head, neck, lumbar
  ankle injuries
  dem
  ed $2 million at trial. After a one-week trial, the jury found in plaintiff's favor but awarded only a fraction of her dem
  .