Gilbert Lynn Purcell

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Senior Trial Partner

  Firm Name

  Brayton Purcell, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Published Works: 'Rostker v. Goldberg: A Step Backward in Equal Protection, or a Justifiable Affirmation of Congressional Power?', Pepperdine Law Review, Vol.9, No. 2, p. 441
  Representative Cases: 2021: Evelyn Brown et al. v. Lone Star Industries, et al.: Civil Jury Trial (Remote trial - COVID-19)
  Wrongful Death
  Case resolved during pre-trial motions in excess of $1,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.
  Else McKay et al. v. Honeywell International, Inc. (Bendix Corporation) et al.: Civil Jury Trial (Remote trial - COVID-19)
  Mesothelioma Wrongful death
  Case resolved during pre-trial motions in excess of $2,500,000.00 as to all case defendants
  2020: Jeffrey & Teresa Sposito v. Fluor Corporation
  Monterey Mechanical Company
  Bigge Crane Company
  Tulloch Corporation et al.: Civil Jury Trial (Remote Trial - COVID-19)
  Sarcomatoid Malignant Mesothelioma
  Spouse Loss of Consortium - Negligence.
  Case resolved as to all defendants during second day of Plaintiffs' Opening Statement in excess of $13,000,000.00.
  Gary Garrison
  Karen Garrison v. Temporary Plant Cleaners, Inc.
  Scott Technologies, Inc.
  Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc. FKA TIMEC Company, Inc.
  Parsons Government Services, Inc. FKA Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group, Inc.
  YBJD, Inc. FKA Yardbirds Electric
  Plumbing Supply, Inc. et al.: Civil Jury Trial (Remote Trial - COVID-19)
  No Marker Lung Cancer - 100+ pack year smoking history
  Loss of Consortium.
  Case resolved as to all defendants, including those who began trial as set forth above, during jury hardships (partly remote due to COVID p
  emic) in excess of $1,250,000.00.
  Robert & Debra Walker v. TIMEC Company, Inc. (n/k/a Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc.) et al.: Civil Jury Trial
  Personal Injury/Loss of Consortium No-Marker Adenocarcinoma of the Lung - Negligence case - Contractor Liability
  Case resolved during Motion Practice prior to jury selection in excess of $1,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.
  2019: William Cole et al v. TIMEC Corporation et al.: Civil Jury Trial
  Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - Negligence
  Product Liability
  Loss of Consortium
  Case settled at opening statements in excess of $3,250,000.00 as to all case defendants.
  Cynthia Treadwell v. Fluor Enterprises/Fluor Daniel Inc.
  Sutherl
  Building Materials, Inc. et al.: Civil Jury Trial
  Wrongful Death - Career Insulator/Asbestos Abatement Contractor - Negligence - Products Liability
  Case resolved at beginning of Plaintiff's Opening Statement in excess of $2,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.
  Mary Ann Trujillo et al. v. Cal-Steam Company, Inc., Frederick Meiswinkle, Inc., Monterey Mechanical Company, et al.: Civil Jury Trial
  Wrongful Death - Mesothelioma - Career Sheetmetal Construction Worker
  Case resolved after hearings on all Motions In Limine prior to Jury Selection in excess of $2,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.
  Press Releases
  Other Trial Verdicts by Year