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Premise Liability

Robert K. Phillips is a founding partner of Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP. The firm formed in 1996 and currently houses 23 attorneys and 48 employees in 4 offices across California and Nevada. A veteran of over 100 trials, specializing in insurance defense litigation. As defense counsel, working for some of the country’s largest employers and insurers, Mr. Phillips has obtained a defense verdict in over 90% of his jury trials. Mr. Phillips has successfully tried all cases in which he has represented plaintiffs; obtaining millions of dollars for his clients, including awards of punitive damages. He has also served as national coordinating counsel in Proposition 65 litigation and successfully prosecuted claims of patent and trademark infringement.

Specialties Include: Wrongful death Product liability Construction defect Insurance bad faith Negligent security Breach of contract Premises liability Trade secret infringement Real estate fraud Professional errors and omissions Rent control violations Food borne illness.

Published Opinions Include: Creditors’ Collection Service v. Hanzell Vineyards, Ltd., 5 Cal. App. 4th Supp. 1 (1992) State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Yu Kiyo, Ltd., et al., 870 Fed. Supp. 292 (1994) Edwards v. A.L. Lease & Co., (1st Dist., Div. 5) 46 Cal. App. 4th 1029 (1996) Wilson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 72 Cal. 2 App. 4th 382 (1999) Moore v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 111 Cal. App. 4th 472 (2003) Sanchez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al, 221 P.3d 1276 (2009).