 Scott A. Brooks
Position: Partner
Telephone: (310) 556-7900
Email: Scott Brooks
Born: Los Angeles, California, February 4, 1964
Practice Areas:
Complex and Mass Tort Litigation, Class Action, Appellate Law
Education:
J.D., Loyola Law School, 1992
B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1987
Admitted:
California, 1992
Memberships:
State Bar of California
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Summary:
Scott joined Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP in 1993 and became a partner on January 1, 2001. Scott's practice is concentrated in complex and mass tort litigation, including class actions, both for the defense and plaintiffs, and in the appellate courts. Scott has also handled asbestos property and personal injury matters, and suits involving Proposition 65, Unfair Competition Law, fraud, breach of contract, sexual harassment, trademark infringement, premises liability,medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and insurance coverage.
At Loyola, Scott was a member of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board, the Jessup Moot Court Competition team and Phi Delta Phi. Scott also clerked at the United States Department of Justice's Organized Crime & Racketeering Strike Force, the United States Attorney's Office in the Central District of California, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Scott's Published Opinions include:
- Simon v. Value Behavioral Health, Inc., 208 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2000);
- Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court (2004) 34 Cal.4th 319;
- Ralphs Grocery Co. v. Superior Court (2004) 112 Cal.App.4th 1090;
- Lopez v. Baca (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 1008.
Interests:
Scott is an indefatigable reader and a member of the Sigma Phi Society, The Wodehouse Society, and the GR Surf Team.
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