Ross R. Nott

Areas of Practice Title IX, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault Litigation Catastrophic Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Employment Litigation and Counseling Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Public Entity Representation Fire/Life Safety Property & Injury Litigation Education and Training Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law in 1994. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of California at Davis in 1992. Admissions California State Bar (1994) Nevada State Bar (2014) United States District Court, Eastern District of California United States District Court, Northern District of California United States District Court, Central District of California United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Supreme Court Affiliations and Engagements Association of Defense Counsel, Northern California El Dorado County Superior Court, DRC Volunteer Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated 2005, 2019-2023 Northern California Super Lawyer Sacramento County Bar Association, member Best of Sacramento - Personal Injury Attorney - multiple years Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America Placer County Superior Court Settlement Conference Pro Tem Representative Matters Federico v. Superior Court (1997) 59 Cal. App.4th 1207 - obtained Writ of Mandate from Third District Court of Appeal directing entry of summary judgment for employer who plaintiff alleged was liable for an employees sexual molestation of plaintiff minor whom he met at the worksite. Tucker v. Edwards - successful causation defense jury verdict obtained for defendant against plaintiffs claims that accident/impact caused cervical myelopathy requiring neck surgery. Samstag v. Plaskolite - summary judgment upheld on appeal in favor of acrylic manufacturer accused of causing a crushed foot when box of product broke open, dropping 80 pounds of acrylic sheeting onto foot. Plaintiffs evidence lacked the necessary element of causation as defendant demonstrated that the box could break open for any number of reasons apart from negligence. In re Fancy Nails Litigation - lead defense counsel in first ever community outbreak of Mycobacterium fortuitum infections causing permanent, disfiguring skin lesions in more than 110 nail salon patrons. Directed pre-litigation investigation, managed public relations, defended target defendant and successfully prosecuted products liability cross-actions resulting in settlement for less than clients CGL policy limits. Miller v. Mauro - trial representation of defendant resulting in defense jury verdict in automobile case against plaintiff husband and wife seeking more than 4 million dollars for brain injury, 2 level cervical fusion and claim that plaintiff husband would never work again. Ponce-Bran v. Sacramento Natural Foods Cooperative, Inc., et al. (2000) US App. Lexis 11576 - successfully represented all defendants in a race, gender and national origin discrimination claim from the United States District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by proving a legitimate business purpose in the hiring decision when a better qualified candidate applied for the same job. Williams v. Roebbellen & County of El Dorado - Successful Imminent Peril Defense case involving a claimed right-of-way violation as well as a dangerous condition of public property claim against the County of El Dorado. After colliding with defendants car, the plaintiff/motorcyclist was thrown over 150 feet sustaining substantial injuries to his pelvis, arms and legs requiring several surgeries and more than $600,000 in past medical special damages. Healy v. MCI/Worldcom - representation of executive in federal court whistleblower fraud trial recovering more than 4 million dollars in unpaid stock options, deferred income, general/punitive damages and attorneys fees. Representation of school districts in major sexual predator/sexual abuse, student on student sexual cases and Title IX litigation.