William L. Banning Attorney

First Admitted: 1977, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.maritime-accidentlawyer.com/attorney/banning-wil...

Bar/Professional Activity:

Super Lawyers, 2024
Speaker at Utah State Bar Convention on Limitation of Liability Act , 2019
Member, State Bar of California, 1977
Best Lawyers in America, America's Leading Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1985
Member, Maritime Law Association of the United States
California, 1977
U.S. District Court Central District of California
Member, San Diego County Bar Association
American Association of Justice

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$8,000,000.00 Doe v Roe Government, Concessionaire, Boat Driver, Boat Charter Company and Boat Retailer and Manufactures. Courts of Arizona and Utah Recovered $8M for boaters injured in boating accident, 2021
Doe v Roe Fishing Company - Jones Act Case $1,650,000 Settlement reached at mediation. Client had one level back fusion surgery., 2024
Collision between two private yachts at Marina Del Rey, California. Settlement for $500,000.00 policy limits. , 2024
Doe v Roe Fishing Company. $1,650,000 recovered $1,650,000 plus all medical expenses and cure expense in a Jones Act personal injury case. Plaintiff had a shipboard back injury that required a one level fusion at L4-L5. Plaintiff was 44 years old. , 2023
Doe v Roe Alaska Fishing Company. Settlement for $650,000 new money plus maintenance and cure for back injury where there was no insurance. , 2023
Doe v Roe Fishing Company $725,000 new money plus $100,000 plus in medical expenses and maintenance for injured knee of 62 year old seaman., 2022
$919,000.00 Sam Doe v. Roe Fishing Company, Washington State, Settlement involved payment by defendant of approximately $100,000 in medical expenses and $919,000 in other damages after mediation at JAMS San Francisco. Case involved steel plate falling on seaman and fish fall case. Injury required lumbar microdiscectomy, 2020
$699,875 plus $125,000 in maintenance and cure expenses. Joe v Go Fishing Company. Seaman/welder sustained repeated trauma injury to shoulder which required arthroscopic shoulder surgery, 2020
$1,600,000 Jury Verdict Boton v Cape San Lucas Fishing LP, 2018
$3,500.000.00 MOE V Elevator Maintenance Company, San Diego Superior Court. Construction elevator operator killed when elevator door safety mechanism failed, 2019
$12,250,000.00. Onoasai Faalele v. Pacific Princess Partnership Ltd., Singapore Technologies Marine, Ltd. et al.; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; San Diego Superior Court; and, High Court of American Samoa. Wrongful death and survival action arising out of a crane accident aboard U.S. flag tuna seiner. Accident involved 38 year old longshoreman Papu Faalele. Decedent was survived by wife and eight children. Decedent was earning less than $500 a month at the time of death. Economic losses estimated to be less than $500,000. Case settled for, 2017
$990,000.00 Joe Doe v. Roe Fishing Company, US District Court, Southern District of California. Settlement involved payment by defendant of approximately $140,000 in medical expenses and $750,000 in other damages after mediation at JAMS San Francisco. Case involved accidental blow to the head from hammer during emergency. Seaman's injury required surgery to repair skull fracture. Seaman diagnosed with mild brain injury and chronic headaches, 2012, 2012
$610,000 plus $150,000 in medical expenses. Ray Doe v. Fishing Company, Superior Court of California, San Diego. Recovered $610,000 in new money plus all medical expenses for seaman injured when he was hit on head and shoulder by a falling fish during the rolling of the net on a purse seiner. No surgery but microdiscectomy recommended. PTSD and vertigo diagnosed., 2015
$1.65 million plus $250,000 in medical expenses. John Doe v. Roe Fishing Company, US District Court, Southern District of California. Settlement involved payment by defendant of $250,000 in medical expenses and $1.65 million in other damages after mediation at Judicate West, San Diego. Case involved blow to head from falling fish resulting in cervical and lumbar injuries to seaman-fisherman. Seaman's injury required cervical and lumbar fusion surgeries. Seaman diagnosed with mild-to moderate brain injury, 2012, 2013
$2.9 million plus $200,000 in medical expenses. Jim Doe v. Gulf Area Vessel Company. Settlement after mediation at JAMS San Francisco by payment of approximately $250,000 in maintenance and cure expenses and $2.9 million in other damages. Chief Engineer injured low back during movement of heavy machinery. Two fusion surgeries required as well as implantation of narcotic pump, 2011, 2010

Representative Clients:

Families and individuals who suffered injuries or wrongful death. Also, families and individuals who suffered losses from bad faith insurance practices, 2024

Special Licenses/Certifications:

California Bar certified specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law., 2024

Honors/Awards:

San Diego Top Lawyers, San Diego Union, 2024
U.S.C. Law School Legion Lex Alumni Association Scholarship, U.S.C. Law School Legion Lex Alumni Association Scholarship, 1976
Peer group award, Best Lawyers in America, 1991 - 1996 Admiralty and Maritime Law, Best Lawyers in America - Defense Bar, 1991
Peer group award, America's Leading Lawyers, 1991

Educational Background:

University of California, Santa Barbara, California, B.A., 1973, 1973

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Discussed traps to avoid in maritime personal injury cases, Speaker, Pitfalls and Traps in Maritime Personal Injury Cases, CAOC Hawaii Seminar, Consumer Attorneys Of California, 1992
Lecture on Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, Lecturer on Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Utah State Bar Convention, Admiralty And Maritime Law And Boating Safety, 2019
Speaker, American trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, 1993, Maritime Personal Injury Claims, Lecturer, Maritime Personal Injury from the Defense Perspective, AAJ Convention, 1993

Industry Groups:

Admiralty And Maritime
All Industries
Auto Accident Victims
Construction
Oil
Recreational Boating Accident Victims
Seamen

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