Mr. Vinnick is a Partner in Haight Brown & Bonesteel’s Los Angeles office. He is a member of the Toxic Tort & Environmental Law and Business Solutions Practice Groups. His practice is concentrated in product liability and mass tort litigation involving claims alleging acute and prolonged exposure to chemicals and ionizing radiation, brought by employees who work at oil refineries, factories, offices as well as residents who live and work near commercial establishments. He works closely with forensic experts on issues including air modeling, soil testing, epidemiology, toxicology, industrial hygiene, hematology and oncology. In addition, Mr. Vinnick has taken the depositions of dozens of individuals claiming physical harm from exposure to the volatile components of crude oil and other substances. Mr. Vinnick also works with clients to ensure regulatory compliance with reporting requirements under U.S. EPA, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, Prop. 65, California Regional Quality Water Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act.
His practice also includes the representation of financial institutions in a myriad of commercial and real estate related litigation. He represents franchisors and petroleum dealers in cases involving trade name and mark disputes; encroachment; termination and eminent domain. He also represents licensees in administrative proceedings involving the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, both at the administrative and appellate levels.
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