Case Results

The law firm of Bracamontes & Vlasak, P.C., has achieved notable outcomes for clients across all of our areas of practice. Below are some representative settlements and verdicts obtained by our accomplished attorneys in recent years:

Injuries, Accidents, Fires And Toxic Exposures

• Ryan Vlasak (with co-counsel Gordon Kaupp) secure $21.4 million for Oakland man injured from smoke inhalation in building fire, 2021.
• Michael Bracamontes with Ryan Vlasak complete 3 week jury trial in Oakland.  BV Law obtains jury verdict against 3 CHP officers held liable for the death of 20 yr old Latino male. Jury awarded $827,000.00, 2018.
• Ryan Vlasak achieves $1,225,000 result in SF fire case, 2018.
• Ryan Vlasak negotiates 1.65 million dollar result for San Francisco fire victims, displacement and property damage, 2018.
• BV Law obtains $550,000 in elder abuse suit against Alameda Co. skilled nursing facility, 2017.
• Ryan Vlasak earns 1.75 million dollar pre-trial settlement for nightclub assault/injury case, 2017.
• Ryan Vlasak obtains 5.75 Million Dollars for San Francisco Fire Victims, 2017.
• Ryan Vlasak achieves $400,000 result for single tenant in Haight District apartment fire in San Francisco, 2016.
• Ryan Vlasak wins 3 week medical malpractice trial – jury finds pediatrician liable for death of fetus, 2015.
• Top California Verdicts, The Recorder – Robinson v. Liu, 2013.
• Ryan Vlasak secures $1,275,000 settlement in lead poisoning case for Oakland tenants, 2013.
• Ryan Vlasak secures $650,000 in property damage claim for San Francisco fire victims in the Tenderloin, 2013.

Landlord-Tenant Litigation

• Ryan Vlasak (with co-counsel Steve McDonald) resolve city-wide attempted wrongful eviction lawsuit in San Francisco against real estate investment company for $6.6 million, one of the largest results of its kind in San Francisco history, 2022.
• BV Law obtains 2 million dollars for a single-building case for San Francisco tenants subject to attempted wrongful eviction, 2019.
• Bracamontes & Vlasak secures $1,950,000 settlement in carbon monoxide personal injury and habitability case for San Francisco tenants, 2010.
• Michael Bracamontes obtains $295,000 jury verdict in San Francisco owner move-in eviction case where tenant was wrongfully evicted, 2014.
• Michael Bracamontes and Kristen Ross secure a $336,000 judgment for Modesto tenants for unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, 2013.
• Michael Bracamontes obtains $387,000 for Sonoma County tenants in water pollution and habitability case, 2013.
• Ryan Vlasak and associates complete three-week trial and win six-figure jury verdict for San Francisco tenant in suit against landlord for nuisance and breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, 2010.

Employment And Labor Law

• Ryan Vlasak with Gordon Kaupp complete 4 week jury trial and win $1,090,000.00 jury verdict for state clerical worker against the Employment Development Department on failure to accommodate and retaliation claims under the FEHA, 2019.
• Michael Bracamontes obtains 7 figure result in JAMS arbitration for employee in wrongful termination and retaliation case against insurance company, 2019.
• Ryan Vlasak achieves $675,000 result for registered nurse alleging sexual harassment against her manager, Alameda County, 2016
• Michael Bracamontes obtains six-figure settlement for employee in sexual harassment case, 2017.
• Michael Bracamontes obtains six-figure settlement for employee in religious discrimination case, 2016.
• Ryan Vlasak obtains $240,000 result for African American insurance adjuster alleging racial discrimination against her former employer.
• Michael Bracamontes obtains $275,000 settlement in federal wrongful termination case, 2013.