Areas of Practice

Toxic Torts
Consumer Rights
Insurance Bad Faith
Medical Malpractice
Construction Defect
Products Liability
Employment Litigation
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Appellate Practice

Protect Your Health. Protect Your Rights.

Cheryl D. Bossio is a leading Bay Area toxic tort attorney. Ms. Bossio has two decades of experience in state and federal litigation and has represented clients throughout California in alternative dispute resolution, bench and jury trials. Ms. Bossio has developed strong experience in the areas of the science and causation associated with environmental/toxic hazards including mold, bacteria, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, asbestos, hydrogen sulfide, and organophosphates. Settlements achieved by Ms. Bossio range between six and seven figures, with one notable toxic mold/insurance bad faith case resolving prior to trial for $3,000,000.00.

Judgment for Single Plaintiff –$1,448,764

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Ms. Bossio recently secured the largest reported verdict in the State of California for a single plaintiff, indoor toxic mold case (including particulate matter and formaldehyde exposures) in the State of California. Manuel Medina v. Lillian Penton & Leanne Morris (Sacramento County Superior Court). After a seven week trial, a Sacramento jury deliberated for three days and returned a verdict in the amount of $1,388,488 against two private landlords that owned a rental home in Antelope, CA. Plaintiff, a 26 year old father, alleged that the landlords rented and concealed a severely water damaged home to his young family resulting in the profound exacerbation of his preexisting pulmonary condition. The jury awarded Mr. Medina $245,288 in past medical costs, $200,000 in future medical cost, $83,200 in past lost earnings, $360,000 in future lost earnings and $500,000 in emotional distress damages. The Court adjusted the final judgment to include a cost award against the defendant landlords increasing the jury’s award from $1,388,488 to $1,448,764.

The verdict was reported across the State, and was published in the San Francisco Daily Journal, Verdict Search California and the Sacramento Bee.