Christine J. Gracco - Carlsbad, CA

Overview

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California, Riverside, California
    B.S.
    Major: Environmental Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Senior Counsel

Representative Cases

• Obtained a dismissal of a libel action against a foreign client based on jurisdictional grounds in a decision which was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Successfully represented design professional in a products liability action
• Obtained summary judgment for an engineer in a professional negligence action
• Successfully pursued and negotiated insurance coverage for environmental claims on behalf of public entities, including cities, counties, and port districts throughout California.
• Obtained a dismissal of a product liability/toxic tort suit wherein plaintiff claimed he suffered permanent and life-threatening lung injuries as a result of exposure to client’s product
• Successfully defended CERCLA and HSAA cost recovery action wherein plaintiff sought to recover over $15 million in past and future cleanup costs solely against client
• Successfully represented landlords and tenants in habitability and general lease disputes
• Defended design professionals and homebuilders in complex construction defect actions

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Central District of California