Close-Up TV News Recognizes Ernst & Mattison

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Close-Up TV News recognizes plaintiff's law firm Ernst & Mattison for its unwavering commitment to those who have been taken advantage of by major corporations.

The premier plaintiff's firm on the central coast of California, Ernst & Mattison, (http://www.ernst-mattison.com) has provided committed and effective representation to accident victims and insurance consumers since 1980, securing over $250 million in both verdicts and settlements for their clients. Supported by an experienced staff of attorneys and professionals with decades of experience in the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara county court systems, the firm focuses exclusively on personal injury and insurance law.

"We help people who can't help themselves, specifically those people whom the system would normally overwhelm," says partner Don Ernst. "We see it as the right thing to do and we feel we're on the right side of the equation."

This commitment to their clients' interests has allowed the firm to obtain the largest plaintiffs' personal injury award in San Luis Obispo County history. The firm also specializes in class action lawsuits, which given their location in the small town of San Luis Obispo often comes as quite a surprise to the defense lawyers on the other side.

"The most feared lawyers are the lawyers who try cases because you're a wild card," says Ernst.

Ernst & Mattison recently solidified its reputation in a case known as The Chastain Case. What had started as a $4,800 claim later developed into a class action lawsuit against USLIC, a major insurance carrier for credit cards like Chase and Citibank. With this case Ernst & Mattison helped 1,200 disabled people in California who were taken advantage of by a company that didn't honor the commitment in its policy.

"In the corporate world the object is to help the bottom line and if people get trampled along the way that's collateral damage," says Ernst. "We repeatedly see this and I'm one of those people that's sick of it and in a position to do something about it."

Close-Up TV News (http://www.closeuptvnews.com) produces Close-Up on America's Business, the premier news magazine television program spotlighting the country's most successful businesses.

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