Joshua Henderson
Proven VerdictsAbout Joshua Henderson
Joshua J. K. Henderson is a founding attorney of Carcione, Henderson & Markowitz, LLP. He concentrates on complex litigation, representing people injured in cases involving product defects, catastrophic injuries, dangerous property conditions, traumatic brain injuries, insurance bad faith, slip and falls, elder abuse, civil rights and police misconduct claims, and motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian collisions. He also represents small and mid-sized businesses in disputes over partnerships, breach of fiduciary duty, real estate, and unfair business practices. Henderson builds cases with seasoned investigators, experts, and consultants, and is known among judges, opposing counsel, and peers for his trial skills and professionalism. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2007. Outside the office he skis and mountain bikes with his wife, Kelly, and their two sons.
Proven verdicts and settlements
A San Mateo County jury found in March 2016 that the mattress pad in an Evenflo playard was defectively designed because its cover was close to impermeable to air, and that the defect killed a seven-month-old girl who had been put down for a nap at her daycare in 2010. The jury awarded her parents $8,000,000, $4,000,000 each, voting 10 to 2 on design defect and hanging on a companion negligence claim. Evenflo appealed. In November 2018 the First District Court of Appeal affirmed the jury's special verdict findings but reversed the judgment and sent the case back for a new trial limited to apportioning fault between Evenflo and the daycare, because the trial court had refused to instruct the jury on comparative fault. No final judgment figure against Evenflo appears in the public record after that.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
