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Charles P. Murrin
Special Counsel
San Francisco, California
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tel: 415.781.7900
fax: 415.781.2635
charles.murrin@sdma.com

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Biography

Charles P. Murrin manages hundreds of complex asbestos litigation cases involving products liability, market share and conspiracy. In addition to supervising litigation, Mr. Murrin also takes an active role in the litigation of contested matters. He has taken hundreds of depositions and obtained favorable rulings in numerous law and motion matters. Mr. Murrin has begun trial in numerous toxic tort cases and has tried criminal jury cases to verdict while seconded to the Marin County District Attorneys Office.Litigation Matters.
  • Ferris v. Gatke Corp ., 107 Cal. App. 4th 1211 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003) (market share theory of liability and civil conspiracy);
  • Chavers v. Gatke Corp ., 107 Cal. App. 4th 606 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003) (civil conspiracy); and
  • Pacheco v. United States , 220 F. 3d 1126 (9th Cir. 2000)(premises liability/ocean drowning).

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Areas of Concentration

Complex Asbestos Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability

Admissions

California; U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.); 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court (C.D. Cal.); U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal.)

Education

J.D. (1996) Boston University School of Law
B.A. (1993) University of California at Riverside, summa cum laude

Other Distinctions

Mr. Murrin served in the United States Army from 1979 to 1982.