Verdict: $2,250,000 Case Name: Emily Cyre Court: Santa Monica Courthouse, Los Angeles County Superior Court Plaintiff Attorneys: Danielle Miller and Nigel Whitehead of The Ernst Law Group Judge: Hon. Michael Young Result Date: May 19, 2026 Trial Length: 6 days | Deliberations: 6 hours | Liability: 12–0 | Damages: 10–2

TBI Case Average: $4.7M in Last 18 Months

There was a mid air collision between two aircraft, which resulted in both planes crashing to the ground. The collision was between a commercial airliner and a small private plane. Don Ernst has been a licensed pilot since 1977, and brought his expertise to in the field to an impressive

Female employees of the Prison were being systematically harassed. Coworkers would place them in dangerous situations and threatened to not come to their aid if something went wrong. After seven-month trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the of the women: $6.4 million.

Don Ernst represented a young boy on a bicycle was hit by a car on a public street coming out the rear of a shopping center in Los Osos. The boy suffered major brain damage. After a six-week trial, the jury returned a gross damage award of $10.23 million.

Don Ernst and the Ernst Law Group attorneys represented a client who hit a truck that pulled across the freeway. The resulting accident caused severe brain damage, an injury that altered the entire course of the client’s life.