Daniel Martens has practiced in the Los Angeles area since 1994. He is a founding partner in
Dal Soglio & Martens LLP. He has a broad range of litigation experience, and has represented clients in a wide variety of disputes, including contract claims, unfair business practices lawsuits, alter ego matters, and fraud actions.
Daniel has special expertise in two areas. First, he has significant experience in products liability cases and toxic tort matters. His products liability experience includes many different consumer products, including propane grills, glass and plastic bottles, and electronic devices. His background and experience in toxic tort matters includes cases involving a mercury spill in Peru, groundwater contamination in Phoenix, and mass toxic exposure at locations throughout California. He has represented defendants in multi-plaintiff personal injury cases involving many different toxins, including benzene, TCE, chromium, and asbestos. Daniel has also represented clients in connection with industrial accidents, including refinery accidents and explosions.
Daniel also possesses substantial experience and expertise in employment matters. He has represented employers in sexual harassment, wrongful termination and disability discrimination lawsuits. In addition, he has assisted numerous clients with employee handbooks, employee arbitration agreements, wage and hour audits, and workplace investigations. A significant amount of his practice involves providing daily advice and guidance to clients on employment related issues.
Notable Cases
Aerojet Asbestos Litigation: Serves as lead counsel for Aerojet-General Corporation in connection with a docket of approximately two dozen asbestos cases in California.
Aguayo v. PG&E: Worked on all aspects of the toxic tort cases made famous by the motion picture Erin Brockovich, involving alleged exposure to hexavalent chromium in drinking water.
Hahn v. USC: Successfully negotiated resolution of a complex lawsuit involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and achitectural barriers on the campus of the University of Southern California.
Publications
The Expanded Analysis in Premises Asbestos Cases, Los Angeles Lawyer, Volume 29, No. 5, July-August 2006.
Asbestos Litigation, Global Counsel, Volume IX, No. 7, September 2004.
Medical Monitoring and Class Actions, Natural Resources & Environment (ABA), Vol. 17, No. 4, Spring 2003, co-authored with E. Getto.
The Representative Services Doctrine: The Historical Origins and the Unanswered Questions, LA Litigator, Vol. 18, No. 1, September 2003, co-authored with B. Glennon and J. Suiter.
Chromium, Cancer and Causation: Has a Death-Blow Been Dealt to Chromium Cases in California?, Natural Resources & Environment (ABA), Vol. 16, No. 4, Spring 2002.
Toxic Timeline, Los Angeles Lawyer, Vol. 23, No. 10, January 2001.
Double-Dipping, House Counsel, Fall 1999.
Class Actions, Chapter 37, 2001 Supplement, Employment Discrimination Law,
Linderman & Grossman.
Class Actions, Chapter 37, 1998 Supplement, Employment Discrimination Law,
Linderman & Grossman.
Education
J.D. University of Iowa, 1994
Iowa Law Review, High Honors and Special Distinction
B.A., University of Iowa, 1991
Phi Beta Kappa, Honors and Distinction
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