THE RESULTS

The reputation of a law firm is built entirely on the respect and experience it is able to offer clients who need assistance with their professional liability defense issues. The senior trial lawyers at Kjar, McKenna & Stockalper have been practicing in the industry for over 25 years and have dealt with nearly every kind of defense issue there is. With the support of our young, innovative legal team, KMS has won victory after victory for our clients ranging from trial and arbitration victories, dispositive motions and dismissals. These are examples out of a small sample set of our cases. Please keep in mind that every case is fact specific and different, and that these outcomes do not represent what we may be able to obtain for you in your specific case.

Melanie Paulick successfully secured a dismissal for a large public entity in a premises liability case by showing that the entity owed no duty to the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged he suffered serious injuries when his bicycle wheel fell into an improperly covered utility vault on a sidewalk near the intersection of Winnetka Avenue and…

Bri Enoch and Robert McKenna defended a hospitalist from Barstow Community Hospital

Barstow Community Hospital was brought into a lawsuit almost two years after it was filed and shortly before all other named defendants settled out of the case for a seven-figure amount. The plaintiff had undergone surgery for a necrotic gallbladder and suffered a bowel perforation as consequence. Following a prolonged post operative hospital stay, the…

Danielle Velazquez and Robert McKenna Win Jury Trial in a Medical Malpractice and Medical Battery Case

Danielle Velazquez and Robert McKenna obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial in Orange County Superior Court in a case involving medical malpractice, informed consent, and medical battery relative to their client’s performance of a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) laser vision correction surgery. Plaintiff claimed that he consented to a LASIK laser vision correction procedure,…

Molshree Gupta Secures a Defense Judgment and Case Termination of Fourth Amendment and ADA Action

Molshree Gupta has secured a defense judgment and case termination on behalf of County Defendants in Plaintiff’s action for Fourth Amendment and ADA violations. During the underlying incident, Plaintiff attempted self-harm by shooting himself with a gun. In response to a 911 call from Plaintiff’s family member, law enforcement officers arrived to find Plaintiff still…

Greg Emdee successfully defends allegations of terrorist threats and improper conduct in attorney fee dispute

Plaintiff was a prominent doctor at a well-known Southern California hospital, who used the services of an attorney to litigate and resolve his various civil disputes resulting in fees accruing. However, despite prompting, said Plaintiff never paid the fees owing. Consequently, the attorney initiated a civil action against the Plaintiff for the unpaid fees. In…

Molshree Gupta and Chaena Dade Obtain Judgment for Law Enforcement Defendants on 42 U.S.C. §1983 Fourth Amendment, Negligence and Bane Act Claims

The United Stated District Court for the Central District of California recently granted judgment in favor of a large public entity and law enforcement officers who were sued for alleged constitutional and state law violations. During a dangerous law enforcement operation to search for a firearm in response to a 911 call, Plaintiff was briefly…

Kelly Ward and Jessica Nunez Secure Appellate Victory for the County Defendant in Premises Liability Case

Kelly Ward and Jessica Nunez obtained a successful appellate ruling on behalf of the County Defendant in a premises liability action alleging a dangerous condition of public property arising from a claimed sidewalk defect. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the County after determining that the alleged sidewalk condition constituted a trivial…

Robert McKenna successfully defends anesthesia provider in a 6 week jury trial where plaintiff sought 25 million in damages for a spinal cord injury

Robert McKenna obtained a defense verdict following a month and a half in trial in Lancaster, CA. Plaintiff’s counsel alleged oversedation of the plaintiff during a cervical epidural steroid injection that resulted in spinal cord damage from the needle entering the cord and causing upper and lower extremity paralysis and loss of function. The defense…

Ali Martino and Jim Kjar secure a defense verdict on behalf of their plastic surgeon client and defeat Plaintiff’s motion mid-trial to add a cause of action for medical battery

Plaintiff was a prominent entertainer promoted by Rolling Stone Magazine and other media outlets in the music industry, who had silicone breast implants placed by the Defendant Plastic Surgeon in the year 2000 by as part of an Adjunct Study Protocol. The implants then ruptured 17 years later. Plaintiff argued that the silicone implants caused…

Greg Emdee and Jim Kjar Secure Defense Verdict Limiting Damages in Admitted-Liability Legal Malpractice Case

In a complex legal malpractice matter arising from a real estate transaction, the defendant law firm acknowledged negligence but disputed the scope of damages. The plaintiff alleged losses exceeding $1 million, claiming a missed development opportunity. After a lengthy trial, Greg Emdee and Jim Kjar successfully demonstrated that any damages should be limited. The court…