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Ryan Deane and Jim K jar participate in annual Casa Colina charity golf tournament
The annual Cassa Kalina charity golf tournament was held on November 30 at Red Hill Country Club an Rancho Cucamonga. Caymus partners Ryan Deane and Jim K are were proud sponsors and participants in the event
Read MorePatrick Stockalper and Jon Schwalbach prevail in an anti-SLAPP motion and recover attorney fees for their client
Pat and Jon’s client was a lawyer sued by an opposing party in an underlying lawsuit for emotional distress and violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. They made quick work of the frivolous lawsuit. Pat and Jon filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss the claims, arguing that the anti-SLAPP statute and litigation privilege were…
Read MoreJon Schwalbach wins legal malpractice trial by judicial reference
After a 7-day trial by judicial reference in front of a distinguished retired Superior Court judge, Jon obtained a complete a defense award for his law firm client. The plaintiff claimed Jon’s client committed legal malpractice and breached its fiduciary duty in an underlying family law case. In his trial brief and closing argument, Jon…
Read MoreRobert McKenna, III, Michael Pittman, and Andrew Wiseman secure a cost award of $100,000.00
After prevailing in a lengthy trial involving allegations of a failure to timely diagnose a heart attack in November 2019, Robert McKenna, III, Michael Pittman, and Andrew Wiseman filed a significant memorandum of costs. Following over a year of delays and substantial briefing, plaintiffs’ motion to tax costs was recently heard. The judge agreed with…
Read MoreDefense award in favor of Jim Kjar and Hanna Dunn upheld on appeal
The Los Angeles Superior Court recently upheld a defense award in a medical malpractice case tried in 2019 by Jim Kjar and Hannah Dunn. Please see The 2019 Results section of our website for a detailed discussion of the case. Claimant requested a significant 7 figure award of damages and un her appeal alleged several…
Read MoreKMS proud sponsor for the 41st Annual Casa Colina Golf Classic at South Hills Country Club
This year, KMS was proud to sponsor the 41st Annual Casa Colina Golf Classic at South Hills Country Club. Proceeds went to benefit the Casa Colima’s Outdoor Adventures program, which provides outdoor sports and recreational activities for individuals recovering from traumatic injury or illness.
Read MoreErica Levitt and Alexandra Martino’s 4th Demurrer sustained without leave to amend foreclosing non-MICRA claim against healthcare provider
Erica Levitt and Alexandra (Ali) Martino secured a dismissal for their healthcare provider client without leave to amend by way of a 4th Demurrer. The plaintiffs alleged civil rights violations under Section 1983. To be liable for federal civil rights violations under Section 1983, a private party must act “under color of state law.” Erica and…
Read MoreRobert McKenna’s recent defense verdict featured by the Daily Journal in their “Top Verdicts” section.
The Daily Journal recognized partner Robert McKenna for having achieved a defense verdict in a 23 million dollar catastrophic injury case late last year in LA County. Please click on the link below to see the verdict as reported in the publication. Click Here To Download PDF
Read MoreKMS Attends Annual Evening with the Judges
The attorneys of KMS attended the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel’s Annual Evening with the Judges at the Jonathan Club in Downtown Los Angeles. This annual event brings together some of the biggest names in the Southern California defense industry for the opportunity to spend some quality one-on-one time of the courtroom with the…
Read MoreRobert L. McKenna III, Michael R. Pittman, and Andrew J. Wiseman obtain a defense award in a $15 million hypoplastic left heart syndrome case on liability in a bifurcated arbitration
Mr. McKenna and his team obtained a defense award for several pediatric cardiologists and a pediatric anesthesiologist. The case was a very complex medical malpractice action involving care and treatment for a minor claimant with the congenital heart condition hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLSS). Claimant alleged that the physicians failed to timely diagnose and treat…
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