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Jon Schwalbach prevailed in an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss a malicious prosecution claim against his client, a lawyer. Owners of an apartment building (the plaintiffs) argued that Jon’s client pursued habitability claims against them in bad faith without any factual or legal basis. In his winning brief, Jon pointed out that his client beat a…

Alessa Jonas and Shireen Ashtari successfully drafted and argued a Motion for Summary Judgment securing judgment in favor of their client, a Medical Institution, in a contentious sexual assault case. The Plaintiff in this action claimed to have been sexually assaulted during an examination in the Medical Institution’s emergency department. Alessa and Shireen obtained dismissal…

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…

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…

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…

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…