Posts by pcdev
Robert L. McKenna III, Michael R. Pittman, and Andrew J. Wiseman obtain a complete defense verdict on liability in O’Rourke v. Ali with exposure of $30 million
In O’Rourke v. Ali, et al., Mr. McKenna and his team represented a hospitalist and there was also an emergency medicine physician who was a named defendant through trial. Plaintiffs were represented by Robert Vaage and Elizabeth Teixeira of the Law Offices of Robert Vaage. On January 13, 2012, then 53-year-old male plaintiff woke up…
Read MoreRobert McKenna selected to faculty of prestigious ABOTA Masters in Trial program for Orange County
Robert McKenna was invited to join the defense team for the ABOTA program sponsored by the Orange County Chapter to instruct other lawyers on the best methods of trial advocacy. Presenters are considered to be the best of the best trial lawyers that come from the national membership of ABOTA. Click Here To Download The…
Read MoreKMS Partner Alexandra Baraff “Knocks Out” case brought by Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
The plaintiff filed a medical negligence claim against client, urgent care facility alleging they breached the standard of care by failing to diagnose a right ankle fracture. The treating nurse practitioner noted the pain started nearly two months prior to seeking treatment and the plaintiff continued to train despite the swelling and pain. Upon examination,…
Read MoreRobert McKenna wins back to back trials with $30M in total damages requested by plaintiff lawyers
Robert McKenna recently obtained a defense award in a two week arbitration where claimants sought 14 million dollars in damages. A week later, he started a month long jury trial where plaintiffs were seeking 23 million dollars in damages. After four hours of deliberation, the jury returned with a defense verdict. Both cases were brought…
Read MoreKMS opens new offices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties
KMS has opened its permanent homes in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in El Segundo and Huntington Beach. The El Segundo offices are located in the burgeoning tech hub off Rosecrans Ave. next to Manhattan Beach and are designed in an industrial modern style featuring a large lounge area and outdoor patio with a BBQ,…
Read MoreJim Kjar and Hanna Dunn win case involving traumatic brain injury.
Plaintiff was a patient in a large Southern California hospital. She claimed that while she was unattended by her nurses in a hallway waiting for her medication that she fell, lost consciousness and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Plaintiff relied on MRI studies and multiple experts who testified that she suffered a structural injury to…
Read MoreJim Kjar and Jon Schwalbach defense case involving intraoperative bleeding and cardiac arrest.
During a laparascopic choleycystectomy, the surgeon injured the liver, causing significant bleeding. The patient suffered an intraoperative cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated by aortic compression and 3 cardioversions. She required an extended hospitalization and claimed significant permanent injuries. The defense argued that injury to adjacent organs and bleeding are known complications of the…
Read MoreKMS Makes 3 New Partners
KMS is proud to announce that Danielle Velasquez, Kaytee Costa, and Esther Kim are now partners in the firm. They have been with the firm since it opened and have numerous defense verdicts to their credit. The firm is very proud of its commitment to promoting opportunity for talented young lawyers. In addition to the…
Read MoreKMS Wins 2019 Manhattan Beach 6 Man Volleyball Tournament
For the third time in the last four years, KMS has won the Manhattan Beach Six Man Volleyball Tournament, Men’s Open division. The Manhattan Six Man is the oldest and most prestigious six man beach volleyball tournament in the United States. This was a back to back win for Team Spyder/Res Ipsa. They have made…
Read MoreACI Conference Presentation – Defense’s and Plaintiff’s Perspective on Early Settlement of Birth Injury Cases
Patrick Stockalper was an invited panelist at the American Conference Institute Obstetrics Malpractice Claims seminar in Philadelphia. The seminar features some of the top medical malpractice lawyers in the country. He participated on a panel entitled “Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives on Early Settlement in Birth Injury Cases” which took place on June 27, 2019 at…
Read More