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Jim Kjar and Pat Stockalper attend FDCC Annual Meeting in Sun Valley Idaho
Jim Kjar and Pat Stockalper attended FDCC Annual Meeting at the Sun Valley Lodge in Sun Valley, Idaho. The FDCC is an invitation-only organization for distinguished defense trial lawyers, corporate counsel and insurance industry leaders.
Read MoreJim Kjar and Katie Lafferty defense case involving perforation during ERCP procedure
The plaintiff experienced a perforation of his bile duct during an ERCP procedure to remove a stone in the Common Duct. It resulted in massive sepsis and a 4 month hospitalization. Total recovery time was almost one year. He made substantial claims for past and future lost earnings in addition to permanent debilitating injuries. A…
Read MoreKMS attends Summer Mixer with Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
On June 16th KMS went to The Perch in DTLA for the ASCDC mixer celebrating women lawyers.
Read MoreKMS attends 2019 annual SCAHRM Conference as a sponsor
On May 1-3 2019 KMS lawyers attended the annual conference of the Southern California Association of Hospital Risk Managers (SCAHRM) conference at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Palm Springs. The firm also hosted a dinner for friends and clients of the firm on Wednesday, May 1.
Read MoreJim Kjar inducted into The FDCC
The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel was formed 80 years ago. Its members are national and international coordinating counsel as well as trial attorneys and claims directors of national insurance companies all over the world. Membership is by invitation only and subjected to an intense peer review process. The Federation members include presidents and…
Read MoreKMS Partner Jason Petersen Eliminates Intentional Claims on Demurrer
Partner Jason Petersen presented a demurrer to Plaintiff’s causes of action for elder abuse and fraud against a Defendant hospice and home health care provider for alleged withholding of care in a residential care facility and fraudulent misrepresentation about the services that were provided. The demurrer argued that Plaintiff was unable to establish a custodial…
Read MoreKMS Partner Jon Schwalbach Successfully Defends Dismissal in Court of Appeal
Jon Schwalbach drafted and argued the winning appellate brief in a wrongful foreclosure action against a property receiver. The firm’s client was a property manager who was appointed receiver by the court to oversee the foreclosure of four properties before they were sold. After the sales, Plaintiff sued the bank and the receiver for a…
Read MoreKMS Partner Brian Selogie Scores Back-to-Back Wins on Summary Judgment
KMS Partner Brian Selogie recently prevailed on two motions for summary judgment, successfully demonstrating in each case that plaintiffs could not carry their burden of demonstrating any genuine issue of material fact. In the first case, Selogie defended a psychiatrist in an acute care psychiatric facility who had been accused of negligence in relation to…
Read MoreKMS Partners Chip Cressey and Rick Wirick Prevail on Summary Judgment
After being convicted in state court of burglary and receiving an 8 year sentence, Plaintiff sued the State of California for false imprisonment. After the state’s motion for nonsuit was granted at the close of Plaintiff’s case in chief, Plaintiff sued his civil rights attorney arguing that the attorney had negligently failed to file a…
Read MoreDefense award rendered in favor of Jim Kjar, Jon Schwalbach and Hanna Dunn in Bariatric Surgery case.
The plaintiff underwent a gastric sleeve procedure performed by a bariatric surgery team at the defendant facility. After the surgery she developed numerous complications including a stricture, GERD and required extensive interventional and medical treatment. After a three week arbitration proceeding a defense award was made by the arbitrator.
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