Hannah Hogoboom Secures State and Federal Appellate Affirmation of Dismissals in Civil Rights Cases Against California University

Hannah Hogoboom of KMS successfully persuaded the California State Court of Appeal to affirm dismissal in favor of University of Southern California (“USC”) in a case brought by a plaintiff alleging causes of action for various civil rights violations and secured an affirmation of the United States Central District Court’s dismissal of Plaintiff’s identical federal…

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Jason Petersen wins dismissal in complex high damages medical negligence case based on his Motion

Partner Jason Petersen submitted and successfully argued a high exposure legal malpractice case with the Court granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff brought a claim for legal malpractice, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty against her former counsel regarding the seven-figure settlement of an underlying automobile accident case. Jason presented witness testimony…

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Carina M. Jordan secures a win on behalf of City of Hawthorne

A motion for summary judgment was granted by Judge David K. Reinert of the Los Angeles County Superior Court in favor of Defendant City of Hawthorne in a trip and fall case brought by Plaintiff alleging a dangerous condition of public property (Government Code section 835). Carina M. Jordan of Kjar, McKenna, & Stockalper LLP…

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Molshree Gupta wins series of evidentiary Motions to Quash for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction on behalf of National Nonprofit Corporation

In a series of actions under Code of Civil Procedure section 340.1, in courts all throughout California, Ms. Gupta has successfully briefed and argued evidentiary Motions to Quash for lack of personal jurisdiction on behalf of her client, a National Nonprofit Corporation. Plaintiffs claimed they suffered childhood sexual assault attributable to the operational conduct and…

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Robert L. McKenna, III and Michael R. Pittman win medical negligence jury trial, alleging failure to timely diagnose and treat a deep tissue infection in the right ankle. 12-0 Defense Verdict.

Plaintiff contended that she was misdiagnosed with a heel fracture and cellulitis, and that she was sent home without adequate antibiotic treatment from an ER visit with a nurse practitioner. Eight days later, plaintiff presented to another hospital with sepsis and osteomyelitis of the right ankle that required surgery and a lengthy skilled nursing facility…

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Anastasia Olano obtains defense verdict in Dental Malpractice trial

Plaintiff claimed that fillings were improperly placed by the defendant dentist, causing pain and requiring subsequent treatment. The plaintiff initiated a small claims matter against the defendant dentist and initially prevailed. Anastasia Olano represented the defendant dentist on appeal in a trial de novo and obtained a judgment for the defendant and against the plaintiff.

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