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Danielle Velazquez and Robert McKenna obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial in Orange County Superior Court in a case involving medical malpractice, informed consent, and medical battery relative to their client’s performance of a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) laser vision correction surgery. Plaintiff claimed that he consented to a LASIK laser vision correction procedure,…

Mary Lee obtained a defense judgment following a summary judgment motion. The plaintiff argued that the University failed to initiate concussion protocols despite being on notice of a head strike during a competitive match and that she suffered severe ongoing injuries as a result. Mary Lee successfully argued that the University was not on notice…

The United Stated District Court for the Central District of California recently granted judgment in favor of a large public entity and law enforcement officers who were sued for alleged constitutional and state law violations. During a dangerous law enforcement operation to search for a firearm in response to a 911 call, Plaintiff was briefly…

In a complex legal malpractice matter arising from a real estate transaction, the defendant law firm acknowledged negligence but disputed the scope of damages. The plaintiff alleged losses exceeding $1 million, claiming a missed development opportunity. After a lengthy trial, Greg Emdee and Jim Kjar successfully demonstrated that any damages should be limited. The court…

Plaintiff was a prominent entertainer promoted by Rolling Stone Magazine and other media outlets in the music industry, who had silicone breast implants placed by the Defendant Plastic Surgeon in the year 2000 by as part of an Adjunct Study Protocol. The implants then ruptured 17 years later. Plaintiff argued that the silicone implants caused…

Robert McKenna obtained a defense verdict following a month and a half in trial in Lancaster, CA. Plaintiff’s counsel alleged oversedation of the plaintiff during a cervical epidural steroid injection that resulted in spinal cord damage from the needle entering the cord and causing upper and lower extremity paralysis and loss of function. The defense…

Plaintiff received silicone breast implants as part of an FDA trial participated in by her surgeon. The implant ruptured and plaintiff claimed to have suffered autoimmune disease from silicone toxicity leading to chronic fatigue, muscle pain and cognitive decline which ended her career as a successful entertainer. Experts in rheumatology and plastic surgery from across…

In recent related decisions, the California Court of Appeal has affirmed a series of substantial legal victories by Ms. Gupta in several actions alleging medical malpractice, wrongful death, infliction of emotional distress, as well as a purported class action to advance a constitutional challenge to the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (“MICRA”)] –…

Patrick Stockalper and Hannah Hogoboom obtained a dismissal of a high exposure premises liability case on behalf of a major Southern California stadium after the Court granted Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff alleged premises liability in connection with injuries sustained at Super Bowl LVI after another spectator allegedly fell on top of her from…