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Plaintiff is a Dermatologist who hired the Defendant to prosecute a medical malpractice case against her treating eye doctor. She claimed the doctor misdiagnosed a serious eye infection which has permanently disabled her, and limited her practice in Dermatology. Plaintiff asked the jury to award $12 Million. Plaintiff claimed that the attorney failed to designate…

Jim Kjar collected his second legal malpractice jury verdict in the last 2 months in a Riverside courthouse. Plaintiff claimed that Kjar’s client committed legal malpractice, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of funds regarding 3 separate matters the attorney handled for her. After a 3 week trial the jury found for the defendant…

Jim Kjar received a unanimous verdict in a legal malpractice case. The plaintiff was a physician (dermatologist) who lost a medical malpractice case wherein she claimed that her treating opthamologist caused her to suffer permanent eye damage. She claimed $14M in past and future lost earnings. After plaintiff lost her case she sued her lawyer.…

A vascular access nurse was alleged to have inserted a PICC line incorrectly resulting in injury to the hand of a patient who was a cosmetic dermatologist. That patient claimed to have sustained permanent damage to his hand, preventing him from practicing as a cosmetic dermatologist. Robert and Alessa questioned the legitimacy of the patient’s…

Plaintiff Scott Stotelmyer, born on January 23, 1960, underwent single incision laparoscopic ventral hernia repair by Defendant, Sam Carvajal, M.D., on March 22, 2013 at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. On December 22, 2014, Dr. Carvajal performed a mesh repair surgery (as well as a Heller Myotomy and Durr fundoplication for an esophageal abnormality) by trimming…

Ali Martino successfully drafted and argued a Motion for Summary Judgment, excluding 2 of plaintiffs’ 3 expert witness’ testimony and securing judgment in favor of her client, a Medical Institution, in a wrongful death action. Ali initially obtained dismissal without leave to amend of 2 out of the 3 causes of actions against her client…

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…