Posts Tagged ‘2024’

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 Jane Doe plaintiff alleging causes of action for sexual battery, assault, invasion of privacy, gender violence, product liability, conspiracy, negligence, and violation of the Bane Act.…

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…

Ms. Gupta prepared a Demurrer to Plaintiff’s negligence cause of action, and Motion to Dismiss for untimeliness under Government Code 945.6, on behalf of Large Public Entity. The Court agreed with Ms. Gupta that the plaintiff had failed to plead facts to support her negligence claim against a public entity, and further that the plaintiff…

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…

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…

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…

Amie Gonzalez drafted and argued a Motion for Summary Judgment securing judgment in favor our client, a higher education institution, in a premise liability case. The Plaintiff in this action alleged she was injured after falling over a dangerous condition caused by the institution. Amie obtained a dismissal of the entire suit filed against our…

Robert L. McKenna, III obtained a 12-0 defense verdict in a medical negligence jury trial in San Bernardino. 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…

The plaintiff was a musical theater professional who underwent a gynecological mesh operation, and part of the mesh was retained in the patient’s body. The patient subsequently developed an infection necessitating a second surgery. The plaintiff claimed that due to extended time in the lithotomy position from two surgeries she suffered a femoral nerve injury…