On October 5, 2010, Pettit Kohn successfully achieved a favorable jury verdict for the firm’s client. Pettit Kohn attorneys Grant Waterkotte and Mark Bloom represented the client, whose former company failed to pay him bonus wages. After almost 2 weeks of trial, the Riverside jury determined that the defendant had breached its contract with the […]
On June 3, 2010, the Los Angeles Superior Court granted a motion resulting in dismissal of a lawsuit that sought in excess of $115 million in damages against one of Pettit Kohn’s clients. The dismissal was obtained early in the litigation enabling the client to avoid the attorneys’ fees and expenses that would have been […]
On June 3, 2010, one of Pettit Kohn’s clients won a judgment after a court trial involving a real estate sublease dispute. David G. Halm served as lead trial counsel in this matter.
On April 23, 2010, the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, granted a motion to dismiss an appeal in favor of one of the firm’s clients arising out of an underlying business litigation action. As a result of this dismissal, the client avoided the expense of the appeal and is entitled to an award of […]
On April 22, 2010, a Chatsworth jury returned a verdict in favor of the firm’s client after nearly two weeks of testimony and argument. The case involved allegations of personal injuries stemming from an accident on the client’s premises. The injuries involved two prior orthopedic surgeries and the allegations of one that was necessary in […]
On March 15, 2010, a Pomona jury returned a verdict in favor of one of the firm’s large retail clients for an amount far below the amount of money offered by the client to resolve the case. This matter involved personal injuries to a father and son within the premises of the client’s store. The […]
February 23, 2010, Pettit Kohn successfully defended one of its clients, a highly respected day spa facility, in a personal injury action in Orange County. The plaintiff alleged that our client was negligent in performing therapeutic services, resulting in serious bodily injury. After hearing all the evidence, the jury returned a verdict finding that our […]
On December 23, 2009, Pettit Kohn successfully defended one of its large retail clients in a personal injury action in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The plaintiff alleged that she sustained a fractured wrist at the client’s premises (“the store”) after she tripped and fell in the parking lot. The plaintiff argued that the store negligently maintained […]
Following binding arbitration and court proceedings, Pettit Kohn recently obtained an order in favor of its client Cooner Wire Company resulting in the recovery of $2.495 million in damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. David Halm, lead counsel for Pettit Kohn, obtained a binding arbitration award before the American Arbitration Association in a proceeding arising out […]
On November 17, 2009, Mark Bloom represented a retail client on the firm’s behalf achieving a favorable result in a premises liability lawsuit. The plaintiff was seriously injured in one of the store’s bathrooms after allegedly slipping and falling on spilled water. With claimed medical specials over $90k and general damages of over $800k, plaintiff’s […]