On September 1, 2011, Pettit Kohn successfully defended one of its large retail clients in a personal injury action in Bakersfield, California. The plaintiff alleged that she sustained permanent and debilitating injuries in an accident on the client’s premises. At trial, the plaintiff offered expert testimony to support economic damages of over two million dollars […]
On August 9, 2011, the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against one of the firm’s clients and its manager. The plaintiff claimed his civil rights were violated when the manager submitted a private citizen’s arrest order to the police who subsequently arrested plaintiff for trespass. […]
On July 1, 2011, the Bakersfield Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit against one of Pettit Kohn’s clients. The dismissal was obtained before the start of trial enabling the client to avoid the costs of trial. The client was represented by David Halm.
Press Release – Pettit Kohn Obtains $2.2 Million Jury Verdict in Product Liability Case Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz PC, a San Diego, California law firm, announced today that Damian Dolin, Shareholder of the firm, obtained a $2.2 million verdict on behalf of his client in a product liability/personal injury case. San Diego, Calif. – […]
On behalf of a client who leases numerous shopping centers in Southern California, David Halm successfully evicted a tenant and then later obtained a judgment for damages and attorney’s fees against the tenant.
On November 10, 2010, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge issued a judgment after appeal in favor of the firm’s client. The case involved allegations of personal injuries stemming from a slip and fall accident on the client’s premises. After hearing all the evidence in a one day bench trial, the court found that […]
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 […]