April 30, 2007
Truck Safety Update
The driver who lost control of an overloaded dump truck when its brakes malfunctioned on steep Nohl Ranch Road — resulting in the death of a Los Alamitos man and injuries to six other people — was recently told that he should be tried for gross vehicular manslaughter. Deputy District Attorney Michael Pear argued that… read more
April 27, 2007
Congratulations
Chris Aitken, Casey Johnson and Michael Penn were selected as “2007 Southern California Rising Stars” and will be featured in Los Angeles Magazine and Southern California Super Lawyers–Rising Stars Edition Magazine. Only the top 2.5 percent of Southern California lawyers received this distinction.
April 27, 2007
Seminars
OCTLA “Is the Policy Open?” July 28, 2005 Rich Cohn LORMAN SEMINARS “Select Topics for Legal Staff” August 2005 Darren Aitken CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA “What’s Your Point? The How To’s of Today’s State of the Art in Graphic Power Point Presentations” November 20, 2005 Wylie Aitken
April 25, 2007
Pocialik v. Southern California Grading Co., et al.
On February 5, 2001, the firm achieved a substantial verdict in a wrongful death jury trial in Orange County Superior Court. The case, entitled Pocialik v. Southern California Grading Co., et al., was tried by the firm’s Senior Associate, Richard A. Cohn, over the course of an approximate two week time period. The case involved… read more
April 25, 2007
The True Story of the McDonald’s Coffee Case
How twelve everyday Americans decided Stella Liebeck’s case was not a joke. 79 year old Stella Liebeck of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was in the passenger seat of her grandson’s stopped car when she was severely burned by spilled McDonald’s coffee. Stella suffered 3rd-degree burns over 6% of her body, including her inner thighs, genitals, and… read more
April 25, 2007
Number of Trials Continue to Decline
Nationwide, the number of matters taken through to trial has been declining steadily. The American Bar Association recently reported that the number of federal cases resolved by trial plunged from 11 percent in 1962 to 1.8 percent in 2002. The number of trials per year also dropped by more than 20 percent over the same… read more
April 25, 2007
On The Road
With the travel season upon us, it is important to remember that a safe, pleasant trip begins well before you leave your home. It starts with preparation. It seems that every year, we handle cases that unfortunately involve serious automobile accidents which have occurred during travel and vacation time. While even the best of precautions… read more
April 25, 2007
Litgation Involving U.C.I.’s Willed Body & Liver Program
Aitken * Aitken * Cohn is currently representing a family in their wrongful death lawsuit against UCI Medical Center. This lawsuit revolves around the issues of medical malpractice and fraudulent concealment of facts resulting in the the death of a 55 year old wife and mother of two. On November 10, 2005 the Orange County… read more
December 17, 2006
Winter 2006 Newsletter
Aitken * Aitken * Cohn OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: FORMER CLIENTS LIKE JOHN CHAVEZ CONSTANTLY REMIND US WHY WE REMAIN DEDICATED TO PERSEVERING ON THEIR BEHALF Our former client, John Chavez, was recently honored by the Golden West College Foundation at the school’s “Courtyard of Honor” ceremony. At the ceremony, a bronzed plaque with John’s picture was… read more
November 14, 2006
Beyond Sept. 11th
Here are some of Wylie Aitken’s thoughts on the September 11 attacks that were printed in Rick Reiff’s column in the Orange County Business Journal on October 1, 2001: It was never in doubt that America, New York or Orange County would rise above the ashes and rubble of the World Trade Center. We can… read more