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November 18, 2015
Operation Helping Hands: Help the Homeless this Season
“No matter how big your house is, how recent your car is or how big your bank account is, our graves will be the same size.” While many of us are able to reflect on a year full of prosperity, joy, and laughter, half a million people in the United States will be looking back… read more
November 9, 2015
$3,000,000: Intoxicated Teenager Rendered Tetraplegic After Dive Into Dark, Code-Violating HOA Pool
CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff was a 17 year old guest of a renter and his family at adevelopment in San Clemente operated by Verano at Talega Homeowners Association and Millennium Community Management Inc. He and several high school aged friend were consuming alcohol at the residence within HOA for several hours. Sometime around 10:00 p.m., the… read more
October 16, 2015
Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Experian Holdings Inc. for Data Breach That Compromised the Personal Records of Millions of T-Mobile Customers
SANTA ANA, CA. (Oct. 16, 2015) — Aitken Aitken Cohn, LLP is co-counsel on a lawsuit filed on behalf of consumers stating that Experian Holding Inc. failed to maintain the reasonable procedures necessary to protect personal information on their servers, resulting in the data breach of more than 15 million T-Mobile consumers. On Sept. 15, 2015… read more
October 1, 2015
COAST Magazine and AVVO Partner Up to Feature Top Attorneys for 2015: Aitken Aitken Cohn is Featured Yet Again!
Aitken Aitken Cohn attorneys have once again made AVVO’s annual “Top Attorneys” list, making it the third “Top” list this year! The annual AVVO Top Attorneys list was published in this month’s COAST magazine. Proving that the firm continues to add only the best talent around, associates Atticus Wegman and Michael Penn have joined the… read more
September 24, 2015
$1,500,000: Nurse Negligence Leads to Wrongful Death of Teacher Following Lower Back Surgery
CASE DESCRIPTION: Decedent died due to bleeding after low back surgery. He sustained a retroperitoneal hemorrhage, left side from diaphragm to pelvis and an estimated blood loss greater than 1000 cc’s. The bleed was due to a small puncture of a vessel at the time of the surgery. The nurses failed to call the surgeon… read more
September 15, 2015
Wylie and Bette Aitken Featured in COAST Magazine
Alone, Wylie is known for his legal prowess and keen litigation skills, but when he is with Bette, his wife of over 50 years, they are known as the power couple of philanthropy and the arts. In this month’s COAST Magazine, Wylie and Bette were featured not once, but twice, in the prominent publication for… read more
September 9, 2015
$200,000: Uninsured Driver Causes Christmas Eve Rollover
CASE DESCRIPTION: While traveling southbound on Interstate five in San Juan Capistrano on Christmas Eve, plaintiff’s vehicle was suddenly struck from the right side by a pickup truck. The severe impact caused plaintiff’s vehicle to rollover several times before coming to a stop on its wheels. RESULT: James R., $100,000 settlement; Kelly R. $100,000 settlement… read more
September 3, 2015
Ashleigh Aitken Spends her Summer Busier than a Weatherman in a Tornado
With great power comes great responsibilities, and for Ashleigh Aitken, those responsibilities came in the form of bacon wrapped turkey legs, dinner awards ceremonies, and community functions. This year, not only was Ashleigh sworn in as President of the OCBA, but she was also appointed as Chairwoman of the OC Fair and Events Center Board… read more
August 24, 2015
Chosen from More than 5 Million Lawyers Nationwide!
Seven lawyers from Aitken Aitken Cohn were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 edition! While Partners Wylie Aitken, Darren Aitken, Chris Aitken and Richard Cohn have been listed in the annual publication for years, 2016 marks the debut for the younger members, Casey Johnson, Ashleigh Aitken, and Michael Penn. To compile the list… read more
August 19, 2015
$305,000: Homeowners Neglect to Fix Loose Tiles Causing Traumatic Fall for 71-Year-Old Lady
CASE DESCRIPTION: On Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011, Ms. B. enjoyed dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. with other family and friends. She left the house at or around 11:00 p.m., stepped on some loose tiles on one of the steps leading up to the front of the house, lost her footing, and… read more