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December 6, 2022

Safety on the Slopes

What you need to know about ski-related head injuries and how to prevent them By Aitken * Aitken * Cohn The holidays are almost upon us, and here in Southern California, an early December storm brought several inches of snow to the mountains. Ski season has arrived! There’s nothing quite like the fun and freedom… read more

October 10, 2022

California’s Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Death Cases

The loss of a loved one is devastating under any circumstances. But when it could have been prevented—when a family member dies as the result of someone else’s wrong actions, whether negligent, reckless, or intentional—the grief and fallout can be even more complicated and acute. When this happens, eligible surviving family members of the deceased… read more

September 21, 2022

AAC Founding Partner Wylie Aitken Honored as a Daily Journal 2022 ‘Top 100’ Lawyer

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 — The Los Angeles / San Francisco Daily Journal has named prominent plaintiff lawyer Wylie Aitken one of 2022’s Top 100 Lawyers in California out of the state’s 266,000 practicing attorneys. The annual list, published Wednesday, recognizes Wylie for his outstanding success for his clients, leadership as the founding partner of Orange County-based law firm Aitken Aitken Cohn… read more

September 13, 2022

Hot Topic in a Heat Wave

Is anyone liable for heat-related illness and injury? By Aitken Aitken Cohn The first week of September was a scorcher. It brought a record-setting heat wave to the southwest—ten consecutive days of often triple-digit temperatures—in what weather experts have called our most severe ever recorded in September. Last October, after three back-to-back heat waves hit… read more

July 27, 2022

Jack Aitken Takes the Stage for “Green Day’s American Idiot”

AAC’s Wylie Aitken: “Not all Aitken are lawyers. The next generation has one person on the stage at the Chance Theatre at the Bette Aitken Center in Anaheim. Enjoy the Orange County Register article and take in the production. Jack is a freshman at NYU in Broadway Theatre.” To learn more about production and to… read more

July 19, 2022

Birth Defects Due to Medication—What Parents Need to Know

According to the CDC, about 1 in 33 babies—approximately 120,000—are born in the U.S. with some form of birth defect. These conditions, ranging from mild to severe, are usually discovered within the first year of life. Most congenital disabilities begin within the first three months of development in the womb. According to the Cleveland Clinic,… read more

June 30, 2022

Four Dead and Multiple Injured in Amtrak Train Derailment

By Aitken Aitken Cohn A team from the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a devastating derailment that involved an Amtrak passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. The incident killed four people, and dozens of passengers suffered injuries after the Amtrak train collided with a dump truck while traveling through rural Missouri. According… read more

May 17, 2022

Aitken Aitken Cohn is Investigating the Orange County Wildfires

The Orange County injury attorneys at Aitken Aitken Cohn are closely monitoring claims connected to the Coastal Fire that started May 11, 2022, in a brush near Aliso Woods Canyon, which then spread to the gated community in Laguna Niguel. The Orange County Register reported the fire prompted the evacuation of some nearby homes and… read more

April 21, 2022

What Parents of “Shredders” Need to Know

Can you sue if your child is injured at a skatepark? By Aitken Aitken Cohn California is the birthplace and beating heart of skate culture in the U.S. It’s also home to hundreds of skateparks from north to south—Los Angeles alone has 21—nearly every one boasting its unique landscape of ramps, bowls, stairs, pipes, and… read more