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March 21, 2012
Ashleigh Aitken Receives Congressional Recognition
Aitken Aitken Cohn is proud to announce that Ashleigh Aitken received a United States Congressional Certificate of Recognition for her public service and legal career accomplishments. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (47th District, California) presented Ashleigh with her award in a ceremony held at the Anaheim Muzeo marking Women’s Appreciation Day on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Ashleigh… read more
March 7, 2012
Ominous Student Loan Debt Report Released By Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Don Lee of the Los Angeles Times recently highlighted an alarming March 5, 2012 report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In his article titled, “College Debt A Looming Time Bomb” Lee notes that the report claims as many as 1 in 4 borrowers carried a past-due student loan balance in the… read more
February 23, 2012
Helicopter Collision Kills 7 Marines in Calif. Desert
News Source: The Associated Press by: Julie Watson–Photo credit (AP) AH-1W Cobra and UH-1 Huey collided during night training in an area near Yuma, AZ, Wednesday, officials said, carrying 6 service members based in Camp Pendleton–Image provided by the US Marines shows a UN-1 “Huey” helicopter SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Two Marine Corps helicopters collided… read more
February 15, 2012
3 Camp Pendleton Marines Dead, 1 Critical After Orange County Crash
News Source: LA Times Three Marines were killed and one was hospitalized in critical condition after the car they were in struck a tree in Orange County, the Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday. The car, a 2005 Dodge Stratus, was moving at a high speed northbound on Golden Lantern Street in Dana Point at 2:05 a.m…. read more
February 13, 2012
3 Injured When Driver Runs Red Light
News Source: THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER By DENISSE SALAZAR SANTA ANA – Three men were injured after a driver ran a red light at a Santa Ana intersection causing one vehicle to broadside the other, authorities said. The collision occurred at McFadden Avenue and Flower Street shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday and involved a black… read more
January 30, 2012
Man Struck by 2 Hit-Run Drivers Identified
News Source: THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER By DENISSE SALAZAR SANTA ANA – A 55-year-old man was fatally struck by two hit-and-run drivers as he tried to cross Broadway Street, has been identified as Jose Javier Diaz, police said Monday. Diaz was crossing in the 400 block of South Broadway, just south of Chestnut Avenue when… read more
January 4, 2012
Supreme Court to Hear Healthcare Arguments in March
With the GOP’s primary election season underway, there has been much discussion surrounding President Obama’s healthcare law. In an article recently published by David G. Savage of the Los Angeles Times titled, “Justices to Hear Healthcare Law Arguments in March,” he summarizes how the US Supreme Court intends to determine the constitutionality of this newly… read more
December 9, 2011
Insurance Bad Faith: Preserving the Duty to Act in Good Faith and Fair Dealing
At Aitken * Aitken * Cohn, our practice involves helping injured people pursue justice through our civil court system. This requires us to be experienced in handling cases that cross into several areas of the law, including insurance contract law. For instance, when representing clients injured in a motor vehicle accident, disputes can arise between… read more
December 5, 2011
Pro-Business Theme Pervades Recent Rulings from the California and United States Supreme Courts
While political debates at all levels of government seem to reach a fever pitch on each and every issue being decided, the Supreme Courts of both the United States and California have recently issued a string of rulings that reflect what is almost unanimously viewed by Court observers as an anti-consumer trend. Since such decisions… read more
November 17, 2011
Whittier Electrocution: Southern California Edison Power Lines Kill Again
On November 12, a Whittier man, Joel Ramirez, was fatally electrocuted after contacting a downed, live power line that fell into his backyard. His mother was also injured when she attempted to come to his aid. The facts are eerily similar to a case our firm is handling involving the Vego family that tragically lost… read more