News
April 30, 2007
‘Playing With Fire’ Case Resolved, $2 Million Paid Under $100,000 Policy
In a unique settlement, heretofore unprecedented under California law, a young Riverside boy, severely injured in an automobile accident is to receive over two (2) million dollars pursuant to a policy issued by Amex Assurance Company, a subsidiary of American Express. The policy provided only $100,000 in coverage. This result was obtained when the carrier… read more
April 30, 2007
New Legislation To Benefit All California Citizens
Through the hard work of the statewide consumer attorneys’ organization, a group with which Aitken * Aitken * Cohn, proudly supports and participates, new legislation was recently signed by Governor Davis that will benefit all Californians in general, and the victims of the September 11, 2001, tragedies in particular. This legislation bore the title SB… read more
April 30, 2007
Aitken * Aitken * Cohn Lawyers Win $23.5 Million Verdict
In a matter tried by Wylie, Chris and Casey at the Orange County Superior Court, a jury returned a verdict in Aitken * Aitken * Cohn’s client’s favor in the amount of $23.5 million. Fourteen year old Cade F. suffered a traumatic brain injury and has had more than 24 surgeries after the defendant ran a red light… read more
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
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