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Wilkie Cheong and John
Denove represented a client who was
being sued for intentional
interference with contractual
relations. The plaintiffs alleged
the actions of the defendant
interfered with their contract to
merge two corporations. The
plaintiffs alleged that their
economic damage was 14 million
dollars. Mr. Cheong and Mr. Denove
were successful in proving that the
defendant did nothing wrong and that
the plaintiffs were entitled to no
damages. Click here to see one of the
exhibits that was used during the
trial.
John Denove represented a young lady who was injured in a
motor vehicle collision.
The case was tried in Ventura.
He was able to prove that the
collision injured her cervical spine
requiring trigger point injections
and epidural steroid injections.
The jury awarded her damages for her
past medical expenses, for her
future cervical surgery, her loss of
earnings and her pain and
suffering. Click here to see some of the
exhibits that were used during the
trial.
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Recent
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William Karns
recently tried and won a seven day arbitration in a
case involving the sale of a residential property.
He was able to show that the Defendants knew about a
number of defects with the property that were not
disclosed to the Plaintiff. The case involved
complex issues in the areas of construction and
appraising. Click here if you would like to see
some of the Exhibits Mr. Karns used during the
arbitration.
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Recent Settlements |
William Karns
and John Denove settled a medical malpractice case
against Los Angeles County/Harbor UCLA Hospital.
The case involved a twelve year old child who
developed bleeding in her brain following a
cheerleading accident. The bleeding, known as a
subdural hematoma, appeared to resolve, but
eventually expanded causing her brain to herniate.
She was left with severe cognitive and motor
deficits. The Defendant disputed liability, but due
to overwhelming evidence obtained by Mr. Karns
during discovery, the County decided to settle the day
before trial.
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Bar Association
Events |
Italian American
Lawyers Association
Wilkie Cheong, Alicia Curran, Mary
Bennett, Steve Vartazarian, William Karns and John
Denove attended the Italian American Lawyers dinner
where Mr. Denove was sworn in as president of
the association.
To learn more about the Italian
American Lawyers Association go to
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
John Denove presented a lecture to the
new lawyers group of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
on the topic of "How to Get Documentary Evidence
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
Mary Bennett, Wilkie Cheong,
John Rowell and
John Denove attended the Cowboy Lawyers
Association's annual dinner dance. Miss Bennett was
sworn in as the secretary of the association. She
and Mr. Cheong and Mr. Denove continue to serve as
members of the ride committee. To learn more about
the Cowboy Lawyers Association go to
CowboyLawyers.org.
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New Board Appointments |
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appointed to the CAALA Board of Governors. |
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Departures |
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The firm is sad to
lose Sarah Kay, a legal secretary. Her loss is
Mattel's gain. She has obtained the position in the
design and invention department . |
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New Editions |
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Lucy Nañez
has recently joined the firm as Senior Legal
Assistant. to learn more about Lucy see her bio on
the Support Staff page. |
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Recent
Publications |
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William Karns co-authored Effective use of
objections in responding to interrogatories was
recently published in the Advocate. |
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Awards |
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Carmen Trutanich, the City Attorney
for Los Angeles, presented John Denove a certificate
on behalf of the City Attorney's office
for his election as president of the
Italian American
Lawyers Association. LawDragon has again selected John
Denove as one of
the 500
Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America.
The
Consumer Attorneys of California awarded
John Denove with its Presidential Award of
Merit for "Doing battle above and beyond the
call of duty and in recognition of
extraordinary dedication to Consumer
Attorneys of
California and those
we represent."
Consumer
Attorneys Association of Los Angeles awarded
John Denove with its Presidential Award "For
outstanding
contribution to the Association".
John F. Denove and John D.
Rowell were awarded as Southern California
SuperLawyers for the 6th consecutive year.
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