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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
Arbitrations |
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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.
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Recent
Settlements |
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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
IALA.info.
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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
Admitted at Trial".
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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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Bill Karns was
appointed to the CAALA Board of Governors.
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Departures |
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 |
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 |
William Karns
co-authored Effective use of objections in
responding to interrogatories was recently published
in the Advocate.
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Awards |
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".
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John F. Denove and John D.
Rowell were awarded as Southern California
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