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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
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Recent Arbitrations |
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John
Denove and William Karns tried a
binding arbitration
against Kaiser for medical malpractice.
Their client was a patient of Kaiser and was
suffering from
chronic pain. The judge after hearing testimony
from 23 witnesses over 8 days found that Kaiser
committed medical malpractice by over prescribing a
pain medication containing acetaminophen (Tylenol)
which caused the patient to go into liver failure.
Fortunately he was transferred to UCLA where he
received a liver transplant.
After
Kaiser's patient went into liver failure, Kaiser
cancelled his medical insurance. A
bad faith insurance
lawsuit has been filed because of
that cancellation. That action is pending.
Click here to see some of the exhibits that were
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Loyola Law School |
William Karns and
John Denove spoke to the students of Loyola Law
School. The topic was the Do's and Don'ts of
Networking.
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Publications |
William Karns'
article "Evidence of a Defendant's Financial
Condition in the Punitive Damages Phase of Trial"
was published in the Advocate, the journal of
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.
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Recent Settlements |
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Denove and William Karns recently settled a
motor vehicle accident
case. Our client alleged that the
defendant trucking company negligently maintained
its trailer causing a wheel to come off striking the
client's vehicle. Two years following the
collision, the client underwent
back surgery.
To view medical illustrations that were prepared for
the upcoming trial, click here.
William Karns and John Rowell recently settled a
medical malpractice case for a client who was
paralyzed following the administration of an
epidural injection.
The defendants who settled were the
anesthesiologist who administered the injection and
the hospital where it occurred.
Although the anesthesiologist was
an independent contractor, Mr. Karns argued that the
hospital ratified the doctor's wrongful conduct.
Mr. Karns also settled an
underinsured motor vehicle action
involving a low speed impact with
minor visible property damage. He was able to
demonstrate that at times what appears to be a minor
impact can result in serious personal injuries. His
client required numerous
trigger point injections
to treat his chronic pain syndrome.
This was similar to a recent
settlement of Mr. Karns wherein another client was
involved in a minor impact collision but sustained
serious
cervical spine injuries. Mr. Karns successfully
proved that his client's injuries were caused by the
accident and that cervical surgery was required.
Steve Vartazarian settled a
medical malpractice
action against a doctor and a hospital for
prematurely discharging a
stroke victim.
As a result of that discharge the
patient's neurologic condition deteriorated and he
died. This action was filed in Riverside County.
Mr. Vartazarian also settled an
elder abuse/medical malpractice action against
multiple nursing homes that were not equipped to
care for a patient who required a heightened level
of care. She developed decubitus ulcers and
osteomylitis resulting in a leg amputation. |
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Bar Association
Events |
Italian American
Lawyers Association
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
William Karns co-chaired the Trial
Skills For New Attorneys held at the Omni Hotel in
Los Angeles. More than 130 attorneys attended the
seminar. The program was part of the Consumer
Attorneys Association of Los Angeles' continuing
education for the bar.
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
Mary Bennett, Wilkie Cheong 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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Welcome Back |
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Alicia Curran
was a member of Cheong, Denove, Rowell and
Bennett for seven years when she and her husband
relocated to Florida in 2004. In Florida she
worked for the firm of Rumrell, Castebal, Warrington
and Brock and she handled business and personal
injury litigation. Fortunately for us Ms.
Curran and her husband have returned to Southern
California and she has rejoined the firm.
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Awards |
 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
SuperLawyers for the 6th consecutive year. |
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