Our Successes

On June 3, 2010, one of Pettit Kohn’s clients won a judgment after a court trial involving a real estate sublease dispute. David G. Halm served as lead trial counsel in this matter.

On June 3, 2010, the Los Angeles Superior Court granted a motion resulting in dismissal of a lawsuit that sought in excess of $115 million in damages against one of Pettit Kohn’s clients. The dismissal was obtained early in the litigation enabling the client to avoid the attorneys’ fees and expenses that would have been incurred in discovery and trial preparation. David G. Halm led the team that achieved this successful result.

On April 23, 2010, the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, granted a motion to dismiss an appeal in favor of one of the firm’s clients arising out of an underlying business litigation action. As a result of this dismissal, the client avoided the expense of the appeal and is entitled to an award of its attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in bringing its motion to dismiss. David G. Halm represented the client on behalf of the firm.

February 23, 2010, Pettit Kohn successfully defended one of its clients, a highly respected day spa facility, in a personal injury action in Orange County. The plaintiff alleged that our client was negligent in performing therapeutic services, resulting in serious bodily injury. After hearing all the evidence, the jury returned a verdict finding that our client was not negligent, and the court rendered judgment against the plaintiff. The case was defended by Grant Waterkotte.

On December 23, 2009, Pettit Kohn successfully defended one of its large retail clients in a personal injury action in Rancho Cucamonga, California.  The plaintiff alleged that she sustained a fractured wrist at the client’s premises (“the store”) after she tripped and fell in the parking lot.  The plaintiff argued that the store negligently maintained the premises.  The plaintiff further argued that her wrist fracture was misdiagnosed by the radiologist, a co-defendant in the case, and that as a result, she required a fusion surgery to repair the injury.  The plaintiff sought a minimum of $700,000 in damages.  The store contended that it acted reasonably to maintain the premises in a safe condition, and that it was not responsible for the plaintiff’s injury.  After two weeks of testimony and argument, including extensive testimony by expert witnesses, the jury determined that Pettit Kohn’s client was not negligent in the maintenance and operation of its premises, and returned a verdict in favor of the store.  Krystal Aguilera represented the store on the firm’s behalf.

On November 17, 2009, Mark Bloom represented a retail client on the firm’s behalf achieving a favorable result in a premises liability lawsuit. The plaintiff was seriously injured in one of the store’s bathrooms after allegedly slipping and falling on spilled water. With claimed medical specials over $90k and general damages of over $800k, plaintiff’s initial demand was $900k. Mark successfully negotiated a settlement of $20k.