Many businesses have struggled due to the pandemic, and many insurance claims have gone unanswered. Businesses purchased insurance that they believed covered them in the case that they experienced an interruption in business, and most of their claims were dismissed. A notable exception was made by Sharon Yuen, one of the attorneys with Callahan & Blaine. Her monumental victory is an important one not only for her client but for those battling insurance companies in...
Read More Season 14 Episode 187 - Aired on 1/18/2021 Attorney Daniel Callahan, Founding Partner of Callahan & Blaine, was recently featured on CNBC's 187th episode of American Greed in which he goes up against infamous attorney Michael Avenatti who is best known for representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her legal dispute with Donald Trump. Since the initial air date of the episode, Mr. Callahan has recovered a $1.5 million settlement from one defendant and is...
Read More By Drew Harbur We have all experienced innumerable changes to our personal and professional lives over the last month. Many of us are working remotely and navigating the various challenges accompanying that shift. Additionally, it seems that each day brings new orders/guidance with subsequent revisions, modifications and adaptations. For those of us practicing in multiple jurisdictions and across state and federal courts, it has required considerable diligence to monitor each court’s varying approach to the...
Read More By Emma Cueto Law360 (June 13, 2019, 10:45 PM EDT) -- A paraplegic former client of embattled attorney Michael J. Avenatti has filed suit against the lawyer and several former attorneys at his now-defunct firm, alleging Avenatti stole a $4 million settlement he negotiated for the client against Los Angeles County. Geoffrey E. Johnson, who alleges he was paralyzed after attempting to kill himself over mistreatment in Los Angeles County jail, says Avenatti hid the...
Read More MRSS Hospitality, Inc., d/b/a Holiday Inn Express operated the Holiday Inn Express in Fraizer Park, CA. On April 22, 2014, plaintiff came to visit her boyfriend Gerrit Pietersma, who worked at the hotel with Jonathan Michael Padilla. Pietersma and Padilla were staying in separate employer-reserved rooms. Padilla consumed 22 beers and some cocaine. After his co-workers went to their rooms at about 11:00 PM, Padilla approached Lori Scharon, the only employee on duty at the...
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