Our Winning Record
Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP attorneys have fought hard for its clients and successfully recovered more than a billion dollars as payment for injury and wrongdoing. The firm's winning track record has included cases ranging from class actions over dangerous and defective products to allegations of employment discrimination, harassment and misclassification, from bad faith insurance claims, to personal injury, Internet and technology fraud and major disasters spanning earthquakes, fires and hurricanes. The firm is also proud to have represented the families of genocide victims across the globe. Please see below for many of our representative matters...
CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS :: Recovered Amount Confidential
EXEMPLAR CASES
Baylor Case
Kabateck Brown Kellner obtained a confidential settlement for NBA Hall of Famer and Laker Legend Elgin Baylor and his wife, Elaine, in a dispute with their homeowner's insurance company over failure to provide coverage for water intrusion damage...read more.
CONSUMER CLASS ACTION / CONSUMER PRODUCTS :: Over $100 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES
Greenboard Class Action
$5,200,000.00 for homeowners whose houses were built using defective wallboard...read more.
Homeowner Pipe Claims
$41,000,000.00 class action settlement on behalf of homeowners whose houses were damaged by defective imported galvanized piping...read more.
Condo Construction Defects
$4,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of condominium owners...read more.
Real Estate Fraud
$1,300,000.00 for residents of downtown Los Angeles lofts...read more.
CONSUMER CLASS ACTION / EMPLOYMENT :: Over $50 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES
Wage & Hour / Overtime
$2,500,000.00 settlement for employees denied overtime pay because they were misclassified as salaried management...read more.
Gender Discrimination
$2,400,000.00 for job applicants discriminated against because of gender...read more.
Meal, Rest Breaks, Overtime
$20,200,000.00 for Coca-Cola employees denied meal and rest breaks...read more.
Donning & Doffing Class Action
$2,300,000.00 for employees denied compensation for time spent taking on and off protective gear, and attending mandatory meetings...read more.
CONSUMER CLASS ACTION / HUMAN RIGHTS GENOCIDE :: Over $37.5 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES
Armenian Genocide
Close to $40,000,000.00 in settlements on behalf of heirs of victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks against Armenians in these historic litigations...read more.
CONSUMER CLASS ACTION / TECHNOLOGY / INTERNET :: Over $350 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES
Printer Ink Investigation
A settlement of over $300,000,000.00 was garnered for owners of Epson printers that were designed to indicate low ink when a substantial amount remained in the cartridges...read more.
Domain Front Running
Settlement has been preliminarily approved on behalf of Network Solutions customers forced to pay higher prices for domain name registration due to unfair business practices...read more.
Click Fraud
Kabateck Brown Kellner achieves an eight-figure settlement for Yahoo! advertisers charged for fraudlent clicks...read more.
DISASTER LITIGATION :: Over $175 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES
Earthquakes
Kabateck Brown Kellner attorneys achieved success in recovering over $250 million in settlements associated with damage and insurance bad faith claims from the 1994 Northridge earthquake...read more.
Fire Storms
Millions of dollars recovered by Kabateck Brown Kellner allowed hundreds of homeowners to rebuild after Arizona's devastating 2003 Mt. Lemmon Fire, in spite of insurance companies efforts to avoid paying...read more.
Hurricanes
Kabateck Brown Kellner fought for millions of dollars that insurance companies refused to pay to deserving Florida homeowners battered by Hurricanes Charlie and Francis...read more.
Rainstorm/Flood
Kabateck Brown Kellner attorneys represented numerous families whose homes, apartments, and condominiums were destroyed by floodwaters and/or wind-driven rain during El Niño, La Niña, and other rainstorms...read more.
INSURACE BAD FAITH :: Over $100 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES
Canseco v. Hanover Ins. Corp.
Former pro baseball player Jose Conseco was represented by Brian Kabateck in a dispute with his insurance company about their failure to cover a claim for substantial loses due to theft...read more.
E.M.M.I. Inc. v. Zurich American Ins. Co.
Brian Kabateck successfully argued before the California Supreme Court to protect the rights of a jewelry company when their insurer denied coverage following a theft...read more.
Lou Ferrigno v. Mercury Insurance Co.
Brian Kabateck obtained a favorable settlement for TV’s Hulk, Lou Ferrigno in a dispute with his insurer over failure to provide coverage for a theft...read more.
McMahon v. American Equity Insurance Co.
With Brian Kabateck’s representation, Television legend Ed McMahon received a settlement that the LA Times reported was in excess of $7,200,000.00 from his insurance company, due to the company’s failure to address toxic mold that invaded the McMahon’s home...read more.
Park Northridge Homeowners Association v. Truck Insurance Exchange, et al.
Successful appeal by Brian Kabateck lead to confidential settlement on behalf of homeowners association...read more.
Robins v. Farmers Home Ins. Co.
Brian Kabateck wins over $7,000,000.00 in a verdict for a South Central L.A. quake victim wronged by his insurance company...read more.
Tara Hills Homeowners Association v. Scotsdale Ins. Co.
Brian Kabateck wins verdict over $7,000,000.00 for homeowners against their insurance company...read more.
INSURANCE CO. :: Over $27 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES - Auto Insurance Class Actions
Van Horn v. Nationwide Insurance Co.
Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP obtained a settlement of over $27,000,000.00 in a lawsuit filed against Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company...read more.
NATIONAL DISCRIMINATION CASE :: Recovery Confidential
EXEMPLAR CASES
NAACP Case
Kabateck Brown Kellner is representing the NAACP against numerous large banks for discriminatory lending practices in connection with subprime and teaser rate home loans...read more.
PERSONAL INJURY :: Over $150 Million Recovered
EXEMPLAR CASES - Pharmaceuticals
Bextra
Kabateck Brown Kellner represented nearly 300 people who suffered serious injuries as a result of taking Bextra (or Celebrex) and obtained a confidential settlement on their behalf...read more.
Celebrex
Kabateck Brown Kellner obtained a confidential settlement on behalf of close to 300 persons injured by use of this medication (or Bextra)...read more.
Ortho Evra
Kabateck Brown Kellner obtained a confidential settlement on behalf of numerous women who suffered side effects from this contraceptive patch...read more.
Vioxx
Kabateck Brown Kellner is securing settlements from a $4.85 billion global settlement fund for several hundred people with claims of injuries caused by taking Vioxx...read more.
Zyprexa
Kabateck Brown Kellner represented over 450 people injured from taking Zyprexa, terms of the settlement are confidential...read more.
Wrongful Death
Enrile v. Sheng; Joncich v. New Choice
Awards of $16,000,000.00 and $50,000,000.00 respectively were achieved by Kabateck Brown Kellner attorney Niall Yamane on behalf of families of children whose deaths were caused by unsafe food products...read more.
Product Liability
Kabateck Brown Kellner attorney Niall Yamane has won multi-million dollar awards and substantial settlements against manufacturers of aircraft, automobiles, health equipment, and factory machinery...read more.
Elder Abuse
$2,400,000.00 was the verdict achieved by Brian Kabateck for the family of an elderly woman who died as the result of neglect by staff at a nursing...read more.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Numerous million dollar awards have been won by Kabateck Brown Kellner attorney Niall Yamane for clients severely injured in motor vehicle accidents...read more.
APPEALS
Kabateck Brown Kellner has a well-established appellate practice, having successfully argued over 100 appeals in state and federal courts...read more.
BUSINESS LITIGATION
Kabateck Brown Kellner attorneys have broad experience in business litigation; examples...read more.