Residents of a North Long Beach mobile home park were collectively awarded $34.1 million in punitive damages today, bringing their total recovery to about $40 million in a lawsuit alleging the owners did little after they complained of squalid conditions. The same Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded the 31
November 28, 2018 Press-Telegram Residents of the Friendly Village Mobile Home Park in North Long Beach won another $34 million in a case against the park’s owners on Tuesday, Nov. 27, one week after the jury granted them $5.6 million. Tuesday’s verdict was for punitive damages in the lawsuit that alleged negligence, unfair business
November 21, 2018 Markets Insider Attorneys representing families of victims tragically killed aboard the doomed Lion Air Flight 610 filed wrongful death lawsuits against Boeing in Cook County IL, where the aircraft manufacturer is headquartered. The Plaintiffs’ legal team is headed by the nationally recognized trial firm Kabateck LLP. To read
LOS ANGELES Nov. 27, 2018– A Los Angeles jury awarded $34 million today in punitive damages to 30 residents of a Long Beach mobile home park that was once a trash dump site for the city of Long Beach. Today’s verdict is in addition to a $5.5 million judgment the jury leveled last week
Chicago Business Journal November 26, 2018 One lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 26-year-old woman, Dayinta Dyah Anggana, whose 54-year-old mother died in the crash. The plaintiffs in the second lawsuit include the 31-year-old widow and two daughters of Ibnu Hantoro, who also died when the Lion Air plane plunged
NBC LA November 16, 2018
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck November 8, 2018 We are seeing a dramatic rise in the use of the electric scooters and segways as more cities embrace the use of environmentally conscious transportation. While these vehicles may reduce automobile traffic and parking problems, consumer advocates warn there are
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck October 19, 2018 Investigations into priest sex abuse allegations are underway in Catholic Church dioceses across the country. Earlier this month, the Diocese of San Bernardino released a list of 34 priests who faced accusations of child sexual abuse in incidents that date
ABC 7 Eyewitness News October 15, 2018
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck September 22, 2018 District attorneys across our state are stepping up efforts on behalf of consumers in the wake of looming legislation aimed at gutting consumer protections against fraud, dangerous products and corporate wrongdoing. Over the past several years, DAs have filed numerous