Kabateck LLP has secured nearly $6 million for a client who suffered a catastrophic knee injury during an off-campus school activity after her professor encouraged her to participate despite her safety concerns. The client raised concerns about the activity beforehand but was encouraged by her professor to take part and
Kabateck LLP founding partner Brian Kabateck and managing partner Shant Karnikian have contributed analyses to the Daily Journal’s 2026 New California Laws Supplement, which provides an overview of legislation enacted by the California Legislature in 2025. Brian Kabateck examines AB 931, California’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for consumer legal funding.
In this episode of Civil Action, hosts Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian examine how the courts have repeatedly blocked President Trump’s immigration overreach throughout 2025—and what it means for communities across the country. The discussion centers on the Supreme Court’s recent 6-2-1 decision denying a stay for Trump’s deployment of
A protest banner calling for California Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate the Eaton Fire was displayed—and quickly removed—during Thursday’s Rose Parade, drawing national attention to survivors’ ongoing demand for accountability. The banner appeared on the “Rising Together” float, which featured a phoenix rising from the ashes and was designed
California State Senator Tom Umberg joins Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian on the latest episode of Civil Action to discuss his San Francisco Chronicle op-ed declaring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “the most dangerous threat to our national security.” Senator Umberg, a retired Army colonel who served as Deputy Director of
Partner Anastasia Mazzella and Senior Associate Matt Sahak have published an article in Advocate, the magazine of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, examining the strategic considerations of Multidistrict Litigation versus individual cases in product liability practice. With approximately 197,000 cases currently pending in MDL dockets—nearly 95% involving product liability
Kabateck LLP partner Anastasia Mazzella was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story, “This disabled mom survived the Eaton fire. Now, the recovery is killing her,” highlighting the ongoing struggles faced by fire survivors nearly a year after the disaster. Nearly a year after the Eaton fire devastated parts of
The firm is pleased to announce that founding partner Brian Kabateck and managing partner Shant Karnikian have been named to the Daily Journal‘s Top Plaintiff Lawyers list for 2025. Brian has been leading plaintiff-side litigation since founding Kabateck LLP in 2002, focusing on class actions, mass torts, and disaster cases.
Kabateck LLP founding partner Brian Kabateck and Senior Associate Barret Alexander’s article, “A Personal Injury Lawyer’s Guide for Issuing Demand Letters and Opening Third Party Policies,” is featured in the November/December 2025 issue of Consumer Attorneys of California’s Forum magazine. The article provides a comprehensive roadmap for opening third-party insurance
Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian have published an urgent op-ed in the Daily Journal calling on the plaintiffs’ bar to take immediate, independent action in response to explosive fraud allegations against DTLA Law Group involving Los Angeles County sexual abuse claims. In “Protecting the system: How the plaintiffs’ bar can