A class action lawsuit was filed against Labor Ready, Inc., International Aluminum Corporation, and International Window Corporation, on behalf of women who applied for employment at the South Gate facility of International Window Corporation. The lawsuit settled for $2.4 million, the settlement provided $15,000.00 for each named plaintiff who sought

Kabateck LLP settled a case for $2.3 million dollars on behalf of TEG/LVI Environmental Services employees. The employees performed on-site environmental remediation for TEG/LVI Environmental Services. They had not been paid for the mandatory on-site time spent attending safety meetings prior to entering containment areas, or for the time spent

The defendant, MPBS Industries, sold an unguarded headstock for a meat grinder to the plaintiff’s employer. On December 14, 2010, the plaintiff was operating a sample meat grinder at Central Valley Meat Company when her dominant right hand and then arm were pulled into the unguarded headstock grinder, into the

KBK represented a client who suffered a severe allergic reaction resulting in Steven Johnson’s Syndrome.  KBK brought a case against both the doctor involved in the patient’s care as well as the distributor of the product.  The case settled for a confidential amount. Do you have a similar case you

In the first loft-related construction defect case in Downtown Los Angeles, Brian Kabateck was able to settle a case for $1.3 million dollars for residents of the 20-unit Toy Warehouse Lofts. The residents filed the class action lawsuit against the developer and subcontractors for improper soundproofing and other construction defects.

KBK represented the family of a driver who struck a tractor-trailer that was illegally parked on the side of the highway.  The tractor-trailer filed to have proper hazard triangles/cones which are typically required when parking on the side of the highway.  The driver died as a result of the accident. 

Our firm secured a confidential settlement for a man who lost sight in his right eye because of a defective airbag. On May 15, 2010 the plaintiff was a belted passenger in a 1997 Dodge Caravan that was being operated by Margarito Rivas Oscar Lopez. A vehicle driven by Alexis