Managing Partner Shant Karnikian appeared on CBS Los Angeles with consumer investigative reporter Kristine Lazar to break down the legal protections available to the 50,000 Orange County residents displaced by the Garden Grove chemical tank crisis. Shant outlined the two main categories of compensation evacuees may be entitled to recover.
Managing Partner Shant Karnikian, Of Counsel Michael Childress, and David Furtado of Furtado Law PC co-authored a new article examining how insurers are unlawfully terminating Additional Living Expense (ALE) benefits for wildfire policyholders in violation of California Insurance Code section 2060. The piece breaks down how carriers are conditioning ALE
Kabateck LLP is proud to announce that Managing Partner Shant Karnikian has been selected by LA Times Studios as a 2026 Legal Visionary in Litigation, a distinction recognizing California attorneys who set themselves apart through professional excellence, leadership, and meaningful contributions to their clients, communities, and the legal profession. The
We secured a $950,000 settlement for an elderly client who was injured when a truck made an illegal U-turn. By moving quickly to obtain key video evidence in the days immediately following the incident, we shaped the narrative from the outset and established liability early. The case presented a significant
Partner Stephanie Charlin will speak at the Dordick Trial College on May 15, 2026. Her presentation, “Mass Tort Mayhem: Building Order Out of Chaos,” is co-presented with Alicia Zimmerman, Partner at Singleton Schreiber. The session is designed for attorneys looking to build, manage, and win mass tort cases. It offers
Managing Partner Shant Karnikian was recently quoted in the Daily Journal article “Litigation, regulation, federal scrutiny converge after 2025 fires,” examining how private litigation, state enforcement, and federal scrutiny are converging in the response to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. The piece situates the State Farm enforcement action, and the
Raw Story, a national independent news outlet, has been citing the Civil Action podcast in its coverage of major political and legal developments, drawing on commentary from KBK Founding Partner Brian Kabateck and Managing Partner Shant Karnikian. Recent reporting has pulled from the show on a range of stories, including
Associate Alina Vulic recently authored an article in the Daily Journal: “The cost of doing business: Death in custody and private contractor liability.” The piece examines what families and plaintiffs’ attorneys can do when immigrants die inside privately operated immigration detention facilities. With 31 people dying in ICE detention in
Kabateck LLP Managing Partner Shant Karnikian and Senior Associate Barret Alexander recently authored a featured CLE article in the Daily Journal: “Xactimate is not the law: How insurers use one software program to underpay wildfire claims.” The piece takes a close look at what Xactimate is, who controls it, and
Managing Partner Shant A. Karnikian was quoted in the Daily Journal on the closure of the Los Angeles County Personal Injury Hub, which officially ended Friday after more than a decade of operation. The hub, established in 2013 as a centralized system for handling personal injury cases, was created in