Brian Kabateck talks to KTLA about Starline Bus Lawsuit
October 30, 2015
KTLA 5 News Oct. 26, 2015 Kacey Montoya Watch the video on Youtube
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Use of Criminal Convictions in Subsequent Civil Trials
October 28, 2015
Brian S. Kabateck and Shant A. Karnikian July/August 2015 A tortfeasor’s acts giving rise to a personal injury lawsuit may also be the basis for criminal charges. As a common example, a driver of a vehicle who hits a pedestrian may face both civil and criminal consequences, depending on the
Ascertainability Relaxed: The New Wave Of Rulings
October 19, 2015
Law360, New York October 19, 2015 When ascertainability emerged as a new hurdle for plaintiffs attorneys in class certification in Carrera v. Bayer Corp., 727 F.3d 300 (3d Cir. 2013), courts initially took a strict stance in their analysis. However, the tide is turning and the barrier that Carrera’s standard presented
Insurance Bad Faith Current Cases
October 16, 2015
Marrufo vs. Interinsurance Exchange of Automobile Club (AAA) This class action arises out of AAA’s unlawful conduct of imposing a five-thousand-dollar sublimit for claims involving “any smoke, soot, ash, char, odor, dust, particulate or other material that is produced, discharged, emitted or released by, or otherwise caused by or resulting
Consumer Cases
October 16, 2015
Rachel Smith et al. v. Luxottica Retail North America, LensCrafters, Eyexam of California Our firm filed a class action in Los Angeles Federal Court accusing the largest eyeglass frame maker in the world of a bait-and-switch scheme that defrauds consumers and breaks California law. The lawsuit accuses the defendants Luxottica
Brian Kabateck files lawsuit over dangerous railroad crossing
September 30, 2015
KGO ABC7 Sunday, September 27, 2015 10:00PM by Melanie Woodrow Watch the video on Youtube RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) — A 22-year-old Richmond man who planned to teach music to underprivileged children will never get the chance. This past March he died at a railroad crossing in an accident that had
Patient Infected With Superbug At Local Hospital Speaks Of His Ordeal
September 25, 2015
KCBS2 Los Angeles September 21, 2015 Watch the video on Youtube.WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) — One patient stricken by a deadly superbug that spread at several local hospitals spoke out about his affliction for the first time. Life had been a globetrotting adventure for Steve Wilkinson, a retired flight attendant from Lompoc. Last December, he went
KBK Attorneys Lead Seminars at Nation’s Largest Trial Lawyer Convention
September 22, 2015
(Las Vegas, NV)— Two high profile attorneys from the Los Angeles law firm Kabateck LLP are among the short list of lawyers leading MCLE seminars at the annual Attorneys Association of Los Angles (CAALA) in Las Vegas. Senior and Managing Partner Brian Kabateck and Senior Trial Lawyer and 2015 CAALA
Medical Malpractice Current Cases
September 15, 2015
Sanchez v. Riverside County Regional Medical Center, et al. This is a medical malpractice case involving a 5 year old girl who suffers from severe developmental delay and cerebral palsy. At Birth baby Sanchez was diagnosed with jaundice. The condition when untreated and led to a buildup of bilirubin in
KBK Attorneys Lead Seminars at Nation’s Largest Trial Lawyer Convention
September 2, 2015
(Las Vegas, NV)— Two high profile attorneys from the Los Angeles law firm Kabateck LLP are among the short list of lawyers leading MCLE seminars at the annual Attorneys Association of Los Angles (CAALA) in Las Vegas. Senior and Managing Partner Brian Kabateck and Senior Trial Lawyer and 2015 CAALA