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Daniel Callahan of Callahan & Blaine Profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine/L.A. Edition
SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Daniel J. Callahan, complex business litigation and catastrophic personal injury attorney and founder of Santa Ana, CA-based Callahan & Blaine, is currently featured on the cover of Attorney at Law Magazine, Los Angeles edition, and profiled as its "Attorney of the Month." Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160902/403927 In the feature […]
Four Former Law Partners Sued for Theft of Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — According to a new lawsuit filed on May 4, 2016, in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Michael N. Misa, Martin W. Stefan, Matthew S. Koller, Teresa E. Ward, and their new law firm, Misa Stefen Koller and Ward LLP, engaged in a conspiracy to take […]
Jury Awards $2 Million in Punitive Damages for Attempted Murder
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., June 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — On Friday, June 5, 2015 at approximately 11:30 a.m., a San Bernardino jury awarded Mr. Leonard Epps $2 million in punitive damages, $1 million each against Defendant Erik Barajas and Stacy Nunez-Barajas for their involvement in a plot to kill Mr. Epps in 2006. Following the attempted murder […]
David Colton Removed as Manager of Investment Funds Controlling Millions of Feet of Office Space
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — On April 10, 2015, the Honorable Robert J. Moss in Department CX-102 of the Orange County Superior Court, Civil Complex Division, ruled that David Colton and his related entities be removed as Investment Fund Manager for funds that he created to own and operate millions of square feet […]
Court Finds Sacramento Bee Misclassified Employees as Independent Contractors
SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Superior Court for the County of Sacramento held that the Sacramento Bee owned by the McClatchy Company misclassified its newspaper carriers as independent contractors when in fact they were employees. This decision arose in a class action entitled Sawin v. The McClatchy Company, Case Number 34-2009-00033950. This […]
Balboa Bay Club Lifetime Member's Lawsuit Discloses Culture of Debauchery and Discrimination
SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — On Thursday, August 28, 2014, Steve George, a successful local businessman and former lifetime member of the Balboa Bay Club (BBC), filed a lawsuit against the BBC and its current owners and managers. The lawsuit alleges that the BBC terminated George's lifetime membership as the result of his […]
SANTA ANA, Calif., June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The California Supreme Court on June 30, 2014, in Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, Case No. S206874 (Ct. App. 2/4B235484) held that in California, the key determining factor on whether or not a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is whether or not the hirer has the […]
Daniel J. Callahan of Callahan & Blaine to Address 2014 SMBA Trial Seminar on May 22
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Daniel J. Callahan, founder of California's premier litigation firm Callahan & Blaine, will address the 2014 Santa Monica Bar Association Trial Seminar on May 22, 2014, at the Le Meridien Delafina Santa Monica. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140512/86774 The theme for the 2014 SMBA Trial Seminar is The Art & […]
California Bicyclist Collects $15.5 Million Following Fall Rendering Him Paraplegic
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — On March 6, 2014, a three-judge panel in Santa Ana, CA, awarded Vince Colarossi more than $15,512,000 for the injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident on August 23, 2009 that rendered him paraplegic. Vince Colarossi, 58, of San Juan Capistrano, CA, and four other plaintiffs settled their […]
San Diego Court Enters Judgment of $10 Million Against the San Diego Union Tribune
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Honorable John S. Meyer, San Diego County Superior Court judge, ruled in favor of a class action brought by newspaper carriers against The San Diego Union Tribune ("Union Tribune") holding them to be employees entitled to reimbursement of expenses plus attorneys' fees. On January 29, 2009, a group […]
