Recent Results

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Dan Friedenthal Obtains Defense Verdict in Downtown Los Angeles Jury Trial

Plaintiff was injured in an altercation while a customer at co-defendant’s nightclub. Following a verbal dispute, plaintiff was struck over the head with a bottle by another patron. Plaintiff sued the attacker, the nightclub and its security company, and the property owner and management company. FHK represented the landowner and argued at trial that it could have no liability for incidents that occurred on premises leased by the nightclub without actual knowledge of the allegedly dangerous condition and the right to cure such condition, neither of which conditions were met. Following a two-week jury trial, the trial court, the jury returned a verdict finding no liability against the landlord. Amelia McDonald, Michael Rix and Jay Brown of FHK assisted in the defense. 

Summary Judgment Granted in Jewel Theft Case

Kevin Heffernan of FHK represented an owner of parking lot next to a bank in the Mid-Wilshire section of Los Angeles. Plaintiff alleged that one of the tires on his vehicle was slashed by individuals in the parking lot who intended to later rob him. Plaintiff left the structure, drove over two blocks and stopped his vehicle on a public street, whereupon he was then allegedly assaulted and robbed of $900,000.00 in gems. Plaintiff sued the landowner for negligence and premises liability. Jay Brown of FHK prepared a motion summary judgment on behalf of the landowner, successfully arguing that the landowner had no duty to protect plaintiff from third-party criminal acts that did not occur on property owned or controlled by defendant.