Recent Cases

John Denove represented an elderly lady who tripped on the damaged flooring at a Starbucks in Pasadena. She fractured her femur and underwent surgery. Following surgery, she suffered a stroke. Starbucks denied any responsibility; and further denied knowledge that the floor was damaged or dangerous. During trial, Mr. Denove produced documents from Starbucks' contractor which established that Starbucks had been warned seven months prior to the accident that the flooring needed to be replaced. Mr. Denove called a health inspector from the City of Pasadena, who testified she had cited Starbucks for the dangerous condition one hour before the client tripped. The judge ruled that Mr. Denove presented sufficient evidence to allow the jury to decide whether Starbucks acted with a conscious disregard of the customer's safety and whether punitive damages should be awarded. Starbucks settled the case on the last day of trial. Click to enlarge the image to see one of the exhibits that was used during the trial.

Wilkie Cheong and John Denove represented a client who was being sued for intentional interference with contractual relations. The plaintiffs alleged the actions of the defendant interfered with their contract to merge two corporations. The plaintiffs alleged that their economic damage was 14 million dollars. Mr. Cheong and Mr. Denove were successful in proving that the defendant did nothing wrong and that the plaintiffs were entitled to no damages. Click to enlarge the image to see one of the exhibits that was used during the trial.

John Denove represented a young lady who was injured in a motor vehicle collision. The case was tried in Ventura. He was able to prove that the collision injured her cervical spine requiring trigger point injections and epidural steroid injections. The jury awarded her damages for her past medical expenses, for her future cervical surgery, her loss of earnings and her pain and suffering. Click on the images to see some of the exhibits that were used during the trial.

John Denove and William Karns recently settled a motor vehicle accident case. Our client alleged that the defendant trucking company negligently maintained its trailer causing a wheel to come off striking the client's vehicle. Two years following the collision, the client underwent back surgery. Click on the images below to view medical illustrations that were prepared for the upcoming trial.