Callahan & Blaine senior personal injury attorney D. Bryan Garcia recently penned a feature article in the Summer 2015 issue of The Gavel, the official publication of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. Entitled Waiver of the Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege, this article delves into how to prevent a defendant from hiding behind the psychotherapist-patient privilege in…
Callahan & Blaine founding partner Daniel J. Callahan appeared recently on the Orange County business radio program, Critical Mass Radio Show, to discuss the proper steps a business should take to ensure a successful litigation strategy. In the interview, Callahan noted that there is a difference between a litigator and a trial lawyer, and said…
On February 19, 2015, Daniel J. Callahan, founding partner of Callahan & Blaine, received an overwhelmingly positive response on his presentation on starting your own law firm, which was held in Newport Beach and attended by lawyers and court personnel. Mr. Callahan was a featured speaker at the seminar put on by the Orange County Bar Association entitled “Homegrown…
Daniel J. Callahan, founder of premier California litigation law firm Callahan & Blaine, has been named “Attorney of the Month” by Orange County Attorney Journal and featured as its cover story. The cover article entitled, “Master of All Trades,” focuses on Callahan’s numerous achievements, including having won the largest jury verdict in Orange County history…
A 22-year-old Fullerton woman has been killed after being struck by a FedEx truck in Fullerton, according to a news report. Fullerton police said that Chelsea Kashergen was riding east on Nutwood Ave. when she was hit by a FedEx truck that was making a left turn from Ladera Vista Drive onto Nutwood. Ms. Kashergen…
Five Irvine teenagers killed in a Memorial Day crash have been identified and an Irvine Unified School District official has labeled the tragedy an “unimaginable loss,” according to a news report. The single-car crash on Jamboree Road near the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach hotel killed Abdulrahman M. Alyahyan, 17, who was the driver, and his…
A chain reaction crash between a commercial truck and four cars on the southbound 405 in Seal Beach has injured a woman, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that the chain reaction collision began when the commercial truck collided with a black Honda, which then hit another Honda, a Volkswagen Passat…
A 21-year-old Westminster woman who was a passenger in a car participating in a recreational race at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway in Desert Center was killed after the car plowed into a concrete barrier, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that Chelsea Vu was pronounced dead at the after the driver, identified…
A 50-year-old man was seriously injured after being involved in a Santa Ana pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Santa Ana police said that the unidentified man was in a crosswalk at Flower Street and Santa Clara Avenue when he was struck by a car driven by a 19-year-old. The victim suffered severe head…
Orange County Superior Court Judge David McEachen has issued a broad Temporary Restraining Order against accused murderer Stanley Elkus in a lawsuit brought by the wife and children of Dr. Ron Gilbert. The Court Order prohibits Defendant Elkus from transferring real property that he owns in Orange County. In a shocking crime that made worldwide…
