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…
The Newport Beach City Council has voted to remove 60 fire pits at Balboa and Big Corona State Beach because of safety concerns, according to a news report. Acting on a recommendation from the Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, the council voted unanimously to remove the fire pits over concerns that they emitted…
Three children who were playing with a lighter in a Lake Forest cemetery apparently set a maintenance building ablaze, according to a news report. An Orange County Fire Authority spokesman said that three boys aged 7, 12 and 13 were playing with a lighter and flammable liquid at the El Toro Memorial Park cemetery and…
On November 17, 2011 Daniel J. Callahan and Edward Susolik of Callahan & Blaine will present a seminar on litigation management to approximately 50 general counsel members of the American Corporate Counsel Association. The seminar, entitled “Litigation Strategies for the Defense: Secrets and Insights for Corporate Counsel,” will discuss strong and powerful strategies on defending…
On Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Edward Susolik will present “Insurance Issues in Intellectual Property Litigation” to corporate and in-house counsel from Orange County. The presentation is being sponsored by the Corporate Counsel Section of the Orange County Bar Association, and will take place at noon at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. Mr. Susolik…
On June 29, 2011, Edward Susolik of Callahan & Blaine will provide the policyholder perspective for the 15th straight year at the Orange County Bar Association Annual Insurance Law Update seminar. Mr. Susolik, who is partner in charge of the Insurance Department at Callahan & Blaine, will discuss a number of topics, including bad faith,…
Callahan & Blaine, California’s premier litigation firm, has debuted a litigation news channel on YouTube that will feature periodic video feeds from founding partner Daniel J. Callahan on contemporary legal topics. Today, Daniel has posted a feed on things you should consider when forming a business: Check back here often for more video feeds from…
Despite an appeal by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has once again denied federal disaster aid to the victims of the San Bruno, California gas line explosion. Thirty-five homes were destroyed and eight people killed when the PG&E gas line exploded in September of this year. FEMA maintains that local resources…
A recently released report from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by California Representative Henry Waxman, found that denial of individual health insurance policies increased almost 50% between 2007 and 2009, and that companies are denying more claims based on pre-existing conditions. Four of the largest insurance companies, WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc., Humana Inc.,…
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA) announced that it has fined the Desert Sands Unified School District $7,700 for the electrocution death of a worker in 2009. A California man was killed on the job while working on the school district’s irrigation system in Indio, near Palm Springs. James Jeffredo, a fifty-year-old sprinkler…
