Recent News and Firm News
2024 RECENT SUCCESSES AND FIRM NEWS
Joan Cochran has been named a Southern California SuperLawyer in Professional Liability since 2019.
Lisa Kralik Hansen has been named a Southern California SuperLawyer in Insurance Coverage since 2014.
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtain judgment as a matter of law in a bench trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on as insurance broker liability case.
Joan Cochran obtains dismissal of defamation lawsuit on the eve of trial against the firm’s client.
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtain favorable settlement of wrongful death case against a product manufacturer.
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtain appellate victory in the Illinois Appellate Court in favor of London market insurer in an insurer vs. insurer dispute, overturning a lower court summary judgment order of no coverage under the other insurer’s policy.
Lisa Kralik Hansen obtains multi-million dollar appellate victory for entertainment client in the California Court of Appeal.
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtain summary judgment in a Self-Service Storage Facilities Act case in defense of the owner of the storage facility in a California state court.
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtain summary judgment in a business dispute and fraud case in a California state court.
Lisa Kralik Hansen secures early dismissal of injury lawsuit against medical transportation company.
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtain summary judgment in a premises liability case in a California state court.
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtain summary judgment in favor of London market insurer in insurance “bad faith” case in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Joan Cochran extricates trucking company client from a double fatality trucking accident case with favorable settlement.
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Staking Her Claim.
Staking Her Claim. Lisa Kralik Hansen’s inspiring journey from cautious Corn Belt bookworm to confi dent, top-tier California insurance coverage litigator.
A Champion for Clients and Claims Adjusters.
A Champion for Clients and Claims Adjusters. Civil litigator Joan Cochran had several champions on the way up. Now she pays it forward, resolving complex cases quickly and helping claims adjusters be their best.
Lisa Hansen won a Motion for Terminating Sanctions
Lisa Hansen won a Motion for Terminating Sanctions in the Riverside County Superior Court resulting in the striking of a cross-complaint against the firm’s clients with additional evidentiary and monetary sanctions, following numerous court orders on motions to compel discovery (October 2019).
Lisa Hansen successfully settled
Lisa Hansen successfully settled action involving California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agency Act in a case involving an employee background check (September 2019).
Lisa Hansen and Joan Cochran
Lisa Hansen and Joan Cochran obtained summary judgment from the Fresno County Superior Court on a coverage/bad faith case for a London market insurer on issues of the Driver Criteria Endorsement in a trucking policy and failure to disclose material facts in the application for insurance (August 2019).
Lisa Hansen and Joan Cochran extricate life
Lisa Hansen and Joan Cochran extricate life insurance brokers from a broker negligence lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court with a demurrer sustained without leave to amend on statute of limitations grounds (May 2019).
Joan Cochran
Joan Cochran was selected as a 2019 Southern California SuperLawyer in Professional Liability.
Lisa Hansen
Lisa Hansen was selected as a 2019 Southern California SuperLawyer in Insurance Coverage.
Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a personal injury lawsuit resulting from a trucking and motor vehicle accident showing a lack of causation for plaintiff's claimed injuries to his middle back and left knee which has not resolved (October 2019).
ChaHee Olson is actively representing Japanese-speaking companies and individuals in litigated and pre-litigation matters.
Lisa Hansen won a Motion for Terminating Sanctions in the Riverside County Superior Court resulting in the striking of a cross-complaint against the firm’s clients with additional evidentiary and monetary sanctions, following numerous court orders on motions to compel discovery (October 2019).
Lisa Hansen successfully settled action involving California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agency Act in a case involving an employee background check (September 2019).
Lisa Hansen and Joan Cochran prevail on a Motion for Summary Judgment in a bad faith case in the Fresno Superior Court for a London Market insurer, with the court agreeing there was never any coverage for a cargo loss claim due to the insured’s failure to meet the Driver Criteria endorsement of the Motor Truck Cargo policy (August 2019).
Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a wrongful termination and disability discrimination matter on behalf of a manufacturer of hair coloring products, which included the successful enforcement of a contractual indemnity provision and partial recovery of the client’s defense costs (August 2019).
Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a personal injury matter where the plaintiff underwent two significant surgeries and needed a third surgery as a result of the subject trucking and motor vehicle accident (May 2019).
Joan Cochran and Lisa Hansen extricate life insurance brokers from a broker negligence lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court with a demurrer sustained without leave to amend on statute of limitations grounds (May 2019).
Joan Cochran and Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a personal injury matter where the plaintiff allegedly incurred over $800,000 in medical treatment (April 2019).
Joan Cochran is selected as a 2019 Southern California SuperLawyer in Professional Liability.
Jennifer Misetich was a presenter at the March 2019 CLM Annual Convention. Jennifer’s panel discussion was on “Call Me Caitlyn, Not Bruce: Navigating the New Transgender Landscape in Healthcare, Business, and Employment Claims.”
Lisa Hansen was a presenter at the March 2019 CLM Annual Convention. Lisa’s panel discussion was on “The Great Divide – When Does a Claims Adjuster Have a Duty to Divide the File and What Communications and Ethical Consideration are there With the Reinsurer.”