Keller/Anderle case makes list of “Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2018”
Courtroom View Network (CVN) recently highlighted the Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts covered in 2018, which included Christina Chavez v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. MassMutual was represented by Jennifer L. Keller and Jesse A. Gessin of Keller Anderle LLP, as well as Joel S. Feldman, Sean A. Commons and Melissa O. Evidente of Sidley Austin LLP.
In February 2018, a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court found that Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (“MassMutual”) did not improperly withhold dividends from a class of hundreds of term life insurance policyholders. The jury sided with the insurer and found that the policies in question never generated enough profit to warrant dividends under the policy agreements. READ NEWS RELEASE.
According to CVN: “Last year CVN’s cameras filmed some of the country’s premier trial attorneys, from a variety of heavyweight firms, defend clients ranging from insurers to medical professionals to Fortune 500 companies at a wide variety of high-stakes civil jury trials. In choosing the top 10 most impressive verdicts among those, we took into consideration the parties involved, the facts of the case, and the potential broader impact of the verdict.”
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Reuben Camper Cahn panelist at NAMWOLF 2019 Annual Meeting & Law Firm Expo
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At the CLE Session, “Kicked For Cause: The Science of Getting Bad Jurors Out of the Jury Box,” Reuben Camper Cahn was a panelist, discussing how to get dangerous prospective jurors removed for cause and saving peremptory challenges to “fine tune” the jury box.
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Jesse Gessin certified by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law
October 19, 2019
Jesse Gessin, partner, has been certified by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law.
The State Bar certifies attorneys as specialists who have gone beyond the standard licensing requirements. The program was intended to provide a method for attorneys to earn the designation of certified specialist in particular areas of law, increasing public protection and encouraging attorney competence. In order to become a Certified Specialist, candidates must gain the requisite experience, complete education and secure references, and then pass an examination.
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Jennifer Keller presentation at “Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame” series at the California Lawyers Association annual meeting
October 17, 2019
Jennifer Keller made a presentation for the “Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame” series on the topic “Being Human in Trial: Establishing a Relationship with Your Jurors.”
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Nahal Kazemi publishes article – Leveraging Diversity – Lessons from War and Diplomacy
October 15, 2019
Nahal Kazemi, senior counsel, recently published an article in the Orange County Business Journal’s special issue on the “General Counsel Awards.”
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Jay Barron, Senior Counsel, publishes article in Orange County Lawyer
October 8, 2019
Excerpt from the article, “Foxing Your Way to Trial with Statutory Preference”: Given these circumstances, it’s hard to get your case to trial. An increasingly powerful tool is a statutory trial preference found in Code of Civil Procedure section 36 (Section 36), especially subdivision (a), which applies to litigants over seventy years of age.