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DEFENSE VERDICT ALERT!  - Amy Adamo v. Jessica Parr Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30:2020-01154453-CU-PO-CJC   We are proud to announce that Arthur J. Chapman and Chelsea L. Zwart have recently obtained a defense verdict in a personal injury matter litigated by Mr. Chapman for over four years.   The action arose out of an incident that occurred between Plaintiff Amy Adamo and Defendant Jessica Parr on June 2, 2018, at the Monarch Beach Club in Laguna Beach. The parties, who were close friends at the time, were attending a school event for their children at the Club. The parties agreed that while at the event, Defendant observed Plaintiff from a distance and approached Plaintiff from behind to greet her. The parties disagreed on what happened next. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant acted negligently in coming up from behind her quietly and jumping on her back "piggy-back" style, causing her to fall and sustain injuries to her back, neck, and left hip, resulting in prolonged pain and medical treatment. Defendant denied the allegations and claimed that she greeted Plaintiff with a friendly hug from behind. Defendant denied causing any harm to Plaintiff, and at trial disputed both the nature and extent of Plaintiff's claimed injuries.   At trial, Plaintiff's own witness (an attorney) testified that Plaintiff had not fallen as a result of the incident, as Plaintiff herself claimed, but stated that Plaintiff had clearly sustained injuries as a result of Defendant jumping on her back and was in pain immediately thereafter. In addition to presenting her own testimony, Plaintiff also called her treating physician, Dr. Michael Gordon, to provide testimony that Plaintiff had sustained significant injuries to her back, neck, and left hip and that the same were a result of the incident. On Defendant's side, Defendant and one defense witness testified that Defendant had only hugged Plaintiff from behind in a friendly manner and that Plaintiff had not fallen.   During closing argument, Plaintiff's counsel requested an award of at least $180,000 to Plaintiff, heavily relying on argument regarding the purported credibility of Plaintiff's treating physician and attorney-eyewitness. Defense counsel pointed out the inconsistencies in Plaintiff's testimony (including that her own witness contradicted her testimony that she fell) and in her medical records. Ultimately, after deliberating for 2 days, twice as long as it had taken for all the evidence to be presented, the jury rendered a 10-2 defense verdict.   Notably, Plaintiff’s medical specials were stipulated to be $17,200 and the parties stipulated that Plaintiff's claimed future pain and suffering were cut off as of January 2022, due to a subsequent, unrelated accident. Prior to trial, Plaintiff issued a 998 Offer to Compromise for $250,000 and Defendant's highest offer was $10,000.

Congratulations again, Richard H. Glucksman, on your recognition by your peers in the 31ˢᵗ edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for your exceptional work in Construction Law. Best Lawyers has released the 2025 recognitions: https://lnkd.in/dS5G_3pW

You’ll find Brian Kahn, Esq., CLMP from Chapman Glucksman in Austin, Texas this September 4-6 helping build a session focused on Negotiating Resolution of Construction Claims at the @ CLM Alliance Claims College School of Construction. Join him and Emma Tortorici at this session. Then be sure to catch up and talk shop after the panel or at the networking events. Details and registration: https://lnkd.in/gQdR_9ik #CLMClaimsCollege

Chapman Glucksman looks forward to learning from and spending time with colleagues, friends, and other leaders in the construction defect industry at the 2024 West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar. We are very pleased to announce that this year, Brian Kahn and Chelsea Zwart have been selected to speak on panels at the prestigious Seminar, as follows:   Brian Kahn –    Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – “Across the country – how regions differ and why does it matter?”  Thursday, May 16 from 3-4 pm - “Who is in and who is out? How to handle risk management across multiple forums, including arbitration.” Thursday, May 16, 2024 - Mr. Kahn, who was last year’s Ollie Award winner, will proudly be presenting this prestigious award to this year’s recipient.     Chelsea Zwart –    Thursday, May 16, 2024, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Recent Case Law and Statutory Developments in CD Hot Spots

Richard Glucksman will be speaking at the California Construction Law Seminar, March 21 & 22, 2024, Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles Marina del Rey.   Mr. Glucksman will be speaking on MUSEUM MANSION HOMES. Link to Seminar: https://lnkd.in/gErQhYBX

ChapmanGlucksman is excited to announce that Partners Richard Glucksman, David Napper, Ashley Verdon and Chelsea Zwart have been selected in the 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list for their work in Construction Litigation, Employment and Labor, Professional Liability Defense and Civil Litigation Defense. Super Lawyers is a rating service from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 2% of attorneys in Southern California are selected to receive this honor from Super Lawyers. Please join us in congratulating Richard, David, Ashley and Chelsea on achieving this level of recognition!

Perrin Conferences-North American Construction Summit January 17-18, 2024   We are very proud that our own Brian Kahn spoke on the informative and provocative panel: Forensic Delay Analysis Without Contemporaneous Documentation. Brian and his co-panelists did an excellent job. Indeed, the entire Summit was excellent and particularly informative.

ChapmanGlucksman is pleased to announce that Brian D. Kahn is speaking on a panel for Perrin Conferences North American Construction Summit, January 17-18, 2024, Las Vegas, NV https://lnkd.in/ewVczwNi

ChapmanGlucksman is a proud sponsor of the Perrin Conferences North American Construction Summit, January 17-18, 2024, Las Vegas, NV https://lnkd.in/ewVczwNi