A Van Nuys jury returned a $9,613,000 verdict in September 2026 in a hard-fought, heavily disputed premises liability trial. The case involved cervical and lumbar spine injuries, complicated by preexisting low back issues — including ruptured discs from a prior baseball injury and treatment weeks before the incident.
Over four and a half weeks of trial, Brian Kim and Maureen Hennessey faced an army of defense lawyers, with virtually every issue in the case contested. The jury awarded $463,000 in past medical expenses, $900,000 in future medical expenses, $1,250,000 in past non-economic damages, and $7,000,000 in future non-economic damages.
Dan McKenzie and Jeremy Robinson provided critical support throughout litigation, helping the trial team overcome numerous defense motions aimed at limiting or defeating the case entirely.