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ms Kathleen Mary Kushi Carter

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610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 420, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Business Disputes Insurance, Class Actions, Labor & Employment and 3 more

About ms Kathleen Mary Kushi Carter

ms Kathleen Mary Kushi Carter is a lawyer practicing business disputes insurance, class actions, labor & employment and 3 other areas of law. Kathleen received a M.B.A. degree from Pepperdine University, and has been licensed for 34 years. Kathleen practices at Messner Reeves LLP in Newport Beach, CA.

ms Kathleen Mary Kushi Carter (Newport Beach, California)

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Turret, most unprofessional lawyer I have met. She talks about her other clients in front of her associates and
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Areas of Law

  • Class Actions
  • Litigation
  • Other 4
    • Business Disputes Insurance
    • Labor & Employment
    • Business
    • Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Messner Reeves LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Obtained a $10 million settlement in a commercial dispute involving copyright infringement on behalf of a leading national corporation against the largest clothing retailer in the US.
    Won a $1.5 million verdict at trial in a commercial dispute between multiple corporations
    shareholders regarding stock disputes
    ownership rights.
    Won a defense jury verdict on behalf of an employer in a disability discrimination case.
    Obtained a jury award in a collection claim while successfully defending a cross-complaint alleging FCPA violations.
    Successfully defended a multi-plaintiff lawsuit that asserted violations of the Los Angeles Municipal Code
    California Government Code
    unfair competition claims related to a condominium conversion.
    Won a complete defense jury verdict in a bad faith lawsuit on behalf of a large insurer.
    Won a $17.5 million jury verdict in a paraplegia case where a 36-year-old man was injured in a construction site accident. This was the highest amount a jury ever awarded at that time for an individual plaintiff in the Rancho Cucamonga branch of the San Bernardino Superior Court.
    Defended a class action litigation against a large international corporation by defeating the certification of class claims under the Song Beverly Act
    California Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
    Secured a favorable settlement for a corporation in a jury trial involving a brain injury claim.
    Successfully defended overtime, meal,
    rest period case brought by a part-time school teacher
    administrative assistant against a private school employer.
    Defended a nonprofit organization in an age discrimination claim by a senior management employee.
    Successfully prosecuted a commercial contract claim for an international media company while simultaneously defending a cross-complaint for breach of contract
    fraud, seeking more than $3 million in alleged lost profit.
    Successfully prosecuted a $1 million fraud claim related to a residential
    real estate transaction.
    Defended a residential l
    lord of a multi-unit condominium against wrongful eviction
    habitability claims.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1992, California
    Supreme Court of the United States
    US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    US Court of Federal Claims
    USDC: Central District of California
    USDC: Eastern District of California
    USDC: Northern District of California
    USDC: Southern District of California
    USDC: Southern District of Indiana
    Memberships

    Memberships & Associations

    •American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
    •Orange County Bar Association
    •Los Angeles County Bar Association
    •National Association of Professional and Executive Women
    •BUZZ, An Executive Women's Think Tank
    •National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms
    •Women's Business Enterprise National Counsel

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Vermont Law School
    Class of 1991
    J.D.
    cum laude.
    Other Education
    Pepperdine University
    M.B.A.

    St. Anselm College
    B.A.

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