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Civil Litigation

Apr. 13, 2021

Aitken gets $11M settlement for client injured in pool dive

While attending a family barbecue at his father’s condominium, the plaintiff, represented by Aitken partners Richard Cohn and Casey Johnson, dove into what he believed to be the deep end of a swimming pool.

Orange County law firm Aitken Aitken Cohn won an $11 million settlement in a premises liability case after a 20-year-old man was left paralized from diving into an oddly shaped swimming pool, the firm announced Monday.

While attending a family barbecue at his father's condominium, the plaintiff, represented by Aitken partners Richard Cohn and Casey Johnson, dove into what he believed to be the deep end of a swimming pool, accordin...

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