Kasia Penn

Kasia Penn is a litigation attorney who focuses her practice on complex litigation, business tort actions and commercial disputes. She also is experienced in handling matters involving insurance defense, product liability, general liability and construction defect. Kasia has represented businesses and individuals as plaintiffs and defendants in all stages of litigation, including pre-lawsuit negotiations and trial. Kasia has significant experience in working on multi-party cases involving toxic tort and business disputes.

Kasia is a graduate of Trial Advocacy Project (TAP), which allowed her to act as a voluntary deputy city attorney with the City of Los Angeles.

Experience

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency v. Whittaker. Member of the legal team representing the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency in an appeal after jury verdict in favor of the Agency and judgment of $69 million for clean-up of perchlorate and VOC contamination in the Upper Santa Clara River basin. In addition to claims of negligence, public nuisance and private nuisance arising out of the subsurface intrusion of contaminants into the Agency’s drinking-water wells, the Court also awarded investigation costs under CERCLA.

Sunfarms, LLC v. Eurus Energy America Corporation. Member of the appellate team following the successful defense of Eurus Energy America Corporation in a multi-claim contract dispute connected to the development of two renewable energy projects in Hawai’i .

Dominguez Channel litigation. Member of the litigation team for the County of Los Angeles relating to claims of dangerous conditions and inverse condemnation.

Hurd & George, Inc. v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Member of the litigation team representing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power relating to lease issues.

City of Alameda. Member of legal team representing the City of Alameda in breach of contract dispute involving lease of municipal golf course.

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