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MRSS Hospitality, Inc., d/b/a Holiday Inn Express operated the Holiday Inn Express in Fraizer Park, CA. On April 22, 2014, plaintiff came to visit her boyfriend Gerrit Pietersma, who worked at the hotel with Jonathan Michael Padilla. Pietersma and Padilla were staying in separate employer-reserved rooms. Padilla consumed 22 beers and some cocaine. After his co-workers went to their rooms at about 11:00 PM, Padilla approached Lori Scharon, the only employee on duty at the...

If you are a new motorcycle rider in California, you may be wondering which bike is best suited to your needs. In this case, there are quite a few options when it comes to street bikes, each of which caters to different types of riders according to their needs. Choosing the right bike is not only a matter of function but also of safety when it comes to inexperienced riders. According to the American Motorcyclist...

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Daniel J. Callahan, complex business litigation and catastrophic personal injury attorney and founder of Santa Ana, CA-based Callahan & Blaine, has been named one of the "10 Best Attorneys for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service" in California by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA). Callahan has distinguished himself as one of the top trial attorneys in the United States. He has been repeatedly recognized by his peers for his...

by BakersfieldNow staff Thursday, April 27th 2017 FILE -- Jonathan Padilla is seen in surveillance video from the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Lebec, Calif., on the night when a woman was raped by him at the hotel. (Still image from video provided by law firm Callahan & Blaine) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - A Kern County jury has awarded $3.5 million to a woman who was raped in her hotel room. The lawsuit was...

BAKERSFIELD, CA - After a two-week trial, a jury returned a unanimous verdict against Holiday Inn in a case where the hotel receptionist gave a key to a sexual predator who then let himself into a hotel room and molested a 29-year-old woman. According to Callahan & Blaine who represented the victim, the perpetrator, who was noticeably intoxicated from drugs and alcohol, propositioned the receptionist for sex in exchange for $100 before asking for a...