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James A. Kaddo

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Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Northwest District - Van Nuys Courthouse East
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Department/Division: I Courtroom/Floor: 520

6230 Sylmar Ave
Van Nuys , CA 91401
(818) 901-4614



Elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1998; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court by Gov. George Deukmejian, 1991; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1973-91; partner, Voorhies, Kaddo & Greene, Los Angeles, 1969-73; associate, Masry & David, Los Angeles, 1967-69; partner, Sahadi & Kaddo, 1964-67

USC Gould School of Law, 1963



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Larger than Life Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) May 6, 2019
James A. Kaddo Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) Apr. 28, 2010

Rulings
Case Category Published
Davis v. Harano
affirmed
 Torts Jun. 8, 2022
LAOSD Asbestos Cases
affirmed
 Torts Jun. 7, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Juan Manuel O. Figueroa v. Wilfredo U. Cruz Personal Injury judge Feb. 16, 2018
Febi Mettias, et al. v. Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., et al. Torts judge Nov. 24, 2017
Osman Gonzalezv. Costco Wholesale Corporation Personal Injury judge Aug. 11, 2017
Daniel Jimenez v. Robert John Benoit Jr., Robert John Benoit Sr., Krystal Benoit Personal Injury judge Aug. 4, 2017
Eric El-Tobgy, M.D. v. Rick B. Delamarter, M.D., Alexander Rasouli, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, and Does 1 through 100 Medical judge Jul. 28, 2017
Givimaldi v. Pacific Theatres Inc. Personal Injury judge Apr. 1, 2006
Howroyd Wright Employment Agency Inc. dba Apple One Employment Services v. Attorney Recovery Systems Inc. Contracts judge Feb. 15, 2005
Alex Kuprin v. Nancy A. Rohr Personal Injury judge Jan. 19, 2005
Amelia Velasquez, Marina Madrid v. Vanessa Speaks Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
Heather Smith, et al. v. Swift Transportation, et al.; c/w Rogaciano Chavez v. Inigo Mendez Personal Injury judge Dec. 30, 2003
Rescue Rooter v. Nicole Eggert Contracts judge Dec. 9, 2003
Rodrigo Alvarado, et al. v. Shahin Sean Taghizadeh Personal Injury judge Mar. 11, 2003
Poura v. Rick's Gate Works Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 1, 2002
Nareeluck Thamachajdasa v. Thongchai Thongthavikiat dba Bangluck Market Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 30, 2001
Rogelio Quezada, Paola Quezada v. Carlos Paiva, Angelica Lutheran Church Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Mar. 29, 2001
Beverly Crosby, et al. v. Century Housing, et al. Real Property judge May 20, 2000
Garcia v. County of Los Angeles Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Nov. 13, 1999
Hill Crane Services, Inc. v. Brunton Enterprises dba Plas-Tal Manufacturing, Inc. Contracts judge Aug. 1, 1998
Bragg v. Broadway Deli Personal Injury judge Jul. 18, 1998
Baghi v. Choi Contracts judge Jul. 11, 1998
Bradley Gordon v. Peter Adler and Elizabeth Adler Personal Injury judge Apr. 4, 1998
Confidential Torts judge Mar. 21, 1998
Stanley Joseph Olzewski v. Semen Tubis Personal Injury judge Mar. 21, 1998
Frank Salazar v. Margaret Reilly-Bates Personal Injury judge Mar. 14, 1998
Confidential Real Property judge Feb. 28, 1998
Semerean v. Miller Real Property judge Feb. 21, 1998
Omar Ali v. Shaul Mezrahi Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 24, 1996
Amy Shew v. Laurie Maldague Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jun. 8, 1996
Johnson v. Binder Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 18, 1996
Brady Smith and James De Voe v. Paul Berns, M.D.; Los Angeles Doctors Medical Group; et al. Breach of Contract judge Sep. 30, 1995
Jose Alvarado v. Howard Klingstein Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 23, 1993
Title Court Published
Larger than Life Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) May 6, 2019
James A. Kaddo Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) Apr. 28, 2010
Case Category Published
Davis v. Harano
affirmed
 Torts Jun. 8, 2022
LAOSD Asbestos Cases
affirmed
 Torts Jun. 7, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
Juan Manuel O. Figueroa v. Wilfredo U. Cruz Personal Injury judge Feb. 16, 2018
Febi Mettias, et al. v. Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., et al. Torts judge Nov. 24, 2017
Osman Gonzalezv. Costco Wholesale Corporation Personal Injury judge Aug. 11, 2017
Daniel Jimenez v. Robert John Benoit Jr., Robert John Benoit Sr., Krystal Benoit Personal Injury judge Aug. 4, 2017
Eric El-Tobgy, M.D. v. Rick B. Delamarter, M.D., Alexander Rasouli, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, and Does 1 through 100 Medical judge Jul. 28, 2017
Givimaldi v. Pacific Theatres Inc. Personal Injury judge Apr. 1, 2006
Howroyd Wright Employment Agency Inc. dba Apple One Employment Services v. Attorney Recovery Systems Inc. Contracts judge Feb. 15, 2005
Alex Kuprin v. Nancy A. Rohr Personal Injury judge Jan. 19, 2005
Amelia Velasquez, Marina Madrid v. Vanessa Speaks Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
Heather Smith, et al. v. Swift Transportation, et al.; c/w Rogaciano Chavez v. Inigo Mendez Personal Injury judge Dec. 30, 2003
Rescue Rooter v. Nicole Eggert Contracts judge Dec. 9, 2003
Rodrigo Alvarado, et al. v. Shahin Sean Taghizadeh Personal Injury judge Mar. 11, 2003
Poura v. Rick's Gate Works Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 1, 2002
Nareeluck Thamachajdasa v. Thongchai Thongthavikiat dba Bangluck Market Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 30, 2001
Rogelio Quezada, Paola Quezada v. Carlos Paiva, Angelica Lutheran Church Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Mar. 29, 2001
Beverly Crosby, et al. v. Century Housing, et al. Real Property judge May 20, 2000
Garcia v. County of Los Angeles Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Nov. 13, 1999
Hill Crane Services, Inc. v. Brunton Enterprises dba Plas-Tal Manufacturing, Inc. Contracts judge Aug. 1, 1998
Bragg v. Broadway Deli Personal Injury judge Jul. 18, 1998
Baghi v. Choi Contracts judge Jul. 11, 1998
Bradley Gordon v. Peter Adler and Elizabeth Adler Personal Injury judge Apr. 4, 1998
Confidential Torts judge Mar. 21, 1998
Stanley Joseph Olzewski v. Semen Tubis Personal Injury judge Mar. 21, 1998
Frank Salazar v. Margaret Reilly-Bates Personal Injury judge Mar. 14, 1998
Confidential Real Property judge Feb. 28, 1998
Semerean v. Miller Real Property judge Feb. 21, 1998
Omar Ali v. Shaul Mezrahi Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 24, 1996
Amy Shew v. Laurie Maldague Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jun. 8, 1996
Johnson v. Binder Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 18, 1996
Brady Smith and James De Voe v. Paul Berns, M.D.; Los Angeles Doctors Medical Group; et al. Breach of Contract judge Sep. 30, 1995
Jose Alvarado v. Howard Klingstein Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 23, 1993