Amnon Siegel represents a Class of potentially 800,000 Toyota Prius drivers in a federal court class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan and its subsidiary, Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. in the United States. Recently, Amnon did a radio tour to inform the public about safety defects in Prius model years 2010-2014 that could...Read More
By Hans Greimel, Automotive News – December 24, 2019 – A California dealership group has filed suit against Nissan Motor Co. and two subsidiaries, saying “a culture of corporate corruption and greed” at the Japanese carmaker forced the plaintiffs into a “fire sale” of two popular dealerships to “cronies” of indicted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn....Read More
By Alene Tchekmedyian, LA Times – December 9, 2019 – A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy whose reinstatement sparked a legal battle between the county’s top elected leaders is suing again to get his job back, saying his case was handled unfairly. Caren Carl Mandoyan requested that a judge order Sheriff Alex Villanueva to conduct...Read More
By Ken Stone, Times of San Diego-December 2, 2019-If Rachel Maddow loses her $10 million defamation case brought by the owner of San Diego-based One America News Network, she can blame, in part, a UC Santa Barbara linguistics professor. The professor, Stefan Thomas Gries, argues in a long analysis of Maddow’s on-air speech patterns that when she says “literally,”...Read More
Miller Barondess is honored to be named on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2019 list of the 25 “Best Law Firms” to work for in Los Angeles. Being a small firm, Miller Barondess prioritizes a positive and communal office culture. The firm has regularly scheduled events and field trips that promote camaraderie and team building,...Read More
By Cynthia Littleton, Variety – November 12, 2019 – Byron Allen’s racial discrimination case against Comcast Corp. on Wednesday heads to the Supreme Court, where justices will consider Comcast’s argument that the case should hinge on two words: “but for.” Allen filed a $20 billion lawsuit against Comcast in February 2015, arguing that the nation’s...Read More
City News Service—November 6, 2019—”The city did not abuse its discretion in determining the property remains necessary for the agency’s use and is not surplus land,” the judge wrote in a 31-page opinion. A judge Wednesday threw out a lawsuit in which a citizens group sought to block the proposed Los Angeles Clippers arena by...Read More
By Alene Tchekmedyian (L.A. Times)—November 1, 2019—A federal judge has dismissed a retaliation lawsuit brought by a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy whose reinstatement sparked a battle between the sheriff and the Board of Supervisors. Caren Carl Mandoyan sued L.A. County in April, alleging that his support for newly elected Sheriff Alex Villanueva and...Read More
Times of San Diego—September 28, 2019—As millions know, Rachel Maddow can be found weeknights at MSNBC studios in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. But a process server needed four tries to track her down — or at least her security guard. At a cost of nearly $600, Thomas Bobe of First Legal services repeatedly went to Studio 3-A in...Read More
