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
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
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
Los Angeles Times–Friday, July 19, 2019–A top official in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said she left the agency after 34 years rather than carry out what she said was a “highly unethical” and “unheard of” directive from Sheriff Alex Villanueva to reinstate a fired deputy and alter his disciplinary record, court papers reviewed...Read More
By Anne Cullen, Law360 – June 10, 2019 – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear part of Comcast’s appeal of a ruling that revived a $20 billion racial bias lawsuit over its refusal to carry an African American-owned production company’s channels. The justices said in a brief order that they’ll take up one...Read More
Los Angeles Business Journal–Wednesday, May 20, 2019 Miller Barondess is proud to announce Skip Miller is honored in Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA 500 2019 Most Influential People in Los Angeles THE LATEST: Miller and his firm represent Inglewood and its mayor in lawsuits filed by MSG Forum, the owner of The Forum in Inglewood....Read More
By John Petrick, Law360 Staff Writer — Wednesday, April 10, 2019 — Toyota must face drivers’ claims the company sold hybrid cars that it knew were prone to stalling, a California federal judge ruled, finding the proposed class of drivers raised valid questions about whether the automaker knew about the problem but said nothing. The...Read More
Los Angeles Business Journal Special Report – April 8, 2019: Most Influential Women Lawyers We are proud to announce that Miller Barondess partner Mira Hashmall has been honored by Los Angeles Business Journal on its list of 2019 Most Influential Women Lawyers. This exclusive list recognizes the exceptional legal skill, exemplary leadership, and the highest professional...Read More
