An Orange County Superior Court jury has awarded $3.68 million to plaintiff Lindsay Knott (“Knott”), a former executive at Birdwell California! LLC (“Birdwell”), an iconic surfwear brand founded in 1961. Represented by the Miller Barondess team of Mira Hashmall, Wenfeng (Kevin) Su, and paralegal Ricky Reis, Knott won a unanimous verdict after a six-day jury trial before...Read More
Judge again dismisses former Sheriff Villanueva’s lawsuit over county’s ‘do not hire’ label Judge cites insufficient evidence, as former sheriff loses in court for the second time. (The case is Alex Villanueva v. County of Los Angeles, et al., CD Cal. 2:24-cv-04979-SVW-JC. The Miller Barondess team includes partner Jason H. Tokoro, Counsel Ellie S. Ruth,...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2025 Contact: Mark Barondess +1 310-552-7574 mbarondess@millerbarondess.com Washington, D.C. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Former European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland and the U.S. government have settled a dispute over attorneys’ fees incurred during Sondland’s testimony before the U.S. Congress in the 2019 impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The parties previously notified the...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2025 Contact: Amnon Siegel +1 310-552-7557 asiegel@millerbarondess.com Los Angeles, CA – (BUSINESS WIRE) – A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has awarded a $10.1 million verdict to a former executive employee against defendants Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (“SBAM”) and one of the world’s largest institutional investors, Nuveen Investment,...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 16, 2023 Contact:Sasha Frid310-552-5228sfrid@millerbarondess.com Los Angeles, CA—(BUSINESS WIRE) Sasha Frid and David Schecter, partners with Miller Barondess, LLP, scored a major federal jury trial win for the legendary Smokey Robinson. Following a three-day federal trial, the jury ruled in favor of Smokey, rejecting his former manager’s bid for almost $2 million (with...Read More
On November 18, 2022, Miller Barondess partner Sasha Frid prevailed in a jury trial, resulting in a unanimous defense verdict. Miller Barondess represents defendant Virtual Sonics, Inc. (VSI), a cutting-edge digital music company and the lifelong dream of brothers Jeremy and Julian Soule, against plaintiffs Scott Mednick and his son, Skyler Mednick. Plaintiff Scott Mednick is...Read More
Miller Barondess, LLP represents plaintiff Juanita’s Foods, one of the largest Mexican food producers and distributors in the U.S. The company’s products are sold under its registered trademark and trade name “JUANITA’S” in a variety of stores, including Target, Wal-Mart, Costco, Kroger, etc. Plaintiff filed a preliminary injunction against defendant Dominguez Family Enterprises, Inc., an...Read More
Partner Sasha Frid won a summary judgment ruling on behalf of Windsor, a group of skilled care facilities, against the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware. The Insurance Commissioner, acting as the Receiver (“Receiver”) for Ullico, a failed insurance company, sued Windsor seeking approximately $9 million in damages for Windsor’s alleged failure to pay deductibles...Read More
Miller Barondess partners Amnon Siegel and Casey Sypek represent a class of 1.1 million Prius owners in a federal court putative class action against Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. for concealing a defect that causes engines to shut down while driving or go into limited operation where the maximum speed of...Read More
By Greg Moran, The San Diego Union-Tribune – August 13, 2021 – A civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shot to death by a San Diego police officer in a Midway District alley in 2015 has ended with a multi-million settlement, marking a conclusion to one of the city’s...Read More
