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
Los Angeles Times-Tuesday, August 20, 2019-A judge on Monday overturned Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s controversial decision to reinstate a deputy who had been fired for violating department policies on domestic violence and lying — a dispute that sparked a rare legal battle among some of L.A. County’s most powerful elected officials. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...Read More
By Greg Moran, The San Diego Union-Tribune – July 11, 2019 – A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by a San Diego police officer in a controversial 2015 shooting incident in the Midway District — a sweeping ruling that sets the stage...Read More
As reported in the Daily Journal, on March 7, 2019, Miller Barondess, LLP prevailed on a summary judgment motion on behalf of Applied Merchant Systems West Coast LLC (AMS), an employer in a wrongful termination case brought by a former vice president of the company. Per the ruling by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge...Read More
By Cindy Chang, LA Times – January 8, 2019 – A woman who was sexually assaulted by two Los Angeles police officers will receive nearly $2 million from the city, according to an agreement filed in federal court on Monday. The settlement, which needs to be approved by the City Council, comes on top of nearly...Read More
By Kelcee Griffis, Law360 Staff Writer – Monday, November 19, 2018 – The Ninth Circuit on Monday said Charter Communications Inc. can’t use its First Amendment freedom as a cable provider to escape a claim that it refused a carriage deal with an African-American-owned production firm due to racial bias. The three-judge panel’s published opinion...Read More
By Blaise Scemama, Daily Journal Staff Writer–Tuesday, November 6, 2018 — A Los Angeles County jury awarded a private jet charter company that had not yet made a profit $2.4 million in lost profits after a fueling and hangar company employee allegedly improperly parked a Cessna airplane, damaging it when it rolled into other aircraft...Read More
By Emma Cueto, Law360 Staff Writer, Friday, October 26, 2018 – Law360 – A former Napoli Bern Ripka & Associates partner has won a California federal court’s sign-off on a $4 million award he won in arbitration over referral fees he claimed the now-defunct plaintiffs firm owed him. The court on Wednesday awarded Marc I. Willick...Read More
By Nina Agrawal, LA Times Staff Writer, Thursday, June 7, 2018 – Los Angeles County and its former top lawyer have settled a series of lawsuits over the lawyer’s removal in 2015, ending an acrimonious public feud, a lawyer for the county said Thursday. Mark J. Saladino, who served as county counsel for less than...Read More
Top Plaintiffs’ Verdict by Impact: Coyle v. Regents of the University of California By Joshua Sebold, Daily Journal – February 21, 2018 – “As a woman of color I hope this case sends a strong message not only to universities but to employers across the country. Working women have been silent for too long.” –...Read More
