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
Skip Miller Miller Barondess Miller has a track record as enviable as his sports car collection, which includes a racing Porsche GT3 and a Ferrari 360 Spider. (He sold his Lamborghini because, he says, “It’s not nearly as good a car as the other two. And how many toys can you have?”) This year, he’s...Read More
Alameda Point Developer Files New Complaint Based on New Evidence of Destruction of Documents, Demonstrates Breach of Contract and Fraud Seeks $100 million in damages from City of Alameda Published: Tuesday, 30 Nov 2010 | 2:04 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The developer of the former Alameda Naval Air Station...Read More
Axl Rose Sues Activision Over ‘Guitar Hero’ November 23, 2010 By Antony Bruno Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose is suing Activision Blizzard for $20 million over the use of the band’s classic “Welcome to the Jungle,” in the 2007 videogame Guitar Hero III. According to the lawsuit (see the full filing here), Rose wanted...Read More
WHO’S WHO IN LAW – SKIP MILLER Special Report By LABJ Staff Reporter Monday, October 11, 2010 SKIP MILLER, 63 Firm: Miller Barondess LLP Law School: UCLA Selected Clients: Los Angeles County, Lions Gate, East West Bank, SunCal Cos., KB Home, Don Felder of the Eagles, Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, Steven Tyler. Years...Read More
Each week, Bulletproof Blog features exclusive interviews with thought leaders on issues of critical importance to companies and countries. This week, with current economic conditions forcing corporate law departments to fundamentally change their approaches to legal services outsourcing, we talk to Skip Miller, a Partner in the law firm of Miller Barondess, LLP in Los Angeles,...Read More
LITIGATION Skip Miller Miller Barondess When your one-time partner gets indicted in the Pellicano case, it’s time to consider starting over. Four years after leaving Terry Christensen and the firm he helped found, Miller is in the arms of family — literally: Two of his key colleagues are sons Daniel and James. He’s been busy...Read More
L.A. Law: A Who’s Who of Celebrity Attorneys The results also work out, in the lawyer’s case, with great word-of-mouth advertising and marquee value in the right circles – and that’s success you can deposit at the bank. LOUIS “SKIP” MILLER SPECIALTY: Litigation and Trial FIRM: Miller Barondess, LLP STAR CLIENT: Guns N’ Roses’ Axl...Read More
THR, Esq. The intersection of Hollywood and law AXL ROSE SLAMS IRVING AZOFF IN $5 MILLION COUNTERSUIT By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: Axl Rose says his former manager tried to implement a scheme to force him to reunite with the original Guns N’ Roses band members and, as part of the plot, failed to properly promote...Read More