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Jackson owes $5.3 million Jury returns verdict in favor of concert promoters By Elizabeth Rodriguez Entertainer Michael Jackson reneged on a contract with Marcel Avram and will have to pay the concert promoter $5.3 million for failing to perform at two millennium concerts, a Superior Court jury in Santa Maria decided Thursday. Both sides claimed […]
Read MoreA Tenacious Bulldog Who Hates to Lose By Krysten Crawford From motorist Rodney King to retired L.A. Police Chief Daryl Gates and his former assistant Robert Vernon, there’s no doubt that the Los Angeles City Council has weathered its fair share of legal toils and political troubles in recent times. In these times of urban […]
Read MoreL.A.’s Hired Gun All Around Defense Louis (Skip) Miller CAREER PATH Christensen White won a beauty contest in 1989 to represent Los Angeles in a five-year-old lawsuit over the city council’s downsizing of a median strip owned by Southern Pacific Railroad. On the eve of a summary judgment hearing, Miller helped negotiate a $3 million […]
Read MoreLouis “Skip” Miller Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs Glaser Weil & Shapiro Litigation UCLA Law School, 1972 Known for his charm and fight, Louis “Skip” Miller is without question one of L.A.’s hottest trial lawyers. “If you are down in the legal trenches, Skip is the one you want down there with you,” said L.A. County […]
Read MoreA Breed Apart: L.A.’s Trial Attorneys Louis ‘Skip’ Miller CHRISTENSEN, MILLER, FINK, JACOBS, GLASER, WElL & SHAPIRO SPECIALTY: GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LITIGATION LAW SCHOOL: UCLA, 1972 WHEN the City and County of Los Angeles run into legal trouble – and that seems to be happening a lot lately – they head straight to Skip Miller. […]
Read MoreClash of the Titans A Riverside Police Shooting Pits Johnnie Cochran Against Skip Miller – Finally They are a crash course in contrasts. One is a bombastic media darling, a flamboyant courtroom orator who’s the star of a TV talk show on American justice; the other a deliberative, masterful legal craftsman, called in by major […]
Read MoreProfiles of the 50 Best-Compensated Lawyers in L.A Louis R ‘Skip’ Miller III Miller Barondess Specialty: Litigation Law School: UCLA, 1972 Career Highlight: Assisted the city of Los Angeles in the Rodney King civil rights action WHEN it comes to complex, high-profile cases, Skip Miller is regarded as a go-to heavy hitter in Los […]
Read MoreLawyer Starts New Firm After Ex-Boss Indicted By Kim Christensen Louis “Skip” Miller has started a Century City law firm two months after leaving what is now known as Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro in the wake of partner Terry Christensen’s indictment in the Anthony Pellicano federal wiretap scandal. Mark A. Barondess and Daniel […]
Read MoreTeed Off: Membership spat lands Connery, Murdock in the rough By Drew Combs July 23, 2007 Sean Connery, the acclaimed actor, has played many roles over his career, including an aging Robin Hood who returns to Sherwood Forest to fight old battles and challenge injustices. Connery, the accomplished amateur golfer, is currently fighting what he believes […]
Read MoreLos Angeles Business Journal August 20-26, 2007 SPECIAL REPORT: WHO’S WHO IN L.A. LAW THE BEST OF THE BAR Louis (Skip) Miller Firm: Miller Barondess LLP Clients: KB Home, SunCal Companies and Elton John. Reason I’m a Lawyer: I really enjoy courtroom work, especially trying cases and jury work, and helping clients solve problems. Most […]
Read MoreThe April 14, 2008 edition of the Daily Journal highlights Miller Barondess’ $46 million jury verdict as one of the largest in California in their article Jury Awards Taiwan Group $46 Million. In the suit, Miller Barondess partner Skip Miller represented Pou Chen Corporation, one of the largest international conglomerates, alongside his partner Sasha Frid. […]
Read MoreOpinion: Bust-out schemes are a fraud designed to make you go bust By A. Sasha Frid June 06, 2008 Increasing globalization is proving to be a boon for perpetrators of a type of fraud known as a “bust-out scheme.” This kind of fraud, commonplace in the computer and electronics industry, victimizes legitimate manufacturers and retailers. […]
Read MoreClipping Coupons From Inside Counsel Magazine July 2008 Issue By Melissa Maleske July 1,2008 When Ford Motor Co. offered a coupon to settle claims related its Explorer, commentators in the media latched onto the story as another example of unfair coupon settlements. Class members claimed that reports of rollovers had negatively impacted the retail value […]
Read MoreThrough the Mud From InsideCounsel Magazine I August 2008 Issue By Melissa Maleske August 1,2008 David Dunn recalls a classroom scene from his first year of law school. The students were discussing a 1930s case involving a railroad company, and the professor asked them to name the rule of the case. People came up with […]
Read MoreAlert: Double-Check MSB Licensure Status — Unregulated Entities Can Catch You In The Regulatory Crossfire The fluidity of Internet-based payment tools makes it hard to track online funds transactions, which means criminals can launder money more easily — sometimes even anonymously. While most banks have mastered the AML routine in the nearly seven years since […]
Read MoreLawyer Limelight: Louis R. “Skip” Miller By John Ryan With a successful new firm staffed in part by his two lawyer sons, life is sweet for Louis R. “Skip” Miller. At 61, the hard-nosed litigator is as happy as he’s ever been. Miller has always had a rewarding, high-end litigation practice. He has worked on […]
Read MoreDoing business outside the United States? Protect your intellectual property by Ann M. Gynn A U.S. company outsources its fashion accessories production to a manufacturer in China. The products are imported and sold in the United States. After several years of production in China and importation to the United States, the company decides to expand […]
Read MoreThe February 4, 2009 edition of the Daily Journal recognizes Miller Barondess for achieving a top defense verdict on behalf of East West Bank. A case so complex, even Miller admitted it “didn’t look good for his client- at least on the surface.” The jury agreed with Miller and Procel, awarding them a complete defense […]
Read MoreAndrews’ Bank & Lender Liability Litigation Reporter July 20, 2009 Foreclosure CALIF. ARBITRATOR HALTS FORECLOSURE SALE ON CONDOCOMPLEX Copyright © 2009 Thomson Reuters Citing the current economic climate, an arbitrator has determined that a lender cannot go through with a planned foreclosure sale on a California condominium complex. Robert E. Thomas, a retired judge working […]
Read MoreHyundai sued by former California dealership in U.S. court Shawn Wright Automotive News | March 24, 2010 – 3:31 pm EST DETROIT — California dealership Estes Automotive Group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $30 million from Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Capital America, claiming the automaker failed to keep its promise of helping out […]
Read MoreAerosmith’s Civil War in an Elevator The band is hunting for a new lead singer; Steven Tyler’s lawyer demands: cease and desist By Dominic Patten Published: February 02, 2010 @ 12:30 pm He may be in rehab, but you can dream on if you think Steven Tyler is about to give up being the lead […]
Read MoreWal-Mart Vendor Fails To Nix $24M Offset Over Venture By Samuel Howard Law360, New York (March 29, 2010) — A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vendor has failed to overturn a trial court’s decision to offset a $12.8 million judgment against Pou Chen Corp. with $24 million in damages still owed to Pou Chen in connection with […]
Read MoreLegal Recourse for Automobile Dealers Facing Termination Recent challenging times in the automobile industry have led to harsh conflicts between manufacturers and dealers, but as manufacturers attempt to tighten their belts in an effort to preserve cash and cut losses, they should be wary not to do so in a manner that violates dealers’ rights. […]
Read MoreTHR, 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 MoreL.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 MoreLA Coliseum Limits Raves Following Death By JEAN GUERRERO The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission voted unanimously today to adopt new restrictions on raves after concerns were raised following the ecstasy-related death of a 15-year-old girl and the hospitalization of more than 114 others who attended last month’s Electric Daisy Carnival. The restrictions were proposed […]
Read MoreLITIGATION 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 MoreEach 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 MoreWHO’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 MoreJudge Orders Lehman, SunCal To Mediation Over CA Real Estate Jacqueline Palank 04 November 2010 A California bankruptcy judge has put the brakes on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bid to take control of 20 real-estate projects it backed with developer SunCal Cos. and ordered the two sides into mediation.Judge Erithe A. Smith of the U.S. […]
Read MoreThe November 11, 2010 edition of the Daily Journal highlighted Skip Miller’s $4.6 million award against Glaser Weil, a firm he helped found. Glaser Weil was ordered to pay Miller $1.3 million is cash and $10,000 per month for the next 27 years for a total of $4.6 million. All of Glaser Weil’s claims against […]
Read MoreAxl 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 MoreAlameda 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 MoreThe January 12, 2011 edition of the Daily Journal named Dan Miller in their list of Top 20 Under 40 leading lawyers in California. This list honors the top 20 lawyers in California under the age of 40 in a variety of industries and practice areas. The article highlights some of Dan Miller’s notable clients […]
Read MoreBritney Spears Sued for $10M Over Fragrance Line 12:04 AM 3/31/2011 by Dean Goodman (Reuters) Licensing firm Brand Sense, which helped the pop singer launch her fragrance line, alleges that Spears balked at paying commission. Britney Spears is being sued for more than $10 million by a licensing firm that helped the pop singer launch […]
Read MoreThe April 25, 2011 edition of the Daily Journal highlights Miller Barondess’ jury verdict win in an article titled Developer Gets $5 Million Verdict. Brian Procel, alongside his partner Skip Miller, represented real estate developer SunCal Companies in their victory. SunCal Companies accused a pair of entities in backing out of a land sale because […]
Read MoreSkip 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 MoreThe January 18, 2012 edition of the Daily Journal recognized Brian Procel as a leading lawyer in their Top 20 Under 40 list. This prestigious list honors the top 20 lawyers in California under the age of 40 in a variety of different practice areas. The award highlights Brian’s victories in a broad spectrum of […]
Read More-New York Post Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is facing further headaches in her legal battle with licensing company SRG Ventures over an e-mail sent by her dad describing her as “the hottest thing on the market.” The pregnant power gnome partnered with SRG to launch a litany of Snooki-related merchandise in 2010, but she filed a suit […]
Read MoreThe June 18, 2012 edition of the Daily Journal article Bank Wins Arbitration Against Former LA Official recognizes Dan Miller’s success on two summary judgement motions on behalf of Cathay Bank, awarding the Bank $1.5 million, and summarily rejecting the plantiff’s multi-million dollar fraud claim against the Bank. The Bank was also awarded interest […]
Read MoreBy Alfred Lee Los Angeles Business Journal Staff Writer Open, Shut Aggressive attorney Louis R. ‘Skip’ Miller says forget trying to make a case for his sensitive side. By Alfred Lee Monday, July 2, 2012 To tell old war stories, you have to have lived through a few firefights. Attorney Louis “Skip” Miller has had […]
Read MoreThe December 10, 2012 edition of the Daily Journal highlights Miller Barondess’ victory for their client, East West Bank, after a $50 million lender liability and fraud claim was brought against them by Cameron Pointe, LLC. The court sided with East West Bank, granting Miller Barondess’ summary judgment and awarding $1.1 million in attorneys’ fees. […]
Read MoreBy Matthew Heller Law360, Los Angeles (December 14, 2012, 4:57 PM ET) — A California judge on Friday threw out a contractual interference suit accusing television show producer Byron Allen of killing another movie project about Hollywood icon Sammy Davis Jr., agreeing with Allen that a rival producer does not own the rights to Davis […]
Read MoreMarch 6, 2013 By Lawdragon News LOS ANGELES– Ajendra Singh, a former Patron Tequila executive, won in the Court of Appeal last week and will now proceed to trial on his $45 million breach of contract and fraud claim against Patron Tequila and its owner, John Paul DeJoria. As alleged in the complaint, following the death of Patron’s […]
Read MoreLACBA Will Install 2013-14 President Patricia Egan Daehnke on June 27 Evening includes presentation of Shattuck-Price Award to Gerald L. Chaleff. Patricia Egan Daehnke will be installed as LACBA’s 2013-14 president on June 27 during a dinner program at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles. In addition to recognizing outgoing and incoming LACBA officers and trustees, the event […]
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2014 by Eriq Gardner Mötley Crüe and drummer Tommy Lee have prevailed in a strange lawsuit that proposed that a drum stunt used on the band’s 2011 tour was taken from an onstage “rollercoaster” proposal 20 years earlier. The plaintiff in the lawsuit was Howard Scott King, who claimed that he had come up […]
Read MoreCalif. Panel Revives Fraud Claims Against Nissan Lender By Kurt Orzeck Law360, Los Angeles (January 17, 2014, 4:24 PM ET) — A California state appeals court on Thursday revived fraud allegations accusing lender Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. of promising financial support to California dealerships and then pulling the plug, finding a jury was blocked from hearing […]
Read MoreJudge Tosses Suit Over Band Name Trademark Against UMG By David McAfee Law360, Los Angeles (April 25, 2014, 4:13 PM ET) — A California federal judge on Thursday threw out and infringement suit brought against UMG Recordings Inc. by a man who claims to own the trademark “Aliados De La Sierra,” which is the name […]
Read MoreLouis ‘Skip’ Miller Why he matters: Miller isn’t strictly an entertainment litigator (he’s about to go to trial against Patron Tequila and reps the owner of NASCAR) but over the past 40 years has thrashed out a corner, especially in the music field, repping rockers such as Axl Rose, Steven Tyler and Mötley Crüe. He […]
Read MoreAfter more than three years of litigation, a large bank with over $50 billion in assets obtained a defense judgment in its favor. A California Superior Court Judge held the bank was not liable for fraudulent inducement following a two-week bench trial. The plaintiffs alleged that, in September 2008, the bank fraudulently induced them to […]
Read MoreWe recently obtained summary judgment in favor of the County of Los Angeles and the individual Board of Supervisors in a high-profile taxpayer lawsuit that received extensive media coverage. The lawsuit alleged that the County’s top elected officials wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and violated the Brown Act in connection with the County’s budgeting process. The plaintiff’s […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Patron Tequila and a former company manager told a judge today that they settled the executive’s lawsuit that alleged he was owed more than $70 million in unpaid bonuses before he was fired. Ajendra Singh sued Patron Spirits International Inc. and company co-founder John Paul DeJoria, maintaining he was largely […]
Read MoreOn July 3, 2014, Judge Edmond E. Chang of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed plaintiff Ron Toma’s copyright complaint against the band Mötley Crüe for the lack of personal jurisdiction. Toma’s complaint stemmed from the band’s use of the famous “Belt Buckle Image” – the cover art of […]
Read MoreUniversal Music Sues Over VH1 DJ Competition Series The third season of ‘Masters of the Mix’ allegedly used lots of unlicensed music By Eriq Gardner Universal Music describes a new lawsuit over VH1’s Masters of the Mix as a “cut-and-dry copyright infringement case,” but modest trappings aside, there’s a few reasons to pay attention to […]
Read MoreIn a unanimous published decision, the California Court of Appeal held that the County of Los Angeles’s process for entering into “social program agreements” does not violate the Brown Act. Every year, the County enters into contracts with social service organizations that provide vital services to County residents. These programs feed the homeless, provide medical […]
Read MorePE Firm Sued Over Allegedly Botching $39M Hyatt Hotel Deal By Natalie Rodriguez Law360, New York (October 08, 2014, 3:31 PM ET) — Private equity firm Wheelock Street Capital LLC has been hit with a California state court suit that alleges it purposefully concealed the nonrenewal of a hotel’s Hyatt Hotels Corp. management contract in order to […]
Read MoreThe Daily Journal named Miller Barondess in their exclusive List of Top Boutique Law Firms. This list is compiled of firms that specialize in niche practice areas and service sophisticated clientele. The article highlights Miller Barondess clients East West Bank, Rod Stewart, and Motley Crue, among others. It recognizes the firm’s victories and unique in-house […]
Read MoreBy Michael Lipkin February 26, 2015 Communications between a lawyer for Steven Tyler and an “American Idol” representative over the Aerosmith rocker’s contract negotiations are not protected speech, a California appeals court ruled on Wednesday, reviving a management company’s $2 million suit alleging the attorney sabotaged its bid to get Tyler a more lucrative deal. The […]
Read MoreBy Ted Johnson June 1, 2015 Modern VideoFilm founder Moshe Barkat has filed a lawsuit against Capital Corp., claiming that it took control of the post-production company, breached his contract, and fired him, and then retained Deloitte Corporate Restructuring Group, which ran the operation “into the ground.” The company’s content management system converted and filed […]
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2016 While Santa Monica’s Surf Air is flying high with customers and investors, the airline’s success has left David Eyerly, the company’s co-founder and former chief operating officer, out in the cold. The 31-year-old Eyerly is fighting Surf Air and several of its investors in court, claiming he was the victim of a […]
Read MoreBy Yvonne Villarreal March 11, 2016 Small TV programmer Herring Networks is suing AT&T, alleging the telecommunications company broke its agreement to carry two of Herring’s channels on DirecTV in return for the broadcaster’s support of the AT&T-DirectTV merger. Herring’s lawsuit, which seeks at least $100 million, was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in […]
Read MoreP-Wave Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of The Gores Group (a Los Angeles–based global private equity firm) sued for breach of a reseller agreement in international arbitration proceedings against two large telecommunication infrastructure companies and their parent company based in Lebanon. The Arbitrator issued a final award on March 22, 2016 awarding our client (P-Wave) over […]
Read MoreBy Emily Alpert Reyes April 21, 2016 The city of Los Angeles will pay $750,000 to settle a civil lawsuit brought by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a Los Angeles police officer in the back of his car while his partner acted as a lookout. The City Council voted Wednesday to approve the […]
Read MorePhoto by Dakota Smith: Attorney Skip Miller announces a lawsuit on behalf of Los Angeles County against SoCalGas at a news conference on Monday, July 25, 2016. By Dakota Smith/Los Angeles Daily News July 25, 2016 Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Monday against Southern California Gas Company to try and force the utility to install […]
Read MoreEx-Production Co. Execs Say Insurer Abandoned Them In Suit By Kat Sieniuc Law360, New York (August 31, 2016, 8:49 PM ET) — Former executives of now defunct post-production studio Modern VideoFilm Inc. are suing its insurer, Argonaut Insurance Company, for abandoning them in a more than $77 million counter-fight against a hedge fund that ran the […]
Read MoreLaw360, New York (December 20, 2016, 2:38 PM EST) — Miller Barondess LLP has added a media, entertainment and intellectual property attorney who has served as general counsel for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Paramount Pictures Corp. as of counsel in its Los Angeles office, the firm announced. Jay Rakow, a member of the Academy of Motion […]
Read MoreLaw360, New York (March 9, 2017, 2:37 PM EST) — Los Angeles County sued state regulators in a California court on Wednesday demanding SoCalGas undertake further safety and environmental reviews before reopening a facility that was the site of the largest gas leak in U.S. history. In a complaint filed in California Superior Court, the […]
Read MoreThe April 12, 2017 issue of the Daily Journal honored Mira Hashmall of Miller Barondess, LLP on its 2017 List “Top 40 Under 40.” This exclusive list includes lawyers under the age of 40 who have achieved the highest level of legal success amongst their peers. Mira joined Miller Barondess in 2007 and has been […]
Read MoreBy Greg Moran, Contact Reporter (April 18, 2017, 7:10 PM | SAN DIEGO) — A police practices expert hired by the family of a man fatally shot by San Diego police in 2015 concluded 75 percent of officer shootings over a three-year period were avoidable and unnecessary uses of force. Roger Clark, a nationally recognized authority on […]
Read MoreThe May 1, 2017 issue of the Daily Journal honored Jason H. Tokoro of Miller Barondess, LLP for joining the firm’s partnership. Jason joined Miller Barondess in 2014 and has been an integral part of the firm’s success. In December 2016, Jason won a $3.4 million jury verdict on behalf of his client, California Bank […]
Read MoreBy James F. Peltz, Contact Reporter (May 23, 2017, 4:25 PM) | Los Angeles Times – An Orange County jury awarded $256.5 million to a former Southern California car dealer who alleged that Nissan’s financing arm forced him out of business as car sales plunged during the 2008-09 recession, the dealer’s lawyers announced Tuesday. The […]
Read MoreBy Kat Greene, Law360, Thursday, July 27, 2017, Los Angeles – An Orange County Toyota dealer has filed a suit alleging the automaker shut down his recall notification software program and forced him out of owning a dealership, his attorneys said Thursday, all so the company could avoid paying for the influx of customers seeking […]
Read MoreFOX11 News Report – LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Hours after a Superior Court judge declined to block the re-start of natural gas injections at the Aliso Canyon storage facility in Porter Ranch, a state appeals court did so late on Friday, temporarily halting any effort to resume operations at the site of the largest methane leak […]
Read MoreBy Skylar Dubelko/Daily Journal Staff Writer, Thursday, August 10, 2017 – At Los Angeles litigation boutique Miller Barondess LLP, younger partners are trying cases and winning. “Lawyers here get a higher level of legal experience at a younger age and that allows them to excel and grow their skills and career much faster,” said partner […]
Read MoreBy Renee Flannery, Daily Journal Staff Writer, Friday, February 10, 2017 – A former chief campus counsel at UC Riverside won a $2.5 million verdict when a Riverside County Superior Court jury found she was wrongfully terminated for reporting gender discrimination at the school. Michele Coyle, who worked as UC Riverside chief counsel from 2006 […]
Read MoreBy Andy Serbe, Daily Journal Staff Writer, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 – Los Angeles – A state appellate court reversed two probate court decisions that disqualified Miller Barondess LLP from handling a case concerning a dispute over the line of succession for a $300 million trust established by the founder of Herbalife Inc. and barred […]
Read MoreThe September 20, 2017 issue of the Daily Journal honored Skip Miller, Managing Partner of Miller Barondess, on their list of “Top 100 Lawyers in California.” This highly-selective list includes the leading lawyers in California who have the most impact in the legal industry. Skip takes pride in personally training all of the firm’s attorneys: […]
Read MoreBy Skylar Dubelko, Daily Journal Staff Writer, Wednesday, October 25, 2017 – Top Boutiques – Louis R. “Skip” Miller takes a hands-on approach to training the young lawyers at Miller Barondess LLP. Miller Barondess was established in 2006 by Miller, his two sons and partners, Jim and Dan Miller, with Alexander “Sasha” Frid and Brian […]
Read MoreBy Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, Tuesday, November 21, 2017 – Steely Dan lead singer Donald Fagen is suing the estate of his longtime bandmate Walter Becker in an effort to keep the band’s name and music alive. Fagen and Becker’s decades-long partnership is detailed in the filing, which notes the two continued playing together […]
Read MoreBy Michael McCann, Sports Illustrated Legal Analyst, Monday, November 27, 2017 – You might not be familiar with DeAndre Daniels. The Toronto Raptors selected him with the No. 37 pick in the 2014 NBA draft. Now 25 years old, the 6’9″ forward has yet to appear in an NBA regular–season game. He has played professionally in […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Etehad, LA Times Staff Reporter, Wednesday, January 24, 2018 – A judge has dismissed a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the former top attorney for Los Angeles County, who alleged that the Board of Supervisors removed him in retaliation for him raising concerns about alleged illegal activity committed by the board. L.A. County Superior Court […]
Read MoreBy Bill Melugin, Fox 11 News Reporter, Friday, February 2, 2018 – VIDEO, LOS ANGELES – A months-long undercover investigation by FOX 11 has revealed that a popular Los Angeles clothing store has been selling counterfeit brand name merchandise under the guise that it is legitimate. The store in question is called Old School, located […]
Read MoreBy Ralph Vartabedian, LA Times Reporter, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 – When the car was towed to Hogan’s nearby dealership, mechanics found that the inverter had overheated so badly that two holes were blown through the aluminum case and even steel bolts had signs of melting. Anderson got rid of the Prius and bought a […]
Read MoreBy Ralph Vartabedian, LA Times Reporter, Sunday, February 18, 2018 – When Robert Enger took his Toyota Prius into a dealership for a safety recall, he didn’t expect that his fuel economy would drop. Just six months after buying the new 2013 Prius, Enger learned that the company was recalling it to fix the car’s hybrid […]
Read MoreBy Joshua Sebold, Daily Journal Staff Writer, Wednesday, 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.” – J. Mira Hashmall, Miller Barondess LLP Michele Coyle lost her job […]
Read MoreChristopher D. Beatty Joins Miller Barondess Partnership The January 22, 2018 issue of the Daily Journal honored Christopher Beatty of Miller Barondess, LLP for joining the firm’s partnership. Chris joined Miller Barondess in 2014 and has been an integral part of the firm’s success. Chris has substantial trial and appellate litigation experience in both state […]
Read MoreBy Kris Van Cleave, CBS News Reporter, Thursday April 5, 2018, VIDEO – A Toyota dealer in California is refusing to sell certain models of the popular Prius over a potential safety issue. The automaker began voluntarily recalling hundreds of thousands of Prius hybrids in 2014 and 2015 because some cars would lose power while being driven. Toyota says […]
Read MoreBy Marc Cota-Robles, ABC 7 News, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, VIDEO – INGLEWOOD, California. (KABC) – There are new developments in a sporting spat now deep into the legal trenches in Inglewood. Mayor James Butts is responding to a recent lawsuit alleging he and the city misled the owners of the Forum while making plans for […]
Read MoreBy Dave Brooks, Billboard, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, VIDEO – The fight over a proposed Clippers arena near the Forum gets nasty with both sides accusing the other of dirty tricks and deception. The relationship between Irving Azoff and Inglewood Mayor James Butts has hit a low point. On Tuesday (April 10), Butts sharply criticized Forum-owner […]
Read MoreBy Variety, 2018 Legal Impact Report – The duo may run a boutique firm, but they litigate major cases. These days, Frid focuses on music clients (Live Nation, Universal Music, Five Finger Death Punch, Motley Crue), while Miller gives more attention to film and TV matters, such as the racial discrimination lawsuits filed by Byron […]
Read MoreThe May 2, 2018 issue of the Daily Journal honored Mira Hashmall in the 2018 list of Top Women Lawyers. The article praised Mira for a $2.5 million jury verdict that she won for her client who was retaliated against for reporting gender discrimination against the University of California, Riverside. Ms. Hashmall also won […]
Read MoreBy David Robb, Deadline Hollywood Reporter, Monday, May 14, 2018 – EXCLUSIVE: The legal battle over the dissolution of what had once been one of Hollywood’s leading post-production houses is headed for trial. Bankruptcies, changing technologies and runaway postproduction have taken a major toll on LA-based post facilities in recent years, but Moshe Barkat, founder of Modern VideoFilm, […]
Read MoreBy Darcy Reddan, Law360, Friday, May 18, 2018 – The co-founder and an early investor of Energy Efficient Equity Inc., a company that provides financing for energy and water savings home improvements, have filed a suit against a venture capital fund and its officers alleging the company used a $5 million loan to push them out, […]
Read MoreBy 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 MoreThe June 20th issue of the Daily Journal honored Amnon Siegel in the 2018 list of Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers. The article praised Amnon for a $256.4 million jury verdict that he won for his client, Superior Automotive Group, against Nissan Motor Corporation. This verdict was recognized in the Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts of […]
Read MoreThe July 18th edition of the Daily Journal honored Mira Hashmall on the 2018 list of Top Labor and Employment Lawyers. Hashmall has extensive expertise in labor and employment litigation. She represents public and private employers in connection with racial, sexual, age, and national origin harassment and discrimination claims, as well as lawsuits involving retaliation, wage and hour violations, and wrongful […]
Read MoreLos Angeles Business Journal-LA’s Most Influential People–Skip Miller, managing partner of Miller Barondess, is a trial lawyer with 45 years of experience. His clients have included municipalities such as the cities of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Monterey Park; entertainers such as Rod Stewart, Elton John, Nick Nolte, Bob Dylan, Sean Connery, Aerosmith’s Steven […]
Read MoreBy Brian Melley, LA Times Reporter, Contributions by Christopher Weber, Associated Press – Thursday, August 9, 2018 – A Southern California utility reached a nearly $120 million settlement over a massive blowout at a natural gas storage field that became the nation’s largest known release of climate-changing methane and forced thousands to flee their Los […]
Read MoreMasters of their craft, Miller Barondess partners Mira Hashmall and Skip Miller were honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal on its exclusive list of Top Litigators in 2018. The select list recognizes what sets litigators apart from your average attorney—the ability to successfully fight for your client in front of judges and juries. With […]
Read MoreBy Ralph Vartabedian, LA Times Reporter, Friday, October 5, 2018 – Toyota said Friday that it is recalling 2.4 million hybrid gas-electric cars, mostly Prius models, around the world to fix an electronic defect that causes the vehicles to suddenly lose power and could “increase the risk of a crash.” The recall in the U.S. […]
Read MoreBy Billboard, 2018 Top Music Lawyers, Friday, October 19, 2018 SASHA FRID, 41 Attorney-at-law, Miller Barondess; University of California, Berkeley, School of Law LOUIS “SKIP” MILLER, 71 Attorney-at-law, Miller Barondess; University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law Following the death of Steely Dan’s Walter Becker in 2017, Miller moved on behalf of Donald Fagen to […]
Read MoreBy Skylar Dubelko, Daily Journal Staff Writer, Wednesday, October 24, 2018—Louis R. “Skip” Miller knows that, in litigation, size doesn’t matter. What matters is “the quality and ability of the lawyer,” Skip Miller said. “Because it’s just one-on-one when you’re in court. “Noting that, when a firm is trying to get a deal done, it needs […]
Read MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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 MoreBy Matt Hamilton and Harriet Ryan, LA Times Reporters – Tuesday, December 4, 2018 – USC vowed to improve accountability and transparency in the wake of a scandal earlier this year in which the longtime campus gynecologist was accused of sexual misconduct against hundreds of students. A dispute in USC’s Marshall School of Business is […]
Read MoreBy Nathan Fenno, LA Times Reporter – Saturday, December 8, 2018 – The land along West Century Boulevard in Inglewood where the Clippers plan to build an arena is easy to miss, a bleak stretch of fenced-off vacant lots near a fast-food restaurant selling fried chicken and motel offering simple rooms for $80 a night. […]
Read MoreBy Cindy Chang, LA Times Staff Writer – Tuesday, 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 […]
Read MoreLos Angeles will pay nearly $2 million to settle a lawsuit from a woman who was sexually assaulted by a pair of LAPD officers, the fourth such assault case L.A. has settled in recent years. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to spend up to $1.975 million to settle the case, the latest legal fallout surrounding Officers Luis […]
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