By Vince Sullivan, Law360–Friday, April 12, 2019–A venture capital firm that made a $3 million investment in a home remodeling financing company told a Delaware Chancery Court judge Friday that a suit brought by that company’s former controlling shareholder and directors over the terms of the investment should be tossed because the plaintiffs voted to […]
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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 […]
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Los Angeles Business Journal – April 8, 2019 — The April 8th issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal honored Mira Hashmall as a recipient of the 2019 Most Influential Women Lawyers. The exclusive list recognizes the exceptional legal skill, exemplary leadership, and the highest professional and ethical standards of the top women lawyers of the […]
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By Maya Lau and Jaclyn Cosgrove, LA Times staff writers–Thursday, April 4, 2019–The Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy whose reinstatement triggered a battle between the sheriff and the Board of Supervisors has filed a lawsuit against law enforcement officials and county leaders alleging they withheld his pay and are unfairly trying to push him out […]
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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 […]
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By 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 […]
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By 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. […]
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By 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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