By Andrew Foerch, San Fernando Valley Business Journal – February 3-16, 2020 – The international intrigue surrounding former Nissan Motor Co. chief executive Carlos Ghosn has found its way to the San Fernando Valley. A now-defunct local automotive franchisee is embroiled in a legal dispute with the Japanese car company, which it accuses of strong-arming […]
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Los Angeles Business Journal Special Report – January 27, 2020: Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles
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By Lauren Berg, Law360 – January 23, 2020 – Clothing retailer Zara USA, Inc. has “blatantly and unlawfully” copied the design of Atelier Luxury Group LLC’s Amiri MX2 “combination skinny biker” jeans, according to a trademark infringement lawsuit filed in California federal court that accuses Zara of piggybacking off Amiri’s success. Fashion label Amiri is […]
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As published in the Daily Journal’s Verdicts and Settlements section on January 17, 2020, Miller Barondess, LLP prevailed in a bench trial resulting in Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Deirdre Hill ruling for Defendants on all issues. In the lawsuit, Plaintiff Peter Kleinberg sued his former employer, Landmark Dividend LLC, as well as the […]
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By Martin Macias, Jr., Courthouse News – January 17, 2020 – Media law experts gathered Thursday at a conference in Los Angeles to discuss shifts and trends in the entertainment world’s wide web of legal wrangling, contract disputes and lawsuits. Attorneys, scholars and other law experts were convened by the Media Law Resource Center to […]
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Amnon Siegel represents a Class of potentially 800,000 Toyota Prius drivers in a federal court class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan and its subsidiary, Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. in the United States. Recently, Amnon did a radio tour to inform the public about safety defects in Prius model years 2010-2014 that could […]
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By Hans Greimel, Automotive News – December 24, 2019 – A California dealership group has filed suit against Nissan Motor Co. and two subsidiaries, saying “a culture of corporate corruption and greed” at the Japanese carmaker forced the plaintiffs into a “fire sale” of two popular dealerships to “cronies” of indicted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn. […]
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By Alene Tchekmedyian, LA Times – December 9, 2019 – A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy whose reinstatement sparked a legal battle between the county’s top elected leaders is suing again to get his job back, saying his case was handled unfairly. Caren Carl Mandoyan requested that a judge order Sheriff Alex Villanueva to conduct […]
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By Ken Stone, Times of San Diego-December 2, 2019-If Rachel Maddow loses her $10 million defamation case brought by the owner of San Diego-based One America News Network, she can blame, in part, a UC Santa Barbara linguistics professor. The professor, Stefan Thomas Gries, argues in a long analysis of Maddow’s on-air speech patterns that when she says “literally,” […]
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Miller Barondess is honored to be named on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2019 list of the 25 “Best Law Firms” to work for in Los Angeles. Being a small firm, Miller Barondess prioritizes a positive and communal office culture. The firm has regularly scheduled events and field trips that promote camaraderie and team building, […]
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