Cases

GMSR has an enviable record of success on appeal. For your convenience, the firm has provided a simple search tool for guests and clients to search that record.

76 Case Results
Filter

Easley v. City of Riverside (9th Cir. 2018) 890 F.3d 851

Ninth Circuit affirms qualified immunity for GMSR’s police officer client

Williams v. Moulton Niguel Water District (2018) 22 Cal.App.5th 1198

Court of Appeal affirms dismissal of nuisance and inverse condemnation claims against GMSR’s water district client

City of Los Angeles v. AECOM Services, Inc. (9th Cir. 2017) 854 F.3d 1149

This landmark preemption decision will benefit municipalities across the country.  Two disabled persons sued GMSR’s client, the City of Los Angeles, under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (RHA), alleging that a bus facility was

Los Angeles County Bd. of Supervisors v. Superior Court (2016) 2 Cal.5th 282

In a 4-3 decision in Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court (ACLU) the California Supreme Court agreed with GMSR’s client in holding that everything in attorney invoices in pending cases, including aggregate amounts charged to a client, are protected by the attorney client

Heltebrake v. City of Riverside (Dec. 29, 2015, B254132) 2015 WL 9487660 [nonpublished opinion]

Plaintiff sued public entities that had offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Christopher Dorner, claiming that he was entitled to the entire reward. Representing the City of Riverside, GMSR successfully demurred to plaintiff’s breach of contract and

Regents of the University of Cal. v. Superior Court (2015) 240 Cal.App.4th 1296

GMSR obtains writ directing summary judgment in favor of UCLA in student’s negligence lawsuit

County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court (2015) 235 Cal.App.4th 1154

Court of Appeal holds that that attorney bills transmitted to clients are confidential communications protected by the attorney client privilege

Today’s Fresh Start, Inc. v. Los Angeles County Office of Education (2013) 57 Cal.4th 197

Case challenging the procedures for revoking a charter school’s charter; decision clarifies the standards governing charter school revocation proceedings

San Jose v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Jan. 15, 2013, B234317) 2013 WL 152509 [nonpublished opinion]

Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment in favor of GMSR’s public entity client in government tort claim dispute

Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (2013) 568 U.S. 78

United States Supreme Court held that the Ninth Circuit erred in holding the Los Angeles County Flood Control District liable for violations of the Clean Water Act