Ninth Circuit agrees with GMSR that LA County’s COVID-19 commercial eviction moratorium did not violate the Contracts Clause
A commercial landlord sued the County of Los Angeles claiming that the County’s commercial eviction moratorium imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic violated the Contracts Clause in the U.S. Constitution. Although other COVID-19 eviction moratoria cases have asserted Contracts Clause challenges, this one was fairly unique:
GMSR wins reversal of $5.3+ million judgment (damages plus attorney fees) in whistleblower retaliation action
A surgeon formerly employed at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center sued the County of Los Angeles, claiming that County employees retaliated against him and fired him after he reported what he believed to be an unnecessary surgery. The court concluded before trial that his termination from
GMSR obtains reversal for the Town of Apple Valley in water system takings case
The Town of Apple Valley initiated condemnation proceedings to acquire a local water utility. The Town issued all statutorily-required resolutions of necessity, compiling a massive administrative record. After a lengthy bench trial where the parties fought over the proper standard of review, the trial court
Ninth Circuit dismisses interlocutory appeal challenging partial summary judgment for GMSR’s clients
A 911 caller reported that a man in his apartment complex was acting erratically. City of Oxnard police officers went to the complex, and ultimately used physical force to subdue the man. A County of Los Angeles paramedic then arrived and provided him with emergency
GMSR wins affirmance of judgment, costs, and sanctions awards in medical malpractice case
Plaintiffs sued numerous doctors and hospitals for failing to diagnose a rare brain infection. Their counsel repeatedly failed to produce their designated medical expert for deposition. The court eventually excluded the expert, but declined to dismiss the case because plaintiffs’ counsel contended that she could
GMSR obtains affirmance on behalf of LA County MTA in bus slip-and-fall
A bus passenger was injured when she slipped and fell on a bus operated by GMSR’s client, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The passenger sued the MTA, alleging that the bus driver had negligently caused her to fall by accelerating prematurely. After
Court of Appeal affirms workplace violence restraining order protecting Los Angeles County employees
A man harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated Los Angeles County employees at multiple County Board of Supervisors meetings and community events. Eventually, he sent messages to female County employees threatening sexual violence. The County obtained four workplace violence restraining orders against him under Code of
Court of Appeal rejects application of interim adverse judgment rule in malicious prosecution case
After a decade of litigation with a commercial tenant, GMSR’s clients, a commercial property owner and its manager, prevailed. They then sued the tenant and his counsel for malicious prosecution. The tenant and his counsel moved to strike the complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute. After
Court of Appeal reverses denial of anti-SLAPP motion, rejecting trial court’s reliance on the public interest exception
In a dispute over a water-related assessment, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association sued not only the Coachella Valley Water District but also several members of its board, several consultants to the District, and the District’s general manager, based on their involvement in the approval of
Ninth Circuit adopts GMSR’s arguments, reversing denial of qualified immunity and anti-SLAPP relief
After a news report that two people were suing the City of Pasadena and its police chief based on an allegedly unconstitutional search of their home, the police chief issued a press release regarding the claim. The press release included links to bodycam footage of
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