Results

We pride ourselves in producing good results for our clients. Below are selected examples of our clients’ recent victories on appeal.

Ogah v. USC (2025)

California Court of Appeal reverses injunction of campus disciplinary proceedings against university student.

Malik v. UC Regents (2025)

California Court of Appeal dismisses appeal as untimely, holding the deadline to appeal ran from the order of dismissal rather than the subsequent judgment.

Maneri v. FCA (2025)

California Court of Appeal rules for automaker on several legal issues of first impression, reducing lemon law judgment and erasing more than $300,000 in attorney fees awarded.

Janisse v. Martin Luther King Healthcare (2025)

California Court of Appeal affirms a judgment following a defense verdict in a whistleblower retaliation and racial discrimination case.

Larson v. Regents (2025)

California Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment in favor of The Regents of the University of California in a whistleblower retaliation and gender discrimination case.

Moonbug v. BabyBus (2025)

Ninth Circuit affirms $24 million copyright infringement judgment in favor of the creators of the hit children’s series CoComelon.

King v. Villegas (2025)

The Ninth Circuit issues published opinion reversing the district court’s dismissal of a state prisoner’s § 1983 claim.

Hughes v. Libeu (2025)

California Court of Appeal affirms jury verdict finding defendant was not negligent in a vehicular accident case, rejecting plaintiff’s contention of jury misconduct.

Sandoval v. Pali Institute (2025)

California Court of Appeal holds that discussing gender inclusivity and pronoun usage in an educational setting is protected free speech that cannot support tort liability.

White v. Rockport Administrative Services, LLC (2025)

California Court of Appeal affirms JNOV and nonsuit in a wrongful termination action against a nursing facility, eliminating a $1.2 million jury verdict.

Fonseca v. Walmart (2025)

California superior court grants judgment notwithstanding the verdict and eliminates a $34 million damages award in an employment defamation case.

Estate of Rodriguez v. City of Long Beach (2025)

California Court of Appeal reverses $12.2 million jury verdict in wrongful death case against municipality and police officer due to trial court’s erroneous rejection of negligence per se instruction.

Zenith Insurance v. WCAB (Hernandez) (2025)

California Court of Appeal reverses Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and holds that injury sustained by employee in vanpool on commute home is not compensable under the going and coming rule.

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