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May 10, 2012

Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement Granted against Roto Rooter on behalf of all Service Technicians

March 14, 2012

Preliminary Approval Granted in Class Action Settlement Providing Equal Accomodations to Wheelchair Using Baseball Fans at Angel Stadium

February 17, 2012

Victim of Brutality Files Federal Civil Rights Action

October 21, 2011

Paul Hoffman to argue in United States Supreme Court to Hold Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Abuses in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

October 20, 2011

Paul Hoffman and Victoria Don Seek Justice for Kidnap and Torture Victims

August 24, 2011

SDSHHH and the Harvard Human Rights Clinic Submit Evidence of Torture to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

July 27, 2011

Police Shooting of Julian Stanley Collender Challenged in Federal Court

July 27, 2011

Lawsuit Against L.A. Sheriff's Department Alleges Severe Beating of Men's Central Jail Inmate by Sheriff Deputies, Including by Alleged Members of 3000 Boys Sheriff Gang

July 13, 2011

Genie Harrison Honored as Top Twenty Plaintiff Employment Lawyers in the State of California

July 13, 2011

V. James DeSimone Honored as Top Twenty Plaintiff Employment Lawyers in the State of California by Daily Journal

July 7, 2011

Class Action Certified for Wheelchair Using Angels Fans Against Angels Baseball & City of Anaheim for Disability Access Discrimination

January 26, 2011

Angels Fans Must Build 'Class' to Proceed

2010

SDSHH announces Genie Harrison as a partner

November 8, 2010

Los Angeles Police Department Officer Held Liable by Jury for Constitutional Rights Violations Arising Out of Excessively Tight Handcuffs

September 3, 2010

SDSHHH Achieves Published Decision Affirming the Civil Right to be Free from Sexual Harassment

June 15, 2010

Baseball Fan Denied Wheel Chair Access at Club Level Seating in Angels of Anaheim Stadium

May 6, 2010

Supreeta Sampath obtains published court decision: Supervisors disability discrimination constitutes extreme and outrageous conduct sufficient to maintain infliction of emotional distress claim.

August 7, 2009

Michael Seplow and Michael Morrison file class action lawsuit on behalf of hospital workers at Aurora Las Encinas Hospital

Alberts vs Aurora Behavioral Health Care Complaint

July 15, 2009

V. James DeSimone Honored as Top 10 Plaintiff Employment Lawyers in the State of California by Daily Journal

April 24, 2009

Schonbrun DeSimone Files Lawsuit Alleging that Female Air Traffic Controller Subjected to Severe Hostile Work Environment While Serving In War Zone Overseas

Gonzalez vs ITT Corporation Complaint

Michael Seplow prevails on anti-SLAPP Statute Appeal. Case may proceed against Lewis, Brisbois and AIG

No SLAPP Privilege for Client in Calif. Suit By Fired Former Counsel
View the Opinion

Jim DeSimone obtains reversal of summary judgment on behalf of in home support counselor. Pregnancy discrimination wrongful termination case goes forward

FAQ on Sexual Harassment:

June 2008

Rebecca M. Hamburg Named to Executive Board of National Employment Lawyers Association

11/29/2007

James DeSimone to Speak at Los Angeles County Bar Seminar on Successful Trial Techniques in Employment Law Litigation

SDSHH Files California Class Action Lawsuit against AT&T and Yellowpages.com for Wage and Hour Violations

April 10, 2007

Final Complaint Submitted to AT&T and Yellowpages.com

Will Harris to Speak at Los Angeles County Bar Labor and Employment Law Seminar on November 15, 2006

Judge Rules Los Angeles School and Archdiocese Violates Disability Rights of Blind Teacher
(October 30, 2006)

FIRED ASSOCIATE WINS $1.1 MILLION JUDGMENT
He Claimed He Was Dismissed Over a Reduction in His Billable Hours

ABA Journal (August 18, 2006)

Metropolitan News-Enterprise

Man wins $1.1 million in termination suit
Pasadena Star-News
(August 05, 2006)

Butting In: Employers Penalize Smokers and Overweight Workers
Lawcrossing.com

Black Lawyer Wins Retaliation Suite Against Boeing
Daily Journal Extra
(August 2, 2004)

SDSHH Assists in Sting Operation: Jury Convicts Ex-INS Official of Trying to Trade Asylum for Sex
Los Angeles Daily Journal
(August 11, 2004)

Lessons From New York's Handling of a Police Shooting
LA Weekly
(January 30, 2004)

Las Vegas Police to Pay $500,000 in '01 Death to French Citizen
Las Vegas Review-Journal
(July 30, 2003)

9th Circuit Spurns U.S. Over Alien Tort Claims
Law.com
(June 10, 2003)

Mexican Abductee Wins Right to Seek Damages
L.A. Times
(June 4, 2003)

See Decision

Ben Schonbrun, Jim DeSimone For the Community: The Advocates Next Door
Venice Paper
(May 2003)

St. Joseph Sued Over Hiring Process
Orange County Register
(February 6, 2003)

Fight for Human Rights Ranges the World
Los Angeles Times
(November 15, 2002)

F-Word in Thesis Earns an F in Court
National Law Journal
(November 4, 2002)

Court Tells Unocal to Face Right Charges
New York Times
(September 19, 2002)

Defense Motion Denied, Six-Fatality Case Moves Ahead
Automotive Litigation Reporter
Andrews Online
(June 2002)

Calif. Supreme Court Allows 'Destructive Testing' of TFI Module
Automotive Litigation Reporter
Andrews Online
(April 2002)

SDSHH Partner Prevails in Sex.com Arbitration
The Recorder
(April 2002)

Ex-UC Student Cites Censorship 'Disacknowledgments' Section at Center of Thesis Debate
Pasadena Star News
(April 2002)

Fight for Human Rights Ranges the World
Los Angeles Times
(November 15, 2001)

Court Allows Human Rights Suit Against Unocal to Go Forward
Copywatch
(September 2001)

Suit Is Settled in Case of Man Wrongly Held
New York Times
(April 2001)

Frenchman's Death Questioned: Man's Family Plans to Sue
Las Vegas Review-Journal
(January 2001)

My Name Is Not Robert
The New York Times Magazine
(August 2000)

Lack of Training Blamed in Slaying of Mentally Ill
Los Angeles Times
(April 2000)

Righteous Rebels
California Law Business
(April 2000)

Civil Rights Firm Grows by Two
California Law Business
(November 1999)

Settlement OK'd in 'Mr. Mom' Killing
Los Angeles Daily Journal
(December 1995)

L.A. law's hot specialty: sex suits
New York Post
(June 1992)

Secretary Sues, Claims Sexual Harassment by Record Executive
Los Angeles Times
(November 1991)

Hawthorne Will Pay $1 Million to Avoid Lawsuit Against Officers
The Daily Breeze
(September 1991)

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Legal Updates
  • Preliminary Approval Granted in Class Action Settlement Providing Equal Accomodations to Wheelchair Using Baseball Fans at Angel Stadium
  • Petzold v. Metrocities Class Action >>
  • Petzold Final Approval Hearing Continued to May 21, 2012 >>
  • Police Shooting of Julian Stanley Collender Challenged in Federal Court >>
  • Partner Genie Harrison moves to SDSHHH's South Pasadena office, expanding its presence in north-east Los Angeles.

  • V. James DeSimone Honored as Top Twenty Plaintiff Employment Lawyers in the State of California by Daily Journal >>
  • Genie Harrison Honored as Top Twenty Plaintiff Employment Lawyers in the State of California >>
  • Class Action Certified for Wheelchair Using Angels Fans Against Angels Baseball and City of Anaheim for Disability Access Discrimination >>
  • Genie Harrison has been listed as one the 2011 Super Lawyers list for Plaintiff's Employment Litigation and has been named one of the Top 50 Women Litigators in Southern California.
  • Jim DeSimone Achieves Precedent Setting Published Decision in California Discrimination Case
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Venice, CA 90291
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