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California Court Of Appeal Affirms Ruling In Purported Class Action Case For Client Of Rutan, LLP
COSTA MESA, Calif., November 15, 2013 – On November 6, the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles affirmed a 2012 Superior Court ruling favoring Overhill Farms, Inc. of Los Angeles. That ruling had denied class action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of several thousand of the company’s current and former employees. Overhill…
California’s Highest Court Reverses Ruling In Affordable Housing-Related Case (Decision In Sterling Park v. Palo Alto Favors Rutan, LLP Client)
PALO ALTO, Calif., October 18, 2013 – Holding that a city’s demand that developers set aside a certain percentage of units in a housing development to be sold at below market rates (BMR) constituted an exaction for purposes of the Mitigation Fee Act, a unanimous decision issued by the California Supreme Court on October 17…
Rutan Partner Jim Morris Participates In California Lawyer Roundtable Discussion On Employment And Labor Law
COSTA MESA, Calif., October 11, 2013 – James L. Morris, a partner with Rutan, LLP, the largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, recently participated in California Lawyer magazine’s 2013 Roundtable Series on labor and employment law. The discussion was published in the October 2013 edition of California Lawyer magazine. Morris joined four other…
Caroline R. Djang Elected To Board Of Directors Of The Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
COSTA MESA, California, October 10, 2013 – Caroline R. Djang, a senior associate with Rutan, LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm headquartered in Orange County, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum for a three-year term. She is also holding the office of the organization’s secretary. The purpose…
Nine Partners At Rutan, LLP Named To 2013 List Of Best Lawyers In America
COSTA MESA, Calif., August 26, 2013 – Rutan, LLP, Orange County’s largest full-service law firm, has announced that nine of the firm’s partners have again been selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2014, which is the most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Additionally, Paul Marx has also…
Ellis Wasson Joins Rutan, LLP As A Partner In Firm’s Corporate, Securities and Tax Section
COSTA MESA, Calif., July 15, 2013 – Rutan LLP, Orange County’s largest full-service law firm, recently announced that seasoned attorney Ellis Wasson has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate, Securities and Tax Section. Wasson’s practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, taxation, tax litigation, and financings, as well as general corporate matters. He has…
California Court of Appeal Affirms Approval of Residential Development and Exemption from Redundant CEQA Review by City of Milpitas
Decision Published In Favor Of Rutan, LLP Clients PALO ALTO, Calif., July 29, 2013 – The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, published a decision on July 16, affirming the dismissal of a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) challenge to the City of Milpitas, California’s approval of a multi-family residential development in the City’s…
Rutan Partner Michael Rubin Elected Anti-Defamation League Orange County/Long Beach Regional Chair
COSTA MESA, Calif., June 20, 2013 – Michael Rubin, a senior partner with Rutan LLP, the largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, has been elected Regional Chair of the Orange County/Long Beach Region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). ‘We are delighted to have Mike as our Regional Chair,” said Melissa Carr, ADL Regional…
Rutan, LLP Scores Important Victory For Buy.Com In $500 Million Class Action Case
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 23, 2013 – Attorneys at Rutan, LLP, one of California’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, recently scored a major victory for online retailer Buy.Com and its Rakuten.com Shopping website, in a class action complaint seeking more than $500 million in statutory damages. Internet retailers and brick and mortar retailers…
