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The People v. Salvador Plasencia
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally prescribing ketamine to Matthew Perry who died.... More...
(12-04-2025 - ca)The People of the State of California v. Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr. and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of child abuse. A Lancaster father and mother of four have been convicted of murdering their teenage son and daughter and abusing their two younger boys in 2020. “This was a monstrous act of cruelty that shattered an entire family,†Los Ang... More...
(11-26-2025 - CA)State of California v. Raymond Boodarian
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with murder. Raymond Boodarian, of Encino, age 22, is accused for killing Robin Kaye, who has worked on the show since 2009, and Thomas Deluca were found dead Monday afternoon in separate rooms in the San Fernando Valley residence. ... More...
(11-10-2025 - CA)Carlos Pena v. City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a taking claim. When an armed fugitive barricaded himself inside Plaintiff-Appellant Carlos Pena’s print shop, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) pursued the armed fugitive inside Pena’s store and damaged Pena’s property. As Pena acknowledges, the officers acted reas... More...
(11-10-2025 - CA)Elsa Villa Navarro v. Social Security Administration
Los Angeles, California social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for SSI benefits by HHS.... More...
(10-16-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Sergio Maya
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.... More...
(10-08-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Jonathan Rinderknecht, a.k.a. “Jonathan Rinder,†and “Jon Rinder,â€
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with destruction of property by means of fire. A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what eventually became the Palisades Fire of January 2025, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles his... More...
(10-08-2025 - CA)The People of the State of Califronia v. Gerardo Magallanes
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder for killing an off-duty Monterey Park Police Officer Gardiel Solorio in August 2022. “Officer Solorio dedicated his life to serving and protecting his community, and his murder was a devastating loss to his family, his colleagues, and all of Los Angeles County and beyond,†Los Angele... More...
(10-07-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Ryan Mota
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI gross vehicular manslaughte. Ryan Mota (dob 12/19/00) of Maywood was charged in case 25DWCF01185 with one felony count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, one felony count of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury and one felony count of driving with a 0... More...
(09-19-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Bryan Ramos-Brito
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with simple assault on a federal officer. The defendant named above is now entitled to be discharged on ALL pending counts of the Indictment/ Information for the reason(s) stated below: the jury has returned its verdict, finding the defendant not guilty; IT IS THEREFORE ADJUDGED that the defendant named abo... More...
(09-19-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Rockim Prowell
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Rockim Prowell (dob 12/18/90) of Inglewood was charged in case 25CJCF05804 with two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. He also faces one count of attempted murder, two counts each of carjacking and second-degree burglary and one count of assault with a... More...
(09-08-2025 - CA)Anna Biani v. Showtime Networks, Inc., et al.
Los Angeles, California intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a copyrights infringement dispute. The panel held that to state a claim for copyright infringement, a plaintiff must plausibly allege that she owns a valid copyright, and the defendant copied protected aspects of her work. The second prong contains two separate components: factual copying and unlawful appropr... More...
(09-08-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Jasveen Sangha, aka "Ketamine Queen"
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of ketamine. Jasveen Sangha, age 42, also known as the "Ketamine Queen" pleaded guilty to providing the dose of ketamine that led to Matthew Perry's death in October 2023. She is the fifth and final person to be convicted in connection with the "Friends" actor's fata... More...
(09-03-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Felipe Garcia, aka Phillip Garcia
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a writ of coram nobis. Garcia, while a lawful permanent resident, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud in 2000. In 2014, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services initiated removal proceedings because Garcia’s 2000 conviction is an aggravated felony. In 2017, Garcia�... More...
(08-28-2025 - CA)Richard Fox Emmons, Jr. v. Tobias Jesso, Jr.
Los Angeles, California commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a landlord and tenant dispute. n April2015, tenant entered into a written lease agreement for the lower level of 2500 Lake View Avenue for $1,000 per month. In 2016, landlord purchased the property. In March 2018, landlord received an order from the city saying the unit he was renting to tenant was ... More...
(08-28-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Jasveen Sangha
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 21:841(a)(1), (b)(1)(E)(i); Distribution and Possession with Intent to Distribute Ketamine (1) 21:846: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE KETAMINE (1s) 21:841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii): Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine (2) 21:856: MAINTAINING A DRUG INVOLVED PRE... More...
(08-18-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Michael Jolly
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). Jolly challenged the admission of certain evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Government’s presentation of that admitted evidence at trial, and the admission of other evidence und... More...
(08-14-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Sassi Mizrahi, aka Sasson Mizrahi
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. The government presented an FBI Agent’s testimony about Mizrahi’s participation in a Ponzi scheme and affinity fraud. Although money from the victims was paid into an investment company owned and run by Mizrahi’s broth... More...
(08-07-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Donavin Dwayne Bradford
Los Angeles, California crminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking. Bradford sex trafficked women and girls, some of whom were minors who came from foster placement or group homes. He collected all the money that these women and girls earned through prostitution while under his control, and, in exchange, he provided them protection and basic nece... More...
(08-07-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Daniel Navarro
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, one count of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of transportation of child pornography. ... More...
(08-01-2025 - CA)Nargues Noohi v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.
Los Angeles, California personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking class action status for claims relating to deceptive marketing. Noohi purchased JJCI’s Neutrogena Oil-Free Face Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin, which she alleged that, despite the name, contained oils and oil-based ingredients. The district court certified a class of California purchasers of ... More...
(07-28-2025 - CA)Lance Hara, f/k/a Vicky Vox v. Netflix, Inc., et al.
Los Angeles, California intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a Lanham Act case. This case presents a straightforward, but nonetheless novel, question of law: In light of the Supreme Court’s narrow decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, 599 U.S. 140 (2023), does the Rogers test apply to a trademark infringement claim involv... More...
(07-28-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Dr. Salvador Plasencia
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks leading up to the “Friends†star's overdose death.... More...
(07-23-2025 - CA)Doctor's Best, Inc. v. Nature's Way Products, LLC
Los Angeles and Glendale, California and Milwaukee, Wisconsin intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a declaratory judgment and trademark infringement case. Nature’s Way owned the U.S. trademark “Nature’s Way†for use on its nutritional supplements. Doctor’s Best, a competitor, developed a new line of branded supplements, â�... More...
(07-19-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Rami Ghanem
Laguna Niguel and San Diego, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with exporting military equipment from the United States to Lybia including acquiring, transporting, and use of surface-to-air missiles in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2332g. After undercover federal agents conducted a sting operation in which Defendant Rami Ghanem sought to export mi... More...
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