By: Jaime E. Colon-Velez, Esq A recent lawsuit labeled, Dwinell v. McCullough, filed November 28, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by two out-of-state wineries seeks to challenge an allegedly discriminatory and protectionist...
By: Elise D. Rice This summer, the California Supreme Court, had the occasion to elucidate the meaning of the term “employer” used in the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code Section 12900 et seq. (“FEHA”). The case was brought by Kristina Raines...
By George E. Murphy George E. Murphy, of counsel with Quinn Covarrubias, filed a Petition for Review in the California Supreme Court seeking a reversal of the Court of Appeal’s published decision against Family Health Centers of San Diego (Family Health), which is a...
Written By: Michael J. Mendez The California Constitution provides that “the Legislature shall protect, by law, from forced sale a certain portion of the homestead and other property of all heads of families.” (Cal. Const. Art. XX, § 1.5). Bankruptcy, along with...
Written By: Kristen Green The Supreme Court of the United States has released a number of arguably controversial opinions during its 2022 to 2023 sessions. One of them was the opinion in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, which concerns pork products being sold...
Just when I thought the pandemic was over and we were getting back to “normal”, I started my first virtual jury trial. This, after three in person COVID trials, two masked and one unmasked. Questioning witnesses through plexiglass had its downsides, but it still...
