CR&D News

After a nine-day jury trial, Danielle Foster and Jill Williams secured a unanimous defense verdict for the City of Hawthorne in a whistleblower retaliation and discrimination action brought by Plaintiff, Remedios Perez.  Perez was a 19-year City employee who alleged she was... Read More

Danielle Foster has again been selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in the area of civil litigation defense for 2022. Danielle has been selected as a “Rising Star” since 2018. This is a nonpartisan award handed out to the Top 2.5%... Read More

CRD achieved summary judgment on behalf of Garvey High School District in an action brought by a student who collided with another student in Physical Education class.  Plaintiff alleged that the teachers negligently supervised the students and that the instructions about the... Read More

Danielle Foster has again been selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in the area of civil litigation defense for 2021. Danielle has been selected as a “Rising Star” since 2018. This is a nonpartisan award handed out to the Top 2.5%... Read More

The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order granting summary judgment in favor of Los Angeles County and two DCFS social workers in a federal civil rights action entitledDaisy Reyna v. County of Los Angeles.  The... Read More

As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak closely, the health and well-being of our staff, clients, colleagues and their families are of the utmost importance to us. We have been proactively communicating with our staff and clients about steps to take... Read More

Danielle Foster has again been selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in the area of civil litigation defense for 2020.  Danielle has been selected as a “Rising Star” since 2018.  This is a nonpartisan award handed out to the Top 2.5% of... Read More

The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Santa Ana and Santa Ana Police Department Officer Tyler Liggett in a federal civil rights action entitled A.B., et... Read More

The firm recently obtained a voluntary dismissal in a wrongful death case where the plaintiff alleged negligence and claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1983. After a demurrer was sustained, Mr. Wells consulted with plaintiff’s counsel, who, as a result of the consultation,... Read More

The Ninth Circuit issued a memorandum decision affirming summary judgment in favor of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Commander Daniel Dyer in a federal civil rights action entitled Claudell Hatter v. Daniel Dyer.   In the action, Claudell Hatter asserted a single claim... Read More

In the case of Aarefah Mosavi v. Mt. San Antonio College, et. al., bearing United States District Court Case No. 2:15-cv-04147, handled by attorneys Martin L. Carpenter and Joseph A. Gordon (August 2018), CR&D obtained a defense verdict in a federal jury trial. ... Read More

The Ninth Circuit issued a memorandum decision affirming summary judgment in favor of the City of Upland and Upland Police Department Officer Lavell Brown in a federal civil rights action entitled Harshod Mehta, et al. v. City of Upland, et al.  The... Read More

On April 20, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Brawley Elementary School District in the lawsuit entitled Anyssa Sanchez v. Brawley Elementary School District, Case No. 16-55892. In... Read More

On January 11, 2018, Judge Dan T. Oki in Pomona dismissed a lawsuit brought by a student and his family, alleging that their son did not receive sufficient playing time on the Hacienda La Puente High School baseball team. The civil complaint... Read More

On December 29, 2017, Judge Glenn R. Salter of the Orange County Superior Court dismissed a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the families of three young girls who were tragically struck and killed in a crosswalk at the intersection of Old... Read More

On October 20, 2017, the Honorable Lori Ann Fournier of the Los Angeles Superior Court (Norwalk Courthouse) sustained Defendant, City of Huntington Park’s demurrer to a second amended complaint without leave to amend, in a case in which a parent of a... Read More

Our firm represents some of the largest cities, school districts, and agencies in the state of California in cases involving catastrophic injuries. Whether in the context of civil rights, police practices liability, dangerous condition of public property, product defects, or employment discrimination,... Read More

On September 27, 2016, Judge John Gastelum of the Orange County Superior Court  granted summary judgment in favor of the Defendant City of Fountain Valley and two of its peace officers in the matter of Roe v. City of Fountain Valley, et... Read More

On September 16, 2016, CR&D formally welcomes attorneys Kevin J. McNaughton, Katrina J. Valencia, Yaron F. Dunkel, and Jill A. Franklin to the firm. Previously with the law firm of Schaffer, Lax, McNaughton, and Chen, Kevin, Katrina, Yaron and Jill bring a wealth... Read More

On August 25, 2016, Judge Virginia Phillips of the Central District of California granted summary judgment in favor of the City of Upland in the matter of Mehta v. City of Upland, et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-01164-VP-DTB.  In this civil rights action, plaintiff filed suit... Read More

Please be advised that effective August 15, 2016, the Law Offices of Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont [CR&D] shall be re-locating to the following address: 500 South Grand Avenue 19th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Please make a note of this. All telephone... Read More

On May 25, 2016, Judge Gonzalo Curiel of the Southern District of California, granted summary judgment on behalf of the Brawley Elementary School District, as to claims brought by a student that she was subjected to a pattern of systemic and pervasive... Read More

On May 9, 2016, Judge Bryan Foster of the San Bernardino Superior Court dismissed a negligence and dangerous condition of public property action against the Snowline Joint Unified School District.  Specifically, in the case of Astorga v. Snowline Joint Unified Sch. Dist.,... Read More

On February 9, 2016, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 2, affirmed Judge Michael L. Stern’s entry of summary  judgment in favor of the City of Simi Valley, Officer Bryan Samples, and the City of Glendale, in Haghnazarian v. City of Glendale, et... Read More

In the case of Benjamin Devitt, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Superior Court case number BC568584, attorneys Jill Williams and Evelina Gentry obtained a favorable ruling in which the case was dismissed after a demurrer was sustained without... Read More

On October 29, 2015, the Honorable Brian C. Yep granted summary judgment in favor of the Lancaster School District, in an action entitled Byers v. Lancaster School District, Case No. BC529202, involving allegations that a dangerous condition of public property existed in front... Read More

On October 28, 2015, the Honorable John F. Walter, federal judge for the Central District of California, granted summary judgment in a federal civil rights case in favor of the City of Culver City, entitled Avina v. Casey, Case No. CV 15-1362-JFW... Read More

On September 24, 2015, attorneys Steven J. Rothans and Mark D. Rutter obtained a defense verdict, following a 6 day jury trial, on behalf of the City of Santa Ana, and Officer David Garcia.  The civil rights action, entitled Ignacio Leon v.... Read More

On July 1, 2015, in the case of Giang Ngo Khanh v. City of Santa Ana, et al., venued in Orange County, California, attorney Justin Reade Sarno obtained successful ruling on demurrer, without leave to amend, in wrongful death action brought by... Read More