CR&D News

Recent News and Developments

Court of Appeal Victory

CRD just had a recent victory in a case involving a writ petition seeking to overturn the decision of an administrative hearing officer.  The writ was dismissed by the trial court after the petitioner failed to timely file an opening brief and...
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CRD Operations during COVID-19

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...
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Public & Private Entity Defense

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,...
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CR&D Law Offices On The Move…

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...
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Defense Verdict in Federal Jury Trial

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....
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Dismissal in Wrongful Death Action

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...
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