From left, Ellen M. Richmond and Christopher M. Lynch of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. They helped Los Angeles tenants attain the right to a jury trial when fighting eviction with a habitability defense.
After a protracted legal battle that ended in September, California tenants scored a novel victory: They now have the right to a jury trial when fighting eviction with a habitability defense.
Prior to the pro bono appellate victory secured by Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and the Inner City Law Center, it was up to individual judges to decide if a jury trial would be permitted. Because the ...
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