A law firm that employs a member of the Santa Ana City Council can continue to litigate a case involving a rent control ordinance she voted for, an Orange County judge ruled, despite a federal judge reaching the opposite conclusion. Rutan & Tucker LLP will continue to represent defendant Advanced Management Company in a lawsuit alleging unlawful rent increases even though associate Thai V. Phan was the deciding vote in favor of the rent stabilization ordinance at issue in the case.
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