Founder
V. James DeSimone Law
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| When juries are mis-instructed, plaintiffs suffer | Civil ProcedureNov. 20, 2024 | |
| Getting to trial in federal court now means beating qualified immunity | Civil Procedure, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsNov. 17, 2023 | |
| Ninth Circuit provides a new look at “state-created danger” doctrine | Torts/Personal Injury, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsAug. 10, 2023 | |
| Court’s downplaying of video in police misconduct case was a mistake of fact | Government, EdiscoveryAug. 23, 2022 | |
| State’s high court should find employer duty to workers’ families | Torts/Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Civil LitigationMay 6, 2022 | |
| Instructions given to Chauvin jurors are vital | CriminalMar. 16, 2021 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.R., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Mayra N. Rodriguez v. Los Angeles Unified School District, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Jan. 17, 2025 |
| Antonio Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Oct. 4, 2024 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| When juries are mis-instructed, plaintiffs suffer | Civil ProcedureNov. 20, 2024 | |
| Getting to trial in federal court now means beating qualified immunity | Civil Procedure, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsNov. 17, 2023 | |
| Ninth Circuit provides a new look at “state-created danger” doctrine | Torts/Personal Injury, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsAug. 10, 2023 | |
| Court’s downplaying of video in police misconduct case was a mistake of fact | Government, EdiscoveryAug. 23, 2022 | |
| State’s high court should find employer duty to workers’ families | Torts/Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Civil LitigationMay 6, 2022 | |
| Instructions given to Chauvin jurors are vital | CriminalMar. 16, 2021 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.R., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Mayra N. Rodriguez v. Los Angeles Unified School District, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Jan. 17, 2025 |
| Antonio Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Oct. 4, 2024 |