NICOLE R. CASTRONOVO Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC An unfortunate reality of police work is that many law enforcement officers will find themselves the victims of a crime at some point in their careers. I have represented officers who have been critically injured by intoxicated drivers, […]
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ Partner NICOLE PIFARI Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC MICHAEL SCHWARTZ Partner NICOLE PIFARI Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC As of September 16, 2015, Corporal Chad Jensen had been a cop in Pomona, California, for 18 years. Thus, he knew his […]
GREGG MCLEAN ADAM Founding Partner MATTHEW TAYLOR Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP We have previously reported on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31. There, a 5-4 majority of the conservative justices on the court, led by […]
WENDI J. BERKOWITZ Attorney MATTHEW TAYLOR Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP On January 7, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an important ruling reversing the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in City of Escondido v. Emmons. The Ninth Circuit had denied qualified immunity to two police officers […]
ZACHERY A. LOPES Associate Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC New state legislation has recently gone into effect that drastically alters the confidentiality privilege afforded to peace officers for the information contained within their personnel files. Senate Bill 1421 and Assembly Bill 748 allow public disclosure of specific […]