MICHAEL D. WILLIAMSON, ESQ. Associate Stone Busailah, LLP The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a five-hour detention, even assuming a legitimate reason to detain initially existed, but then dissipated, was too long under the circumstances (Nicholson v. City of Los Angeles, 935 F.3d 685 [9th Cir. 2019]). The […]
LIAM H.P. CASEY Associate Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC In a decisive victory for California’s first responders, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1127 on September 29, 2022, to take effect on January 1, 2023. This bill makes three improvements to the California workers’ compensation system. SB 1127 Shortened time periods. SB 1127 […]
BRANDI L. HARPER Managing Partner Castillo Harper, APC The prolific use of smartphones with recording capabilities and social media has enabled the public to record police activities. While most police contacts are professional and without incident, this practice has allowed the public to catch some police activities and situations that […]
ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group Of Counsel Messing Adam & Jasmine While just about everybody is aware that the PORAC Legal Defense Fund (LDF) provides a defense to officers accused of criminal or administrative misconduct (depending on the plan in which you are enrolled), few realize […]
BRANDI L. HARPER Managing Partner Castillo Harper, APC Have you ever fought with your spouse not because of what you said, but because of how you said it? After a few of those fights, you start to figure out that how you say things matters, even if the words basically […]