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Jassy Vick Carolan LLP Again Gets Top Rankings in Best Law Firms
November 2023 - After a comprehensive peer review process, Jassy Vick Carolan LLP has been named again nationally as a Tier 1 (highest tier) law firm in the fields of First Amendment Litigation and Media Law by Best Law Firms, a publication of Best Lawyers. The Firm was also recognized as Tier 1 in the same fields in Los Angeles, as well as in insurance law, and Tier 1 in media law in San Francisco.
Jassy Vick Carolan LLP Appellate Victory in Anti-SLAPP Cross-Appeal
October 2023 - Jean-Paul Jassy and Jeffrey Payne successfully appealed a discounted anti-SLAPP attorneys’ fees award in connection with a law firm’s independent investigation of workplace-misconduct complaints at the California State University. Following the plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal of their complaint after defendants filed their anti-SLAPP motion, the trial court held that defendants would only have been partially successful on motion and entered a partial fees award under the anti-SLAPP statute. In a published opinion, following argument by Jeffrey Payne in the Second District of the California Court of Appeal, the court concluded that defendants’ anti-SLAPP motion would have been entirely successful and remanded with instructions for the trial court to award all of the fees defendants had requested.
Police Internal Affairs Records Ordered Disclosed in Public Records Act Case Involving Police Use of Force
September 2023 - Duffy Carolan representing The Marin Independent Journal secures important victory in matter of first impression under the California Public Records Act and police transparency laws enacted in 2018 involving disclosure of police internal affairs records pertaining to police use of force causing great bodily injury. The Superior Court order requiring the City of San Rafael to disclose its records is here. See also Marin IJ wins lawsuit for San Rafael police arrest file.
Jassy, Carolan and Um Listed Again in The Best Lawyers in America®
August 2023 - Jean-Paul Jassy, Duffy Carolan and William Um were listed again in The Best Lawyers in America®, a peer-selected honor. Carolan has been listed since 2008, and was recognized in the fields of Litigation - First Amendment and Media Law. Jassy has been listed since 2011, and was recognized in the fields of First Amendment Law, Litigation - First Amendment and Media Law. Um has been listed since 2017, and was recognized in the field of Insurance Law.
Firm Secures Victory in Public Records Act Case over Fire Engine Detour to Pink Poodle Bikini Bar Caught on Video
July 2023 - Duffy Carolan representing The Mercury News secured an order under the Public Records Act commanding the City of San Jose to turn over investigatory and disciplinary records pertaining to an incident involving a fire engine crew traveling outside of an area of service and stopping in front of a bar known as the Pink Poodle, where a bikini clad women is captured on video exiting the engine, and then to the area of another adult entertainment establishment. A fire captain was demoted in connection with the incident. The Superior Court’s order is here, and the paper’s reporting on the matter can be seen here.
Payne Elected to Los Angeles Copyright Society Board of Trustees
June 2023 - Jeffrey Payne was elected to the Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles Copyright Society, a members-only organization of attorneys who practice in copyright, trademark, communications, and related areas. LACS’s members include outside lawyers and lawyers at motion picture studios, media companies, and other corporations and entities dealing with intellectual property. |
