Joan Cochran spoke at the CLM Annual Convention in March 2018 – “Does Sophie have a Choice? Ethical Considerations that Trigger A Right of Independent Counsel and the Consequences of Unethical Conduct in Litigation and Mediation.”
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Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtained an Order from the Ninth Circuit for appellate sanctions against the plaintiffs and their attorney who sued the firm’s client, a securities attorney (December 2017).
Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a disability discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a social services company that assists developmentally disabled adults (December 2017).
Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a complaint brought before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing against a collections agency for a very nominal amount (November 2017).
Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a personal injury lawsuit resulting from a motor vehicle accident for a small sum, where the plaintiff claimed significant injury to her back and neck and a complete inability to work (November 2017).
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen successfully settled a class action lawsuit against a company which performs employee investigation reports after removal to federal court in Los Angeles (November 2017).
ChaHee Lee Olson joined the firm in October 2017. ChaHee is a native of Japan, fluent in Japanese and has managed teams of Japanese language document review attorneys on large-scale electronic discovery projects involving foreign corrupt practices and antitrust matters. Prior to that, ChaHee worked as a litigation associate in a boutique construction and business law firm in Los Angeles.
Joan Cochran and Jennifer Misetich successfully settled a disability discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a large construction contracting/management firm (October 2017).
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtained a dismissal of a Ninth Circuit appeal in a securities due diligence action against a lawyer due to lack of appellate jurisdiction (August 2017).
Joan Cochran and Lisa Kralik Hansen obtained summary judgment in favor of a London market Insurer on an insurer vs. insurer dispute in federal court in San Francisco, defeating a contribution claims in excess of $900,000 (August 2017).