News

Keeping you informed.  A few noteworthy news items about the law and the people it impacts.

Porter Scott Successful at Trial in Placer County

Porter Scott attorney Martin Jensen and Jeffrey Nordlander obtained a multi-million dollar verdict on their clients’ cross-complaint and secured a defense verdict on the plaintiff’s affirmative complaint. The dispute centered on the fallout from a …

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Porter Scott Achieves Several Plaintiff MSJ Victories

Porter Scott, based on its experience with complex corporate and real and personal property legal disputes, continues to secure results in representing a non-profit hierarchical organization. Porter Scott attorney Martin Jensen and Thomas Riordan obtained …

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Porter Scott wins Motion for Summary Judgment

Lindsay Goulding and Tomi Aina obtained summary judgment on behalf of three defendant retailers on a premises liability case. A customer was shopping in one of the defendant’s retail stores, when he slipped and fell …

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Congratulations to our four newest attorneys!

Porter Scott is very proud to welcome to the California State Bar our four newest attorneys:  Susan Holland, MaryJo Smart, Larissa Celaya, and Lauren Orozco!  Congratulations on passing the recent California Bar Exam!

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COVID-19 Employment Laws

Congrats to Porter Scott attorneys Lauren Orozco (provisional license) and Amanda Iler on having their article, “COVID-19 Employment Laws,” published in the Public Cemetery Alliance, November 2020 News & Notes publication.  This information  is helpful …

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Drug Testing in the Workplace, Can you Test?

Congrats to our summer law clerk (and eventual Attorney-in-Waiting), Megan Robertson on having her article, “Drug Testing in the workplace, Can you test?” appear in the Fall 2020 update of the Public Cemetery Alliance Newsletter.  …

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Dangerous Condition Win

Shareholders Carl Fessenden and Will Camy obtained summary judgment on behalf of the County of Sacramento on an alleged dangerous condition of public property case.  A bicyclist was struck and killed by hit-and-run motorist on …

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A Win in a Malpractice Case

Shareholder Chad Tapp and associate Joceline Herman won a Motion for Summary Judgment involving a statute of limitations defense on behalf of a law firm client. Attorneys Tapp and Herman were also successful in obtaining …

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