March 1, 2023 – San Bernardino, California. FDM attorneys Daniel Modafferi and Gabriel Kontarovsky prevailed on an appeal from summary judgment in favor of San Bernardino City Unified School District and one of its administrators, in a lawsuit filed by students who witnessed a shooting at their elementary school. In its published opinion, the Court […]
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Fozi Dwork & Modafferi, LLP Wins Defense Verdict in Los Angeles Discrimination and Retaliation Trial
October 28, 2022 – Los Angeles, California. Carlsbad attorneys Golnar Fozi and Jeremy Dwork of Fozi Dwork & Modafferi, LLP obtained a defense verdict in favor of Montebello Unified School District on September 29, 2022. The case was tried to verdict in Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles. Plaintiff was an Office Assistant at Montebello […]
[2022 Appellate Update] Qualified Immunity Protection Affirmed by Ninth Circuit for School Administrators in First Amendment Case
April 14, 2022 – Carlsbad, CA. Meyers Fozi & Dwork, LLP attorneys Daniel Modafferi and Golnar Fozi successfully defeated claims for money damages against current and former administrators of the Claremont Unified School District, according to a unanimous, published opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The three-judge panel of […]
Meyers Fozi & Dwork Wins Directed Verdict in Federal Civil Rights Trial
November 30, 2021, Los Angeles, CA. Golnar Fozi, Jeremy Dwork, and Daniel Modafferi secured a directed verdict in favor of their clients, administrators of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, in a civil rights lawsuit brought by a teacher employed by the District, in the United States District Court for the Central District of […]
Meyers Fozi & Dwork Wins Defense Verdict in Jury Trial Over Contract and Conversion Claims
Santa Ana, California. On November 2, 2021, after 10 days of trial, Golnar Fozi, Jeremy Dwork and Daniel Modafferi secured a complete defense verdict in favor of their clients, Irvine Presbyterian Church dba The Crystal Cathedral and Crystal Cathedral Ministries. Plaintiff, who was represented by Harold Light and Bruce Gilbert, is the daughter of the […]