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"2008 Super Lawyers" Spanish Version Now Available

"2008 Super Lawyers" newsletter (PDF) in Spanish is now available on our website. Please check it out at http://www.ssjlaw.com/awards_sp.html. Please download a copy and forward to your friends.

The MTA Found Liable For a Total Judgement in Excess of $3,560,000

The MTA (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority), Otherwise Known As The LACMTA, Operator Of Buses And Trains, Found Liable For Over $1,300,000 In Attorneys Fees In Addition To Compensatory Damages Of $2,247,000 For A Total Judgment In Excess Of $3,560,000

Plays Del Rey, CA. - November 10, 2008 - SOLOMON, SALTSMAN & JAMIESON - In a case where the Plaintiff is represented by Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("MTA") was recently held liable for over $1,300,000 in attorneys fees to be added to the jury verdict rendered by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury for damages in the amount of $2,247,000.

The MTA, therefore, was found liable in this disability discrimination wrongful termination case for a total sum of $3,567,000.

Stephen Allen Jamieson, a partner in the Los Angeles Law Firm of Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson together with his associate Ryan Kroll, convinced the Court that the competence and skill of these lawyers was sufficiently high, and the result achieved for their Client so successful, that they merited an increase of their presently standard hourly rate by a multiplier of 2.335 for their services on this case. Multiplication factors like these are, by statute and case law, awarded to give excellent lawyers an incentive to represent disabled and other injured people on a contingency fee basis instead of an hourly basis. That is, the lawyers do not get paid unless they prevail for the client.

The jury determined that a 53-year old driver for the MTA was terminated because of minor disabilities (which he contends were caused by many years of driving for the MTA), and that the MTA did not engage in an interactive process to find a reasonable accommodation so that the driver could continue to work.

Lead trial attorney Stephen Allen Jamieson, and his lawyer partners in the Law Firm of Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson, Stephen Warren Solomon, Ralph B. Saltsman, Bruce Evans, and their lawyer associates Michael Akopyan, Julia Sullivan, and Ryan Kroll are pleased to achieve a great result for their deserving client.

This was an exceptional result for the client. This Attorneys Fees award will help to defray the overall fees and costs of this lawsuit.

With over 100 years of combined experience among the lawyers of the Law Firm of Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson they have also achieved many other exceptional results in many areas of the law including, but not limited to, obtaining compensation for people suffering with serious personal injuries, brain injuries, spinal injuries, broken bones, emotional distress, and loss of earnings, resulting from different types of motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, and all types of negligence and intentional actions and omissions, caused by transportation agencies and companies, and others.

Links to Related Documents (PDF):

NOTICE OF ENTRY OF AMENDED JUDGMENT FOLLOWING RULING ON ATTORNEYS' FEES

MOTION OF PLAINTIFF SALDADOR H. MORALES FOR REASONABLE ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS

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December 3, 2008 ABC Seminar

SSJ Law Conducts Periodic Seminars on topics of interest to Alcohol Beverage Control Licensees and Discretionary Permit Holders at the State and Local levels. Clients and the general public are always welcome.

San Bernardino, California - December 3, 2008

2008 ABC Seminar Details
Topics: Removing ABC Conditions, New ABC Rules
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
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Investors who have in excess of $100,000 in a financial institution or several institutions can talk to us for an hour consultation on the subject for $500. Contact us at http://www.ssjlaw.com.

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Indian Casinos News and Views

Stephen Solomon		Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson continues to represent California’s gaming and non-gaming tribes on diverse issues such as tribal sovereignty, gaming, alcohol licensing land use, and business disputes. Senior Partner Stephen Warren Solomon explains, “Our Indian Law practice has grown over the last year, and it is really gratifying to help a cross-section of tribes meet the unique challenges they face.
We also like to be on the cutting edge and practicing Indian law certainly puts us there.” Solomon says, “gaming, alcohol and entertainment at Indian Casinos also present unique challenges in California. We are getting calls from tribes to help them navigate the ABC process, particularly from tribes looking to expand their ABC licenses as their casinos grow.” Solomon has even decided to do a seminar just for Indian tribes on ABC issues. “We have been conducting ABC seminars throughout the State for years, but because tribes face special challenges for ABC issues, I thought it was time we did a seminar exclusively for tribes and the unique issues they face.” This seminar will be scheduled sometime in March of 2008 and SSJ will send notice to California’s tribes as details are worked out. Tribes with any question should feel free to call Solomon directly.