Judge (ret.)
Retired 04/15/2020, elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1999; senior research attorney, California Court of Appeal, 4th District, Santa Ana, 1995-99; associate, shareholder, Breidenbach, Huchting & Hamblet, Los Angeles, 1984-95
Stanford Law School, 1984
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| No Theatrics | ADR Services Inc. | Oct. 29, 2021 |
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Thinker | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Apr. 9, 2018 |
| Showing Restraint | Los Angeles Superior Court | Dec. 8, 2008 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Jones v. Quality Coast
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Mar. 25, 2021 |
|
Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
reversed
|
Employment Law | Feb. 22, 2021 |
|
Truck Insurance Exchange v. AMCO Insurance Co.
affirmed
|
Insurance | Oct. 28, 2020 |
|
Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
affirmed
|
Insurance | May 20, 2019 |
|
Zakaryan v. The Men's Warehouse, Inc.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Apr. 1, 2019 |
|
Brown v. Ralphs Grocery Company et al.
reversed and remanded
|
Labor Law | Nov. 1, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Robbins v. Marianne Alyea and Does 1-20 | Torts | judge | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Wark Entertainment Inc. f/s/o Barry Josephson; Temperance Brennan, L.P. f/s/o Kathleen Reichs; Snooker Doodle Productions Inc. f/s/o Emily Deschanel; and Bertha Blue Inc. f/s/o David Boreanaz v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Fox Entertainment Group Inc., Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., and Fox Broadcasting Corporation | Contracts | judge | Aug. 30, 2019 |
| Viacom International Inc. v. Netflix Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Jun. 7, 2019 |
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| No Theatrics | ADR Services Inc. | Oct. 29, 2021 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Thinker | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Apr. 9, 2018 |
| Showing Restraint | Los Angeles Superior Court | Dec. 8, 2008 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Jones v. Quality Coast
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Mar. 25, 2021 |
|
Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
reversed
|
Employment Law | Feb. 22, 2021 |
|
Truck Insurance Exchange v. AMCO Insurance Co.
affirmed
|
Insurance | Oct. 28, 2020 |
|
Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
affirmed
|
Insurance | May 20, 2019 |
|
Zakaryan v. The Men's Warehouse, Inc.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Apr. 1, 2019 |
|
Brown v. Ralphs Grocery Company et al.
reversed and remanded
|
Labor Law | Nov. 1, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Robbins v. Marianne Alyea and Does 1-20 | Torts | judge | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Wark Entertainment Inc. f/s/o Barry Josephson; Temperance Brennan, L.P. f/s/o Kathleen Reichs; Snooker Doodle Productions Inc. f/s/o Emily Deschanel; and Bertha Blue Inc. f/s/o David Boreanaz v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Fox Entertainment Group Inc., Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., and Fox Broadcasting Corporation | Contracts | judge | Aug. 30, 2019 |
| Viacom International Inc. v. Netflix Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Jun. 7, 2019 |