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William F. Fahey

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Judge
Independent calendar
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Department/Division: 69 Courtroom/Floor: 621

111 N Hill St
Los Angeles , CA 90012-3014
(213) 633-1069



Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1998; counselor, Office of Independent Counsel, 1996-98, Washington D.C.; partner, Smaltz, Anderson & Fahey, 1993-98, Los Angeles; assistant chief, assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney's office, 1980-92, Los Angeles; associate, Sullivan, Jones & Archer, 1978-80; clerk, U.S. District Judge Laughlin E. Walters, 1976-78, Los Angeles

UCLA School of Law, 1976



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
No Nonsense Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Dec. 7, 2017
Playing by the Rules Los Angeles County Superior Court (Mosk) Apr. 23, 2008

Columns
Title Category Published
Improve lawyer skills instead of lowering admission standards Legal Education, Letters May 1, 2020
The case against a lower bar pass score State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice Aug. 8, 2017

Rulings
Case Category Published
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center v. Allstate Insurance Co.
reversed
 Health Care Sep. 19, 2023
People ex rel. Allstate Insurance Company v. Discovery Radiology
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Aug. 16, 2023
State of California v. Encino Hospital Medical Center
affirmed
 Insurance Jan. 23, 2023
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Structured Asset Sales
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 28, 2022
Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law Apr. 5, 2021
Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 28, 2020
Brown v. Goldstein
reversed
 Contracts Apr. 18, 2019
Diaz v. Sohnen Enterprises
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Apr. 11, 2019
Modification: Ivory Education Institute v. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 7, 2018
Ivory Education Institute v. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 5, 2018
Schulz v. Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
reversed
 Attorneys Oct. 4, 2018
Baskin v. Hughes Realty, Inc.
affirmed
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 17, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Austreberto Gonzalez v. County of Los Angeles, and Does 1-99, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 9, 2022
Albert Garcia v. Seltzar Doren Management Company Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 3, 2021
American Zurich Insurance Company, Enrique Quintero, Alma Quintero v. City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury judge Jul. 2, 2020
State of California v. SRCC Associates LLC, et al. Insurance judge May 15, 2020
World Variety Produce, Inc. v. Creative Network Solutions, et al. Contracts judge Dec. 13, 2019
Fredy Torres v. City of Los Angeles, Officer Steven Alaniz, Officer Gina Bracht, Sergeant Roberto Calderon, Officer Anna McKinley, Ruben Padilla, Officer Steven Ruiz and Douglas Westphal Civil Rights judge Jul. 12, 2019
Jason Blasdell v. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Mike Callas, Jose Carvajal, and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Dec. 15, 2017
Kayvan Setareh, an individual, as trustee of the Pacific Capital Trust and executor of the estate of Rabi and Jalalat Setareh v. Shahram Elyaszadeh, E & E Mortgage Bankers Corporation, and Does 1 to 100 Contracts judge Sep. 22, 2017
Hartford Casualty Insurance Company v. Navigators Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10 Insurance judge Jul. 21, 2017
Pacific Business Connections v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London Contracts judge Dec. 24, 2005
Daniel O'Donnell v. Everest National Insurance Company Insurance judge Nov. 19, 2005
Tehila Umiel v. Impath Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Nov. 5, 2005
Herman Tibbs v. County of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Sep. 17, 2005
Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland v. BEGL Construction Company Inc., Mehr Beglari, Vickey Beglari, et al. Contracts judge Jul. 16, 2005
Jeremy Morse, Bijan Darvish v. City of Inglewood Civil Rights judge Mar. 1, 2005
Robert Treggett, Linda Treggett v. Garlock Sealing Technologies, Kelly-Moore Paint Company Torts judge Feb. 1, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Dec. 7, 2004
Tara Hills Garden Investors v. Alliant Tax Credit Fund Contracts judge Apr. 27, 2004
Title Court Published
No Nonsense Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Dec. 7, 2017
Playing by the Rules Los Angeles County Superior Court (Mosk) Apr. 23, 2008
Title Category Published
Improve lawyer skills instead of lowering admission standards Legal Education, Letters May 1, 2020
The case against a lower bar pass score State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice Aug. 8, 2017
Case Category Published
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center v. Allstate Insurance Co.
reversed
 Health Care Sep. 19, 2023
People ex rel. Allstate Insurance Company v. Discovery Radiology
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Aug. 16, 2023
State of California v. Encino Hospital Medical Center
affirmed
 Insurance Jan. 23, 2023
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Structured Asset Sales
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 28, 2022
Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law Apr. 5, 2021
Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 28, 2020
Brown v. Goldstein
reversed
 Contracts Apr. 18, 2019
Diaz v. Sohnen Enterprises
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Apr. 11, 2019
Modification: Ivory Education Institute v. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 7, 2018
Ivory Education Institute v. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 5, 2018
Schulz v. Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
reversed
 Attorneys Oct. 4, 2018
Baskin v. Hughes Realty, Inc.
affirmed
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 17, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Austreberto Gonzalez v. County of Los Angeles, and Does 1-99, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 9, 2022
Albert Garcia v. Seltzar Doren Management Company Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 3, 2021
American Zurich Insurance Company, Enrique Quintero, Alma Quintero v. City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury judge Jul. 2, 2020
State of California v. SRCC Associates LLC, et al. Insurance judge May 15, 2020
World Variety Produce, Inc. v. Creative Network Solutions, et al. Contracts judge Dec. 13, 2019
Fredy Torres v. City of Los Angeles, Officer Steven Alaniz, Officer Gina Bracht, Sergeant Roberto Calderon, Officer Anna McKinley, Ruben Padilla, Officer Steven Ruiz and Douglas Westphal Civil Rights judge Jul. 12, 2019
Jason Blasdell v. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Mike Callas, Jose Carvajal, and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Dec. 15, 2017
Kayvan Setareh, an individual, as trustee of the Pacific Capital Trust and executor of the estate of Rabi and Jalalat Setareh v. Shahram Elyaszadeh, E & E Mortgage Bankers Corporation, and Does 1 to 100 Contracts judge Sep. 22, 2017
Hartford Casualty Insurance Company v. Navigators Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10 Insurance judge Jul. 21, 2017
Pacific Business Connections v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London Contracts judge Dec. 24, 2005
Daniel O'Donnell v. Everest National Insurance Company Insurance judge Nov. 19, 2005
Tehila Umiel v. Impath Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Nov. 5, 2005
Herman Tibbs v. County of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Sep. 17, 2005
Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland v. BEGL Construction Company Inc., Mehr Beglari, Vickey Beglari, et al. Contracts judge Jul. 16, 2005
Jeremy Morse, Bijan Darvish v. City of Inglewood Civil Rights judge Mar. 1, 2005
Robert Treggett, Linda Treggett v. Garlock Sealing Technologies, Kelly-Moore Paint Company Torts judge Feb. 1, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Dec. 7, 2004
Tara Hills Garden Investors v. Alliant Tax Credit Fund Contracts judge Apr. 27, 2004
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