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Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett LLP is a California statewide litigation firm that enjoys an AV® Martindale-Hubbell rating (the highest possible). We litigate in all venues of California. We have existing clients that date back to our firm's inception, some 75 years ago. We have tried to verdict nearly 100 cases in the last few years alone and have over 100 published opinions in the state's high courts. Experience the difference we can make — together.
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01/12/2011: The New Laws of Pregnancy Disability Leave, Discrimination, and Employee/Independent Contractor Classification
IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS
The United States Supreme Court has granted GKCJ’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the matter of Filarsky v. Delia. Mr. Tisdale defended attorney Steve Filarsky in a civil rights case concerning an alleged unconstitutional search during an internal affairs investigation. Filarsky was a private lawyer, but was retained by a municipality to provide labor and employment law services in the public sector. At the District Court level, Mr. Tisdale was granted summary judgment on the issue of qualified immunity by Judge Manual Real. Qualified immunity serves to bar suit against public sector actors who inadvertently violate constitutional rights when the conduct constitutes the violation of a right that was not “clearly established”.
A three judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, ruling that the violation was indeed of a right that was not clearly established, but that Filarsky was not entitled to the protection of qualified immunity solely on the basis of his status as a “private lawyer” retained by the city and not a city employee. Jon Tisdale and Jennifer Calderon authored the writ petition to the U.S. Supreme Court; an amicus brief in support was also provided on behalf of the League of California Cities. On September 27, 2011, the United States Supreme Court granted the Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Mr. Tisdale will present oral argument to the Supreme Court, probably to be scheduled for the January 2012 sitting.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
"A Defense Attorney's Perspective on the Expedited Jury Trial." VERDICT, SEP 2011: 31-32.
Partner Jesse Marr discusses Gilbert Kelly's success in the first expedited jury trial (EJT) in Southern California history.
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