WOODRUFF & SMART Firm Announcement Congratulations to Gary Weisberg — Super Lawyer in Eminent Domain 5 Consecutive Years Gary Weisberg Shareholder Woodruff & Smart is proud to announce that Gary Weisberg has been selected to the 2026 Super Lawyers list in the category of Eminent Domain, marking his fifth consecutive year earning this distinguished…
Woodruff Secures Victories for State of California in COVID‑19 Eviction Moratorium Litigation Across Federal and State Courts
Amalgamated Transit Union brought a grievance when a former supervisor (who returned to the Coach Operator bargaining unit after being demoted) was terminated without first affording the grievant due process. Further, ATU claimed that the employer did not have just cause to terminate. ATU relied on provisions in the MOU relating to definitions of seniority…
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In a ruling issued on March 13, 2024, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Southern California Gas and Southern California Edison must bear the cost for relocating their facilities to make way for OCTA’s Streetcar Project. OCTA agreed to advance the cost of relocations, approximately $14 million, so that there would be no…
In Yagman v. Wunderlich, et al., Plaintiff, Stephen Yagman, a well-known civil rights attorney, representing himself, sued the City based on a $1,000 fine he received for parking in a disabled spot without properly displaying a DMV-issued placard. He claimed this fine was excessive and filed suit in federal court asserting nine constitutional claims under 42…
Keith Dobyns successfully represented the Orange County Fire Authority in a two-day hearing before a hearing officer who heard the appeal of a denial of the application for disability retirement benefits by the Orange County Employees Retirement System for an employee who was disabled and had not been able to work for eight years. OCFA…
Woodruff obtained a favorable appellate decision upholding summary adjudication in Roe v. County of Orange. In this case, Plaintiff, a deputy, sued the County and another deputy who she alleged was her supervisor on various FEHA causes of action, including sexual harassment, alleging the other deputy sexually assaulted her while they were on an out-of-state…
Woodruff Director and City Attorney, David Kendig, assisted a municipal client negotiate a Profit Participation Agreement (PPA) as part of a sale of agency-owned property. The developer that purchased the land recently completed its sales of the new homes at the property at values that had increased since the sale closed, so the PPA netted…
In Protect Tustin Ranch v. City of Tustin (2021) 70 Cal.App.5th 951, the California Court of Appeal upheld the use of CEQA’s infill exemption for a Costco Gas Station project. The City of Tustin was successfully represented by Woodruff Director Ricia R. Hager. The opinion is the first to interpret and clarify the project site…