April 14, 2022 – San Bernardino, CA. In March 2022, attorneys Golnar Fozi and Jeremy Dwork secured a unanimous defense jury verdict for their client, the Free Methodist Church in Southern California – a conference of approximately 60 churches and ministries. As relates to the allegations against FMC, the case arose as follows: From the […]
[2022 Appellate Update] Qualified Immunity Protection Affirmed by Ninth Circuit for School Administrators in First Amendment Case
April 14, 2022 – Carlsbad, CA. FDM partners Daniel Modafferi and Golnar Fozi successfully defeated claims for money damages against current and former administrators of the Claremont Unified School District, according to a unanimous, published opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed […]
Fozi Dwork & Modafferi Wins Directed Verdict in Federal Civil Rights Trial
November 30, 2021, Los Angeles, CA. Golnar Fozi, Jeremy Dwork, and Daniel Modafferi secured a directed verdict in favor of their clients, administrators of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, in a civil rights lawsuit brought by a teacher employed by the District, in the United States District Court for the Central District of […]
Fozi Dwork & Modafferi Wins Defense Verdict in Jury Trial Over Contract and Conversion Claims
Santa Ana, California. On November 2, 2021, after 10 days of trial, Golnar Fozi, Jeremy Dwork and Daniel Modafferi secured a complete defense verdict in favor of their clients, Irvine Presbyterian Church dba The Crystal Cathedral and Crystal Cathedral Ministries. Plaintiff, who was represented by Harold Light and Bruce Gilbert, is the daughter of the […]
Golnar Fozi and Jeremy Dwork Win Unanimous Defense Verdict in Jury Trial against School District in Disability Employment Case
September 16, 2021 – Los Angeles, California. Carlsbad attorneys Golnar Fozi and Jeremy Dwork obtained a unanimous defense verdict in favor of Montebello Unified School District on September 16, 2021. The lawsuit arose from allegations by a former elementary school teacher diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during her employment with the District. Plaintiff’s lawsuit claimed that […]