ACLU of Southern California Group of Women Ejected from Urth Caffe Obtain Settlement Restaurant Chain Agrees to Update Its Policies and Hold Staff Trainings LOS ANGELES - Seven Muslim women ejected from an Urth Caffe restaurant by its management have obtained a...

HSR Partner Cornelia Dai to Speak at Employment Law 101: Fundamentals for the New Employment Lawyer Conference on March 1, 2018
On Thursday, March 1, 2018, Cornelia Dai will be speaking at the CA Lawyers Association Labor & Employment Law Section's Employment Law 101 conference in Los Angeles. The one-day conference will provide an overview of the topics commonplace to employment law, from...
HSRR Files Appeal on Behalf of ‘Irvine 11’
Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick, LLP filed an appeal on January 22, 2013 challenging the convictions of the ten Irvine and Riverside students found guilty in 2011 of disturbing a public meeting. Section 403 of California's penal code makes it illegal to...
Hadsell Stormer Files Lawsuit for Religious Harassment and Discrimination Against Disney
Today, Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick, along with the ACLU of Southern California, filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company on behalf of a Muslim woman who was the target of anti-Arab harassment and failure to accommodate her religious...
HSRR attorneys receive ACLU’s Religious Liberty Award
The ACLU Foundation of Southern California has a tradition of recognizing attorneys who have done extraordinary work in protecting civil liberties and civil rights. This year at the annual Law Luncheon, June 8, 2012, Dan Stormer, along with attorneys Reem Salahi and...
Alabama jury awards Iranian-American $7.5 million in slander case
On November 1, 2011, an Alabama jury awarded Iranian-born Shawn Esfahani $7.5 million in damages for his slander claim. Esfahani, owner of Eastern Shore Toyota, had sought $28 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Bob Tyler Toyota for falsely portraying...