Press - Media Coverage

This is a listing of some of the recent media attention our firm, our cases and our clients have gained.  You can also review our News/Press Releases page.

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• Vile Behavior Alleged at Music School, Courthouse News Service, Elizabeth Banicki, July 14, 2010.
• Lawsuit Says Fox Stole 'Deadbeat Dads' Reality Show, Hollywood Reporter, Matthew Belloni, April 26, 2010.
• Spurned Woman:  Judge Denies Punitive Damages to Producer, But Hikes Earlier Award, City News Service, Bill Hetherman, May 8, 2009.
• Spurned Woman:  "Spurned Woman" Ordered to Pay $2 Million, City News Service, Bill Hetherman, May 7, 2009.
• Retired Deputy Says He Warned Fox Officials of "Potential Time Bomb," AllBusiness.com, (City News Service), Bill Hetherman, April 22, 2009.
• "Carson Entertainment Group has sued its former attorney, Dama Chasle, alleging in Los Angeles Superior Court that Chasle interfered with its prospective business with Fox Entertainment Group and others," Courthouse News Service, New Complaints: Entertainment, April 5, 2006.
• Crusader Pushes for Recognition of Vegans:  Man Who Lost Job for Refusing Vaccine Says Beliefs Should Qualify as Religion, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Katherine Gaidos, July 15, 2003.
• Judge Disqualifies Firm in Wrongful-Termination Case (Article on How the Myer Law Firm Successfully Disqualified the Law Firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton), Los Angeles Daily Journal, Eron Ben-Yehuda, June 23, 2003.
• "Ethical Veganist" Appeals Right to Refuse Vaccine, Cal Report, sacbee (The Sacramento Bee), AP (Associated Press), May 10, 2001.
• Court of Appeals Reinstates Hispanic Screenwriters "1/2 Pay" Discrimination Lawsuit Against CBS and Writers Guild, News and Views, Alden Chronicles, Diane Alden, March 3, 2001.
• God Invented the 9th Circuit to Give Hollywood Underdogs a Chance, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Garry Abrams, March 1, 2001.
• Court gives Latina right to sue CBS, WGA again, Hollywood Reporter, David Robb, February 22, 2001.
• Hispanic Writer's Suit Reinstated: Ninth Circuit Court rules on procedural issue, Daily Variety, Dave McNary, February 22, 2001.
• Appeals Court Breathes New Life Into Hispanic Writer's Suit Against CBS and WGA:  Writer said she was 'blacklisted' after complaining that 'trainee' program was just an excuse to pay Hispanics less. Appeals court tell trial court to let her try again, Inside.com, Denise Levin, February 21, 2001.
• Taking a Stand for Vegans--The Satya Interview with Jerry Freidman, SATYA Magazine, May 2000.
• The UCLA Animal Welfare Association and the UCLA School of Law Presentation by Scott Myer, Esq. and Jerry Friedman, Legal Protection for Vegans, Tuesday, April 25, 2000, 7:00 p.m., Room 2357, UCLA School of Law.

• One-hour appearance by attorney Scott D. Myer and client Jerry Friedman to discuss Friedman v. Southern California Permanente Medical Center, et al. case on The John & Ken Show on 790 KABC Talk Radio at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2000.
• Extensive Television and Radio Coverage by Los Angeles Area Television and Radio Outlets of February 15, 2000 Press Conference in Front of Kaiser Hospital, including on Channel 2 KCBS Local News and Channel 7 KABC Local News.
• Outtakes: Cut-Rate Writers, California Law Week, Di Mari Ricker, October 11, 1999.
• Hollywood's Liberal Racism, Latino Link, Roger Hernandez, September 24, 1999.
• Latino Brownout, Los Angeles Channel 22 California Cafe, Guest Appearance by Our Client, September 12, 1999.
• Still Invisible: Hispanics remain an endangered species, both in front of and behind the lens of Hollywood, Hispanic Business, Tim Dougherty, July/August, 1999.
• Secretary sues: $3.5 mil sexual harassment case includes 'Net porn, Daily Variety, Nick Madigan, July 27, 1999.
• Latino scribe files appeal on her suit, Daily Variety, Nick Madigan, June 21, 1999.