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With their Spring 2020 semester devastated by the coronavirus outbreak, a University of Missouri student, seeking to represent a class of his schoolmates, sued the university system for compounding their hardship by failing to reimburse them for portions of their tuition and on-campus fees which they paid for but never benefited from. Arias Sanguinetti attorneys …

Los Angeles, CA – Mary 19, 2020 – Scooter rental company Bird was sued in Los Angeles Superior Court in a mass action lawsuit alleging the company deploys poorly manufactured scooters throughout Santa Monica and fails to properly maintain those same scooters. Based in Santa Monica, CA, Bird is known for its goal of making …

Las Vegas, NV – April 27, 2020 – Recognized by the U.S. Small Business Association as one of the nation’s success stories, Egg Works has been forced to file a lawsuit against two insurance companies which refused to cover standard business interruption expenses – indeed refused to do anything to help despite being bound by …

Los Angeles, Ca. (April 21, 2020)– Arias Sanguinetti founding partners Mike Arias and Elise Sanguinetti have been named one of this year’s Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. The 500 lawyers selected bring their cases as individual matters as well as in class actions that are increasingly going global. Attorneys named among the top 500 …

The coronavirus outbreak brought with it crippling unemployment, massive social upheaval and a major shift in the way attorneys will practice law. As the legal community and the world continue to battle this terrible sickness, the attorneys at Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team have helped lead the way by working with bar associations, legal organizations …

Six Arias Sanguinetti attorneys, Mike Arias, Elise Sanguinetti, Arnold Wang, , Jamie Goldstein, Kate Harvey-Lee and Christopher A.J. Swift have been honored on the Super Lawyers Top 2020 lists. Super Lawyers top lists recognizes top attorneys through a multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Super Lawyers is a professional recognition organization that annually awards the nation’s top …

Los Angeles, Ca. (December 30, 2019) – Four Arias Sanguinetti attorneys, Mike Arias, Arnold Wang and Kate Harvey-Lee, have been honored on the 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list. The Southern California Super Lawyers list recognizes top attorneys through a multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Super Lawyers is a …

Mike Arias was interviewed by Massage Magazine discussing the impact a new law will have on independent contractors, such as massage therapists, throughout the state in 2020. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 5 into law, requiring most companies to reclassify independent contractors as full-time employees in order to stop the exploitation of workers. …

Attorneys and staff from Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team, LLP participated in the Injury Board (IB) Day of Action, joining Abilities Recovery Center (ARC) in raising awareness of the needs of those who have suffered catastrophic injuries. Smart home devices, which were provided to multiple ARC clients, are crucial in allowing independence in their day …

Founding partner Elise Sanguinetti was featured in the Civil Action podcast at this year’s CAALA Convention in Las Vegas. Elise discusses her concerns regarding forced arbitration, the political landscape, and the influences that helped mold her into one of the best trial attorneys in California. Click here to listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-content-interview-elise-sanguinetti-at-2019-caala/id1466726741?i=1000455700866