During these challenging times, Severson & Werson remains open and in full operation, consistent with the firm’s previously established contingency planning. While many of our attorneys and staff will be working remotely, as a firm, we continue in full operation. We are here to help, as always.
When the question is one of public right and the object of a petition for writ of mandate is to enforce a public duty, the petitioner need not demonstrate some special interest to be served or some particular right to be preserved or protected over and above the interest held in common with the public at large. Read More
Individual plaintiff-voter lacks standing to challenge statewide voting inequalities involving districts other than his own. Read More
A person adversely affected by a bankruptcy court order has the standing to appeal from the order, even if he did not appear at the hearing or raise an objection before entry of the appealed order. Read More
An employee who has been affected by one Labor Code violation by the employer may bring a Private Attorney General Act suit against the employer for civil penalties based on all Labor Code violations committed by the employer. Read More
A taxpayer who is not a party to a government contract nevertheless has the standing to seek invalidation of the contract on the ground the public officer letting the contract had a personal interest in it. Read More
Naruto, the monkey, cannot sue for copyright infringement; the Copyright Act does not grant animals standing. Read More
Since website’s data security breach exposed plaintiffs to a substantial risk that hackers will commit identity theft, they had Article III standing to maintain the suit. Read More
A real and immediate threat of injury from identity theft is sufficient to sustain a plaintiff’s Article III standing. Read More
Under Code of Civil Procedure section 526a, a taxpayer has the standing to sue to enjoin a government agency from conducting administrative proceedings in a manner that allegedly violates due process. Read More
Handing a plaintiff a credit card receipt bearing the credit card’s expiration date does not create a concrete injury sufficient to confer Article III standing to sue under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”) Read More
