Recent Articles

• 2022

  • • 07/01 - Did The U.S. Supreme Court Send the Ever-Controversial California PAGA Claim Down the River for Good?
  • • 06/10 - Recent Precedent in Harassment and Retaliation Litigation: $460 Million Awarded to 2 Male Employees
  • • 04/19 - Spring 2022 The Monitor
    • 04/08 - San Diego Magazine Recognizes Frank J. Johnson as One of the “2022 Top Lawyers” in San Diego
  • • 03/15 - Johnson Fistel, LLP Recognized As A Top Law Firm In Recoveries By ISS Securities Class Action Services
  • • 01/28 - Attorney Profile – Q&A with Enoch P. Hicks
    • 01/25 - Winter 2022 The Monitor
    • 01/14 - California’s New Laws in 2022
    • 01/03 - Johnson Fistel Names New Partner: Mary Ellen Conner

• 2021

  • • 12/23 - 2021 – Year End Estate Planning Review
    • 12/21 - Johnson Fistel Preserves Company Funds and Secures Valuable Corporate Governance Reforms for Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
  • • 11/04 - Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuits Serve a Public Benefit
  • • 10/29 - Fall 2021 The Monitor
    • 10/18 - Asset Protection
    • 10/15 - Time To Review Your Estate, Asset Protection, Insurance, and Financial Plans?
    • 10/07 - Attorney Profile: Q&A with Jonathan M. Scott
  • • 09/30 - SEC Whistleblower Awards Exceed $1 Billion
  • • 08/30 - How an ILIT is Like a Country Song, but Backwards
    • 08/13 - What is a QTIP Trust
    • 08/12 - Summer 2021 The Monitor
    • 08/07 - California Private Retirement Plans
  • • 07/29 - Johnson Fistel Helps Secure $38.0 Million Along with Valuable Corporate Reforms for Twitter, Inc.
    • 07/17 - Johnson Fistel Helps Secure a Significant Victory for Fresh Market Stockholders
    • 07/10 - Estate Planning – Why It’s Never Too Early To Think About Your Future
  • • 06/10 - Johnson Fistel Seeks Your Help To Raise Money for Hungry School Children in San Diego
    • 06/08 - Spring 2021 The Monitor
    • 06/01 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Attorney Enoch P. Hicks
  • • 04/20 - Johnson Fistel Helps Recover Millions for FTSI Shareholders Despite Company’s Bankruptcy Proceedings
    • 04/17 - 2021 Estate Tax Advisory
    • 04/16 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Attorney Jonathan M. Scott
    • 04/08 - San Diego Magazine Recognizes Frank J. Johnson as One of the “2021 Top Lawyers” in San Diego
    • 04/06 - Asset Protection
  • • 02/25 - Winter 2021 The Monitor
    • 02/06 - The Probate of Tony Hsieh – A Cautionary Tale
  • • 01/30 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Attorney Seth M. Schechter
    • 01/16 - 2021 – A Vintage Year for Estate Planning and Asset Protection
    • 01/09 - Fraud Doesn’t Pay or Does it?

• 2020

  • • 12/12 - Attorney Profile: Q&A with Oliver S. tum Suden
  • • 11/25 - Fall 2020 The Monitor
    • 11/14 - Road Runner Loses Effort to have Class Action Challenging Auto-Renewals Tossed
  • • 10/31 - Johnson Fistel, LLP Wishes Clients and Friends A Happy and Safe Halloween!
  • • 09/02 - Summer 2020 The Monitor
  • • 06/02 - Johnson Fistel Secures Another Significant Victory on Behalf of City of Roswell First Responders
  • • 05/27 - Spring 2020 The Monitor
    • 05/27 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Attorney Oliver S. tum Suden
  • • 04/29 - Monthly Charges and Annual Passes During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Do Consumers Get a Refund?
    • 04/21 - San Diego Magazine Recognizes Frank J. Johnson as One of the “2020 Top Lawyers” in San Diego
  • • 03/02 - Winter 2020 The Monitor
  • • 01/29 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Attorney Jeffrey A. Berens
    • 01/20 - Johnson Fistel Helps Recover $7.85 Million for USA Waste Customers
    • 01/13 - Johnson Fistel Helps Recover $21 Million for Flowers Foods, Inc. Shareholders
    • 01/06 - Attorney Profile: Q&A with Mary Ellen Conner
    • 01/03 - Johnson Fistel Names New Partner

• 2019

  • • 12/18 - Fall 2019 The Monitor
    • 12/10 - Is the City of Poway Responsible for the Losses Suffered by Restaurants and Employees Due to its Out-of-Compliance Infrastructure?
  • • 11/15 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Attorney Ralph M. Stone
    • 11/11 - SEC Disgorgement Faces High Court Challenge
  • • 10/25 - Attorney Profile: Q&A with Chase Stern
  • • 09/21 - Marriott and Hilton ‘Resort Fee’ Lawsuits Put New Target on Long-Held Deceptive Hotel Industry Practice
    • 09/19 - Georgia Appellate Court Affirms the Certification of a Class of Firefighters Misclassified as Part-Time Employees
    • 09/13 - The SEC’s Recent Proxy Guidance Could Provide Leverage to Challenge a Proxy Advisor’s Recommendation
  • • 08/31 - Summer 2019 The Monitor
    • 08/22 - Attorney Profile: Q&A with Adam Sunstrom
    • 08/08 - Data Breach at Capital One Exposes Personal Data of 106 Million People
  • • 07/16 - Johnson Fistel Defeats Citibank’s Arbitration Clause in Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement
    • 07/12 - 9th Circuit Revives Securities Class Action Against LifeLock, Inc.
    • 07/02 - Johnson Fistel Helps Secure $18.75 Million for Chiasma, Inc. Shareholders
  • • 06/28 - High Court Declines Review of 9th Circuit Test for Loss Causation Under the Securities Exchange Act
    • 06/22 - Johnson Fistel Wins Top Fundraising Team
  • • 05/04 - The New Landscape of Data Protection and Privacy Under the California Consumer Privacy Act
  • • 04/20 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes Brett M. Middleton
    • 04/05 - Why Should I Consider Being a Lead Plaintiff in a Federal Securities Case?
  • • 03/29 - Attorney Profile: Q&A with Kristen O’Connor
    • 03/23 - San Diego Magazine Recognizes Frank J. Johnson as One of the “2019 Top Lawyers” in San Diego
    • 03/21 - Spring 2019 The Monitor
    • 03/08 - Johnson Fistel Secures $875,000 Settlement for Its Clients in a Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case
    • 03/01 - 5 Common Legal Issues to Consider When Starting a Business
  • • 01/12 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Associate Adam J. Sunstrom

• 2018

  • • 12/05 - Fall 2018 The Monitor
  • • 11/01 - Johnson Fistel Supports The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society & Joins Light the Night
  • • 10/12 - AT&T – Time Warner: Will This Open the Merger Floodgates?
  • • 09/21 - Whistleblowers – Keeping Corporate America Accountable While Being Awarded Millions of Dollars in the Process
    • 09/06 - Summer 2018 The Monitor
  • • 08/17 - China Agritech: Bring Claims Before the Clock Runs Out
  • • 07/20 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Associate Mary Ellen Conner
  • • 06/22 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Attorney Tiffany Johnson
  • • 05/26 - Johnson Fistel – Top Fundraising Team
    • 05/19 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That Negligence Applies in Section 14(e) Cases
    • 05/11 - Independent Contractors or Employees: Is the “Gig” Up in California?
    • 05/04 - Spring 2018 The Monitor
  • • 04/27 - Johnson Fistel Partners Receive Recognition
    • 04/25 - Johnson Fistel, LLP Recognized As A Top Law Firm In Recoveries By ISS Securities Class Action Services
    • 04/02 - Johnson Fistel Defeats Motion to Dismiss in Flowers Foods Securities Litigation
  • • 03/23 - Frank J. Johnson recognized As One of San Diego’s Top Lawyers
    • 03/10 - Johnson Fistel Challenges Others to Join the Fight
  • • 02/16 - Johnson Fistel Welcomes New Associate Chase M. Stern

• 2017

  • • 12/21 - Fall 2017 The Monitor
  • • 11/27 - Can Your Company Force You Into Arbitration? The Supreme Court Hears Argument
    • 11/11 - #MeToo – No Longer Silent About Workplace Harassment
  • • 09/22 - Summer 2017 The Monitor
    • 09/08 - Spring 2017 The Monitor
    • 09/08 - Winter 2017 The Monitor
    • 09/05 - Johnson & Weaver, LLP Announces Name Change to Johnson Fistel
  • • 06/30 - Employment Law “Forget the Labels-Know Your Rights”
  • • 04/07 - Blount Stockholders Defeat Motion to Dismiss in Challenge to 2016 Acquisition
  • • 03/18 - San Diego Magazine Recognizes Frank Johnson
  • • 02/08 - Join Our Newsletter
    • 02/04 - President Trump’s Executive Order On The Fiduciary Rule Should Cause Financial Advisers To Reevaluate Their Duties
  • • 01/26 - Court Approves Record Setting Class Action Settlement of $12.75 million for former shareholders of Flow International Corporation.
    • 01/10 - Johnson & Weaver Names New Partner: Michael I. Fistel

• 2016

  • • 12/28 - Court Approves Class Action Settlement of $8 million for Covisint Shareholders
    • 12/15 - Johnson & Weaver Appointed Lead Counsel in Flowers Foods Securities Litigation
    • 12/08 - Johnson & Weaver, LLP is pleased to announce final approval of a class action settlement against Medbox, Inc.
  • • 10/02 - Have You Been Auto-Renewed? Johnson & Weaver Investigates Potential Misconduct
    • 10/01 - Whether to Use the “Tools at Hand” to Gain Information Before Commencing Litigation
  • • 09/30 - Spring 2016 The Monitor
    • 09/30 - Johnson & Weaver Obtains $19 Million and Corporate Governance Reforms for HCA
  • • 08/31 - Summer 2016 The Monitor