LOS ANGELES, August 28, 2024 – Earlier this month, Partner Noah S. Helpern successfully argued on behalf of community group “Keep Bel-Air Beautiful” for the disclosure of records related to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LA Metro) Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. A petition for a writ of mandate was filed requesting records concerning LA Metro’s analysis and outreach efforts for the project, which aims to develop a tunnel between the San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles. Though the agency has claimed privilege over the information and that the documents are exempt from disclosure, Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch of the Los Angeles Superior Court affirmed that LA Metro is subject to the California Public Records Act and must provide public documentation regarding the project or further justify their efforts to withhold information.
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Helpern’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on media and entertainment disputes, insurance litigation, class actions, RICO cases, and structured finance litigation. He also has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution and served as a teaching assistant for the Harvard Negotiation Institute (formerly Program of Instruction for Lawyers) at Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation.
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