Xue Lu et al. v United States America

DeSimone was lead trial counsel in the case of Xue Lu et al. v United States America, and achieved a $1,200,000 verdict on behalf of the two Plaintiffs, where an asylum officer employed by the United States, demanded sex and money in return for approving asylum applications. DeSimone’s fifteen year legal battle on behalf of the two Plaintiff’s resulted in the California Lawyer Magazine, sponsored by the State Bar of California, naming him Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year in 2014.

Download the Law360 Article here.

Download the Appellate Decision from April 17, 2019 here.

Download the Daily Journal article snippets here.

Attorney James DeSimone Discusses the Xue Lu Case.