Summary of Experience

Our attorneys have successfully tried numerous cases before juries, judges and arbitrators ranging from basic commercial cases to the most complex “bet the company” battles. Our trials have involved the following claims:

  • Abuse of Process
  • Assault and Battery
  • Breach of Contract cases of many types including
    • Agreements involving the purchase and sale of businesses
    • Motion Picture Distribution Agreements
    • Advisory Fee Agreements concerning the sale of stock
    • Promissory Notes & Guarantees
    • Consulting Agreements
    • Employment Agreements
  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty
  • Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing
  • Business & Professions Code Section 17200 Claims for Unfair Competition
  • Class Action claims involving life insurance sales practices
  • Consumer’s Legal Remedies Act Claims
  • Construction Defect and Mechanic’s Lien Litigation
  • Contempt
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Failure to Provide Adequate Security
  • Fraud
  • Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
  • Interference with Prospective Business Advantage
  • Malicious Prosecution • Negligence and Professional Negligence (accountant and architect)
  • Negligent Misrepresentation
  • Punitive Damages
  • Strict Products Liability
  • Trade Dress, Product Configuration and Unfair Competition Claims
  • Unjust Enrichment
  • Will and Trust contests, including Undue Influence claims

When clients are sued or find it necessary to bring litigation to enforce their rights, experience is essential in the tactical battles that arise in every case. In addition to the claims already discussed, our attorneys have developed experience and special expertise litigating cases involving the following areas:

  • Breach of warranty, including express warranties and implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
  • Class and Representative Actions
    • Consumer Products, including Pharmaceutical and Herbal Products
    • Defective Products
    • Unfair Competition and False Advertising
  • Defamation, including Libel and Slander
  • Entertainment Matters
    • Motion picture credits on advertising and release prints
    • Motion picture profit participation
    • Pay or play entitlement obligations
    • Personality rights including appropriation of celebrity name for commercial purpose
  • Environmental Matters
    • CERCLA and Soil and Water Contamination Claims
    • CEQA Actions
    • Defense of Governmental Enforcement Actions
    • Defense of Administrative Compliance Actions
    • Proposition 65
    • Underground Storage Tanks
  • Insurance Coverage Disputes
    • Contractual claims for breach of contract
    • Extra contractual claims for Bad Faith and Tortious Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
  • Intellectual Property o Patent infringement
    • Copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement
    • Misappropriation of trade secrets
  • Premises liability • Professional negligence (accountants, engineers, lawyers and physicians)
  • Provisional Remedies
    • Temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
    • Writs of Attachment
    • Writs of Possession
  • Securities litigation including 10b-5 and fraud claims, proxy contests
  • Title claims, including quiet title, partition, and easement matters