New York Trial Partner James T. Whalen Jr. recently obtained a very favorable verdict against a multimillion-dollar demand in the first jury trial to take place in the Supreme Court of New York, Richmond County. This may be one of the first jury verdicts in New York City since the courts closed in March 2020. 

Phoenix Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Transportation Practice Julie E. Maurer and Associate James M. Duncan recently prevailed on a motion for partial summary judgment when the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah upheld a contractual limitation of liability for a household goods mover.

Seattle Partner Rachel Tallon Reynolds and Portland Associate Alejandra Torres recently obtained a defense verdict in one of the first jury trials to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trying the case inside Bellevue, Washington’s Meydenbauer Center, an event space and theater that King County Superior Court rented to serve as a temporary courthouse, Mses. Reynolds and Torres successfully convinced a jury that Lewis Brisbois’ client should prevail in this breach of contract matter.

Los Angeles Partner Craig Holden, along with San Diego Partner Gary K. Brucker, Jr. and Associate Carson P. Baucher, recently achieved a significant victory on behalf of a Lewis Brisbois client when they secured a binding order on a special master’s accounting report that is now a special verdict valued at over $15 million in a complex entertainment accounting case that arose almost seven years ago.

Kansas City and Wichita Managing Partner Alan L. Rupe and Orange County Partner Haleh R. Jenkins recently obtained rarely-granted relief on behalf of the owner of a major hotel in Long Beach, California after being brought in on a disability discrimination matter following discovery.

Los Angeles Labor & Employment Partners John L. Barber and Rachel Lee, along with San Diego Appellate Partner Jeffry A. Miller and Indian Wells Appellate Partner Wendy S. Dowse, recently prevailed in an appeal from an order denying a motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit involving claims by our client’s former employee under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Washington, D.C. Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Environmental and Administrative Law Practice Jane C. Luxton recently secured a significant win for the Maine Lobstermen's Association when the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia determined that lobster fishing along the Atlantic coast would be permitted to continue at least through May 31, 2021.

Atlanta Partners Jonathan D. Goins and Leron E. Rogers, along with Associate John T. Rose, secured a significant victory for Lewis Brisbois client William Leonard Roberts (known professionally as Rick Ross) when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment in Mr. Roberts’ favor in a high-profile music case brought by Curtis James Jackson III (known professionally as 50 Cent).

Atlanta Partner Leron E. Rogers and Ft. Lauderdale Partner Vincent F. Alexander, along with Atlanta Associate John T. Rose and Ft. Lauderdale Associate Dylan M. Fulop recently secured the dismissal of a copyright infringement matter brought against firm clients Universal Music Group, Island Def Jam Group, and Rick Ross.

Akron Managing Partner David Kern, along with Associates Casey J. Davis and Anna M. Luczkow, recently advised a leading independent HVAC&R solutions provider on the acquisition of two specialty HVAC&R equipment rental and logistical support businesses.