A California team from Lewis Brisbois’ Class Action and Appellate Practices has secured a reversal from the U.S. Supreme Court in a closely-watched case centered on class arbitration. Los Angeles Partners Eric Y. Kizirian and Michael Grimaldi, and San Diego Partner Jeffry A. Miller, represented Lamps Plus, Inc. before the Court in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17-988 (U.S. Apr. 24, 2019).

Boston Partners Kenneth B. Walton and Matthew M. O’Leary and Associate Oliver J. Vega recently obtained a favorable outcome on behalf of a developer in an arbitration arising out of the construction of an apartment building in South Boston.

A California trial team led by Los Angeles Partner George E. Nowotny and Sacramento Partner Kim M. Wells recently secured a unanimous defense verdict for our client, Vohra Wound Physicians of California, PC, which provides consultant medical services to residents in skilled nursing facilities, in a multi-million dollar elder neglect and physical abuse case which was heard in Sacramento County Superior Court.

Fort Lauderdale Partners Kenneth J. Joyce and Stacy M. Schwartz recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Barry University in the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County Florida.

Atlanta Partner Leron E. Rogers and Associate John T. Rose recently obtained a judgment of almost $800,000 against former NBA All-Star Tyrone Hill in an action filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

New York Partners Sheryl Fyffe and Meredith Nolen were recently successful on appeal before New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department in a trip and fall case. In the matter, the plaintiff had filed suit against our client, a property owner, alleging that scaffolding erected on the sidewalk adjacent to the property forced to walk into a tree well where she tripped and fell.

New York Partners Mark Anesh and Philip Furia were recently successful on appeal before the New York Appellate Division, First Department in a legal malpractice case, after previously obtaining an important adverse inference ruling in the Supreme Court, New York County concerning highly relevant documents that the plaintiff claimed to have lost. 

Denver Partners Ian R. Walsworth and Craig W. Mueller recently secured an enhanced damages award on behalf of their client in the Western District of Tennessee, bringing the total judgment to over $4.6 million.

Boston Partners Kenneth B. Walton and Courtney Longo and Associate Oliver J. Vega obtained a favorable decision from the Massachusetts Appeals Court on behalf of a design professional in a suit arising out of defective work. 

A cross-office team led by Los Angeles Partners Alexis Crump and Steven G. Gatley, Tampa Partner Steven Holtzman, and Los Angeles Associate Christopher Babadjanian recently closed a $22mm refinancing and new construction loan for a 240+-unit apartment complex in Fontana, California.