Madison County Partner John F. Cooney and Associate Justin Zimmerman recently secured a significant appellate victory for their client, Pilot Travel Centers LLC (Pilot), when an Illinois appeals court nullified a jury verdict of over $560,000 that was initially entered against the firm’s client.

Savannah Managing Partner Brantley Rowlen and Associate Kate Cappelmann were recently listed in Courtroom View Network’s “Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2019,” for their victory in a trip-and-fall-case involving a patron at an Atlanta-area jazz club.

Boston Partners Kenneth B. Walton and John T. Harding recently prevailed in a jury trial in Middlesex County Superior Court in Massachusetts on behalf of our client, a famed architect.

A national team led by Houston Partner Cleve J. Glenn, Cleveland Partner David A. Campbell, and Fort Lauderdale Partner Jeffrey Weinstock recently advised a truck franchisee and its owners on the sale of its business assets in a transaction valued at $28.7 million. 

Los Angeles Partner Daniel C. DeCarlo and Associate Esther Y. Shin recently obtained a victory at trial, including sanctions in the form of all of our clients' attorneys' fees.

Atlanta Partner Leron E. Rogers and Associate John T. Rose recently obtained dismissal of a breach of contract claim on behalf of our client Kimberly Michelle Pate (known professionally as K. Michelle) in an action filed in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City.

A Lewis Brisbois Nevada trial and appellate team, including Las Vegas Partners Josh Cole Aicklen, David B. Avakian, and Jeffrey D. Olster and Reno Partner Brandon Wright, recently had a unanimous defense verdict in a trip-and-fall case upheld by the Nevada Court of Appeals.

Washington D.C. Co-Managing Partner Katherine I. Funk and Associate Amanda L. Tharpe recently secured a motion to dismiss for our client, an insured’s news website that was being sued for defamation.

A Lewis Brisbois New York Trial & Appellate Team recently secured a victory for our client, successfully opposing a plaintiff’s post-trial motion to increase a jury verdict in a case with implications for future “reasonable compensation” challenges.

In Demetrio v. Clune Construction Company, decided October 29, 2019, New York Partners Nicholas P. Hurzeler and Sana Suhail obtained an appellate reversal of a summary judgment ruling, reinstating cross-claims against a subcontractor in a Labor Law action, greatly assisting our settlement and trial position.