Lewis Brisbois' New York Trial and Appellate Teams continue to get defense verdicts for our clients across the New York Metro Area. This alert includes four recent wins: two defense verdicts, one from Kings County and the other from Nassau County, and two appellate wins, one from the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, and the other from the Second Circuit. 

Los Angeles Partners Elise D. Klein and Celia Moutes-Lee recently obtained a defense verdict for the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan Association in Ventura County Superior Court.

Lewis Brisbois' New York Appellate and Trial Teams have been hard at work fighting for our clients' interests. This is a rundown of some recent consequential appellate wins, led by New York Partner Nicholas P. Hurzeler, and summary judgment wins that show the ability of Lewis Brisbois' deep bench to secure victories even in traditionally unfriendly judicial hellholes. Some of the decisions include making new law and winning summary judgment motions prior to the Note of Issue being filed.

A defense verdict secured by Partners Sean P. Healy and Adam S. Polson in 2018 for the City of Phoenix was recently recognized by Arizona Attorney Magazine in their “Significant Defense Verdicts” section.

Atlanta Partner Leron E. Rogers, and Los Angeles Partners Craig Holden and Joshua S. Hodas, Ph.D. recently obtained summary judgment in favor of their music industry clients, including Grammy award-winning artist William Leonard Roberts (known professionally as Rick Ross), Universal Music Group, Def Jam, and Maybach Music.

A team led by Los Angeles Partner Daniel C. DeCarlo and Robert M. Collins recently secured an award of attorneys’ fees, in addition to a complete defense of all claims against the firm’s client, in a copyright infringement case before the U.S. District Court for Central California.

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.