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.

We are pleased to report that our General Liability Practice attorneys around the country have been busy achieving a variety of successes for their clients in the first half of the year, including defense verdicts in potentially seven to eight figure exposure trials in some of the most plaintiff-friendly venues in the country.

Los Angeles Partners Eric Y. Kizirian and Michael Grimaldi, along with Associate Zourik Zarifian, recently secured the dismissal of a proposed class action brought against our client, Honda, in California federal court over an alleged defect in the air-conditioning systems of Honda Civics. The court found that the class action had been filed prematurely and the plaintiffs’ claims were not ripe for adjudication.

Los Angeles Partners Thomas S. Kiddé and Leo A. Bautista recently secured a significant victory in a right of publicity/trademark dispute when the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California awarded our client, a vegan restaurant chain, attorneys’ fees and costs and denied the plaintiff’s motion for a retrial.

Dallas Associate Michael Gonzales recently secured a traditional and no-evidence motion for summary judgment disposing of all claims against his financial advisor clients in a $7 million professional liability matter.