GMSR: Cases: Irving H. Greines

GMSR has helped shape constitutional law, handling cutting-edge cases involving privacy, searches and seizures, due process, and the First Amendment. In addition to our extensive experience in the federal circuit courts, we have also appeared repeatedly in the U.S. Supreme Court in recent years.

Constitutional Law Cases by Irving H. Greines
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In re Marriage Cases (2008) 43 Cal.4th 757
Constitutionality of statute providing that only heterosexual couples can marry (amicus curiae brief)
Irving H. Greines , Cynthia E. Tobisman , Jennifer C. Yang

Pointe v. Weingarten (2007) 2007 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5649
Reversal of punitive damage award; constitutional limits on ratio of punitive to compensatory damages
Irving H. Greines , Barbara W. Ravitz

Hearst v. Ganzi (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 1195
Constitutional right of access to courts; liability of trustee for breach of fiduciary duty; immunity of trustee from exposure under will-contest safe harbor provisions
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger

Schaeffer v. Superior Court (Schaeffer) (2005) 2005 Cal. LEXIS 6144
Writ challenge regarding production of privileged lawyer-client emails and electronic databases containing constitutionally protected employee information
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger

Hanstad v. Truck Ins. Exchange (2002) 2002 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 8605
$40 million punitive damages award reversed because trial court improperly usurped jury’s role in determining facts regarding managing agent’s ratification of tortious conduct
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger

Liston v. Patrice (2000, B137438)
Unconstitutional injunction restricting First Amendment rights
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger

Surgin Surgical Instrumentation, Inc. v. Truck Ins. Exchange (1998) 76 Cal.Rptr.2d 303
Reversal of $59.8 million default judgment based on terminating discovery sanctions in insurance bad faith case
Irving H. Greines , Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson

BMW v. Gore (1996) 517 U.S. 559
Constitutional limits on right to recover punitive damages (amicus curiae brief)
Irving H. Greines , Robin Meadow , Robert A. Olson , Barbara W. Ravitz

Wood v. Kessler (1989) 1989 Cal. LEXIS 2145
Business dispute – constitutional right to jury trial
Irving H. Greines , Feris M. Greenberger

Barme v. Wood (1984) 37 Cal.3d 174
Constitutionality of MICRA statutes
Irving H. Greines

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