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Biography
Gary Wax is an appellate lawyer who represents a wide range of clients in civil appeals and in writ proceedings, including insurers, property owners, employers, public entities, bankruptcy creditors, and trademark-holders. Gary also regularly advises trial counsel on drafting jury instructions and making and opposing post-trial motions.
Before joining GMSR as an appellate lawyer, Gary worked in the film industry as an executive for entertainment companies like Miramax Films, where he acquired distribution rights for feature films such as the Oscar-nominated City of God. Gary now uses his appreciation for effective storytelling to deliver persuasive briefs and arguments for clients seeking to uphold or reverse their trial court judgments in California state or federal appellate courts.
Gary’s top five favorite legal films of all time: 12 Angry Men, A Few Good Men, The Verdict, True Believer, Primal Fear.
High-Impact Wins
Garcia v. Holt (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 600
Made New Law
Garcia v. Holt (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 600
Made New Law
The Court of Appeal held that absent knowledge of dangerous activities occurring in their rental unit during a tenancy, landlords have no duty to inspect the unit for dangerous bombmaking activities.
Brown v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 841
Made New Law
Brown v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 841
Made New Law
Rejecting the appellant’s so-called “metaphysical moment theory,” the Court of Appeal held that a water leak from a home’s plumbing system is not “sudden” where it continues constantly and gradually over a period of time, even if the first drip began at a single moment in time. Accordingly, a slow leak – even if commencing in a microscopically-measurable instant – is not covered by a first-party homeowners’ insurance policy providing water-damage coverage only where a leak is caused by a “sudden and accidental discharge” from a plumbing system.
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