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GMSR has an enviable record of success on appeal. For your convenience, the firm has provided a simple search tool for guests and clients to search that record.

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Coastline RE Holdings Corp. v. Cunningham (June 7, 2019, C076994) 2019 WL 2402272

Court of Appeal affirms $3.9 million judgment on commercial guaranty, holding that federal law bars guarantor’s assertion of “sham guaranty” defense

Estate of Jackson (May 16, 2019, B282375) 2019 WL 2136114

Court of Appeal rejects claim that Michael Jackson gave away 15% of his business at a middle-of-the-night meeting

Himelsein Mandel Fund Management, LLC v. Fortress Investment Group, LLC (Mar. 28, 2019, B281210) 2019 WL 1395963

Court of Appeal reverses denial of jury trial, refusing to apply New York law

Eleanor Licensing LLC v. Classic Recreations LLC (2018) 21 Cal.App.5th 599

In a published decision, the Court of Appeal affirms GMSR’s clients’ rights to Eleanor, the star car character of the Gone in 60 Seconds films

Kanno v. Marwit Capital Partners II, L.P. (2017) 18 Cal.App.5th 987

GMSR’s client prevails in a published decision that comprehensively analyzes the governing principles and application of the parol evidence rule

In re Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (9th Cir. 2016) 637 Fed.Appx. 1012

After the U.S. District Court affirmed the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s confirmation of a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, a majority block of the debtor-in-possession’s insider equity shareholders appealed to the Ninth Circuit. As they did in the District Court, the insiders argued that the bankruptcy court

Crosby v. HLC Properties, Ltd. (2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 597

GMSR wins publicity rights dispute for Bing Crosby’s heirs; Court of Appeal’s decision helps delineate publicity rights of celebrities and their heirs, brings stability to settlements by reaffirming the breadth of releases of claims

In re Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (C.D.Cal. Aug. 7, 2013) 2013 WL 4045922 [bankruptcy appeal]

GMSR successfully defends bankruptcy court order confirming Chapter 11 reorganization plan on appeal

Corona Summit LLC v. SPUSO5 Corona Summit, L.P. (June 27, 2013, B226933) 2013 WL 3286181

GMSR obtains $66 million reduction of judgment and reversal of alter ego determination