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Bank of America, N.A. v. Lahave (June 26, 2013, B240826) 2013 WL 3213731 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR obtains reversal in Court of Appeal in commercial guaranty action

Celador Internat., Inc. v. American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. (9th Cir. 2012) 499 Fed.Appx. 721

Television show creator found contractually entitled to 50% of network’s profits; substantial evidence supported jury’s $269 million damages award

Language Line Services, Inc. v. Language Services Associates, Inc. (9th Cir., Sept. 24, 2012, No. 11-17757) 2012 WL 4337722 [mem. disp.]

GMSR’s client, Language Line Services, is the country’s largest provider of interpretation services. One of its employees left to join a competitor, taking with him highly confidential customer information. Language Line obtained a broad injunction barring any use of the stolen information and requiring a

Seyedan v. Ebrahimi (Oct. 25, 2011, B214791) 2011 WL 5041955 [nonpublished opinion]

“GMSR’s client, Maryam Seyedan, invested some $400,000 in real property acquired by defendant Nassir Ebrahimi in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, a joint venture that was memorialized in a written agreement and amended orally over time. In 2006, after Ebrahimi rebuffed her demand for her

Dairy Farmers of America v. Cacique, Inc. (July 20, 2011, B219840) 2011 WL 2936463 [nonpublished opinion]

Cacique, a cheese producer, abruptly terminated its contract to buy milk from Dairy Farmers of America without giving the requisite notice. DFA sued for breach of contract. Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded DFA $12.5 million in damages. Cacique appealed, arguing that the

Greenspan v. LADT, LLC (2010) 191 Cal.App.4th 486

Court reverses trial court’s refusal to add alter ego judgment debtors, holding that alter ego liability applies equally to trustees

Ladd v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1298

Studio’s undervaluation of film producers’ share of revenues; infringement of film producer’s rights

2010

Dillingham-Ray Wilson v. City of Los Angeles (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 1396

Interpretation of public entity construction contract and application of Amelco principles

Jasmine Networks, Inc. v. Superior Court (2009) 180 Cal.App.4th 980

Former trade secrets owner had standing to assert trade secret misappropriation claim

Bioquest Venture Leasing Company-A, N.V. v. VivoRx Autoimmune, Inc. (Nov. 5, 2009, B201454) 2009 WL 3719534 [nonpublished opinion]

Plaintiff sued GMSR’s client VivoRx for breach of a biotechnology license agreement that was silent on choice of law. VivoRx argued that California law applied, and that it barred plaintiff’s claims as untimely, while plaintiff insisted that Massachusetts law governed the lawsuit, and that its