Business litigants turn to GMSR when the stakes are high, whether it’s to preserve an important victory or to challenge an adverse decision. GMSR has substantive experience in a range of fields including antitrust, bankruptcy, banking/lender liability, contract interpretation and enforcement, torts, trade secrets misappropriation, and unfair competition. That experience, combined with GMSR’s outside-the-box thinking and persuasive writing, ensures appellate briefs that present its clients’ case in the strongest light possible. Savvy clients also regularly bring GMSR in long before the appellate stage to draft dispositive motions, review proposed jury instructions and verdict forms, and advise on strategy with an eye toward appeal.
Federal Insurance Company and GMSR client Truck Insurance Exchange were liability insurers for the same insured. In a previous lawsuit, Federal sued Truck for reimbursement on the premise that Federal’s duty to defend under the insured’s excess policy depended on the exhaustion of the primary
GMSR’s client, Porch.com, is an online marketplace that connects homeowners with home-service providers. Porch.com agreed to acquire Kandela, a moving services company, and the parties signed an acquisition agreement with an arbitration clause. Eventually, Kandela claimed that Porch.com had committed fraud and the parties submitted
The owner of a car dealership sued his former business partner, seeking to collect on a promissory note. The former business partner sought to abate the action under Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10(c), arguing that it involved the same claims and parties as in
Court of Appeal affirms judgment confirming arbitration award, holding that the appellant failed to provide a sufficient appellate record
Court of Appeal reverses demurrer based on plea of abatement, allowing GMSR’s client’s lawsuit to proceed
GMSR’s clients sold their Mercedes dealership to plaintiffs for $100 million. Several years later, plaintiffs sued, claiming that the financial statements the clients gave them were inaccurate and led them to overvalue the dealership’s good will by $40 million. After the clients defeated plaintiffs’ fraud
Court of Appeal affirms defense verdict in $40 million case alleging false financial statements, finding no prejudice from claimed instructional error
Code of Civil Procedure section 187 permits trial courts to disregard the corporate shield by amending judgments to include alter egos of the original judgment debtor. Invoking section 187, GMSR’s client moved to add two individuals to a judgment against the individuals’ LLCs. The trial
Court of Appeal reverses denial of alter ego motion
In 2003, GMSR’s client purchased the ground lease of a prime Beverly Hills commercial property. The lease was set to expire in 2058, but after a few years the landlord agreed to extend it through 2123, in return for a $1.5 million up-front payment. Ten
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