Court of Appeal affirms defense verdict and judgment, finding any alleged evidentiary error was harmless
At midnight, a towing company’s driver collided with a pedestrian on a bridge in Indio. After the accident, the towing company obtained a defense verdict at trial. The jury found that the defendants were not negligent. On appeal, Plaintiffs attacked the trial court’s admission of
Court of Appeal affirms declaratory judgment, saving GMSR’s client tens of millions in rent
GMSR’s client, VMA Palomar, LLC (VMA), is the commercial tenant under a 42-year ground lease with landlord Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Long Beach (FMT). The monthly rent was based on the property’s fair market value in the 1970s, when the lease began. The
Ninth Circuit reverses judgment against GMSR’s client and reinstates its $25.7 million verdict
GMSR’s client EchoSpan alleged that a competitor willfully and maliciously appropriated multiple trade secrets and sought more than $23 million in damages based on the competitor’s unjust enrichment. A federal jury unanimously agreed regarding one of the trade secrets and awarded $11.7 million in unjust
GMSR prevents compelled disclosure of privileged documents via writ review
Writ petitions can provide valuable relief when a trial court issues an erroneous order in the middle of litigation. This proved to be the case recently for a GMSR client. During discovery, the client faced an order to produce several documents that it had asserted
GMSR wins insurance contribution case in Oregon Supreme Court
GMSR’s client Continental Casualty Company paid over $25 million in defense costs for an industrial insured facing environmental claims at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. Continental sued its co-insurers for contribution. A few months before trial, one of the defendant insurers moved for dismissal, claiming
Court of Appeal affirms judgment in favor of GMSR’s clients, rejecting fraud and misrepresentation claims stemming from a $30+ million commercial real estate deal
Two plaintiffs—a cosmetics company and a related entity—sued GMSR’s clients, a large property developer and two other defendants. Plaintiffs alleged fraud and misrepresentation arising from a multimillion-dollar commercial property sale in the City of Corona. The trial court granted summary judgment against one of the
GMSR wins reversal of defense judgment and remand for new trial of carrier’s $5 million fraud claim
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
Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment for GMSR’s insurer client
GMSR represented Steadfast Insurance Company on appeal in a dispute with another insurer suing on the assigned rights of Steadfast’s insured. Steadfast’s insured, a construction company, allegedly built defective roofs. Its insurance broker failed to timely report one of the claims to Steadfast—so the broker’s
Court of Appeal affirms judgment confirming arbitration award, holding that the appellant failed to provide a sufficient appellate record
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
Court of Appeal reverses demurrer based on plea of abatement, allowing GMSR’s client’s lawsuit to proceed
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
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