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 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
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
Court of Appeal affirms defense verdict in $40 million case alleging false financial statements, finding no prejudice from claimed instructional error
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 reverses denial of alter ego motion
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 affirms judgment for GMSR’s client, ordering enforcement of its Beverly Hills ground lease through 2102
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
Court of Appeal reverses order permitting statutory buyout of GMSR client’s interest in an LLC
GMSR’s clients own a combined 50% interest in a limited liability company (LLC). Following years of dissension with the holders of the remaining 50% interest, one of GMSR’s clients sued for a decree of judicial dissolution. The holders of the opposing 50% interest filed a
On behalf of Columbo creators, GMSR persuades Court of Appeal to reinstate a fraud claim and keep alive a breach of contract claim involving Universal Studios’ failure to pay tens of millions in royalties
The creators of the 1970s hit television series Columbo were contractually entitled to a share of the show’s net profits—but the studio failed to pay them anything for decades, representing that the show had no net profits. Eventually, the studio sent an accounting statement revealing
Court Of Appeal Reverses $3.5 Million Jury Award And JNOV Denial, Ordering Entry Of Judgment For GMSR’s Client
GMSR’s client and his co-investors agreed to sell their accounting software business. After the sale closed, an investor who had received $3.6 million for his share sued the client for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, claiming that he had forced the sale against the
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