Grant & Eisenhofer Successfully Swipes Overstock’s Card Scheme In $3M Whistleblower Litigation
Last week, Grant & Eisenhofer won a jury verdict on behalf of a whistleblower who exposed a scheme by Overstock.com to avoid reporting and remitting to Delaware millions of dollars in dormant gift cards. Stuart Grant, who recently retired as managing director of...
Gair Secures Record-Setting Sexual Abuse Settlement Against The Catholic Church
Last week, New York personal injury law firm Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf secured what is believed to be the largest individual settlement on record on behalf of an individual arising out of sexual abuse in the Catholic...
San Francisco IP Firm Secures $10.5M Settlement for Knee Implant Maker
Conformis, Inc. announced this week that it had entered into a settlement and license agreement with Smith & Nephew that resolves all patent disputes between the two companies. Conformis is a medical technology company that uses its proprietary iFit...
Outten & Golden Leads Charge in Job Seeker Class Action, Secures Third Circuit Rules in Plaintiffs’ Favor
The Third Circuit ruled last week that job applicants have standing to sue under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in a criminal history lawsuit brought by plaintiffs against their prospective employer, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the...
Clouse Brown Recovers Former TX Pastor’s Retirement Earnings
A former executive pastor is praising Clouse Brown PLLC in the Dallas-based employment law boutique’s lawyers’ abilities to secure a verdict in his favor for millions in retirement benefits for him and his wife. Last week, a Tarrant County, Texas jury delivered a $3.7...
Dallas-based IP Firm Wins $8.2 Infringement Verdict Against J&J Subsidiary
In late August, Dallas-based intellectual property and business litigation law firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry won a $8.2 million patent infringement verdict for Acantha LLC against medical device manufacturer DePuy Synthes, a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson...
Vinson & Elkins Wins Multimillion-Dollar Eminent Domain Case For Houston Company
Lawyers from the Houston-based Vinson & Elkins recently won a unique eminent domain suit brought on by the State of Texas against a privately-held joint venture. Using the power of eminent domain, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) acquired the DiMare...
Waters & Kraus Team Wins $8.45M For Mesothelioma Victim’s Family
Lawyers from Waters & Kraus (Los Angeles) and its related firm, Waters Kraus & Paul (Dallas), won a major wrongful death award in Los Angeles County on behalf of the son of a pipefitter who died of mesothelioma. The nine-day trial resulted in an $8.45 million...
Sanford Announces Two Major Settlements in August
On the heels of a sexual harassment jury verdict in July, Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP continued their successful streak with several large announcements in August, affecting plaintiffs in several states. California On Aug. 8, the firm announced the preliminary approval...
Berger Montague Secures $4 Million Settlement in Medicare Fraud Lawsuit Against Florida Dermatologist
Last week, the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida reached a qui tam whistleblower settlement with a prominent Florida dermatologist for suspicious billing practices. The whistleblower's suit, filed in federal court in Tampa, alleged...
Upheld: Led by Panish, CA Firms Secures $15.3 Million Verdict Against AC Transit
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (“AC Transit”) passengers received final justice in the California Court of Appeal in late August when a prior $15,313,703 award was upheld. Lawyers from Panish Shea & Boyle (PSB), Reed Smith and solo practitioner Ivan W....
Susman Godfrey ‘Beats’ Dr. Dre, Wins Millions for Ex-Headphone Designer
In June, Susman Godfrey LLP secured a $25.25 million verdict from a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court for Steven Lamar in his dispute with Dr. Dre and Jimmy lovine over royalties he was owed for his role in creating the iconic Beats headphones. According to the firm,...