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NOTEWORTHY CASES - Litigation & Business

Complex Business Transactions & Litigation

Bureerong v. Mervyns: Successful defense of highly-publicized claim for $20,000,000 against garment manufacturer for alleged labor law violations brought by over a hundred garment workers.

Covington v. J.L. Properties: Successful defense of $3,500,000 real estate fraud action.

Vu v. Happy Nails: We were retained after trial in this sexual harassment case and overturned the verdict of $250,000 against our client.

Settles v. Stadnyk: Securities fraud case resulting in $250,000 judgment for our client.

Baharian-Mehr v. Pelican Theater: Successful defense of partnership dispute; affirmed on appeal.

Startup Companies and Small Businesses

Quon v. Vision Builders: Defended a construction defect case where more than $1,000,000 in damages were alleged. The case was settled favorably for our client.

Baharian-Mehr v. Pelican Theater: Successful defense of partnership dispute; affirmed on appeal.

Administrative and Regulatory law

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Amtel Communications, Inc.: Lead counsel for a middle-market communications company. After a year of negotiation, the SEC dropped its claim of various securities violations by our client.

Vu v. Happy Nails: We were retained after trial in this sexual harassment case and overturned the verdict of $250,000 against our client.

Appeals and Writs

Siderman v. Republic of Argentina: International civil rights action that went twice to the United States Supreme Court before it was successfully settled. This was the first civil rights case against a foreign sovereign ever to reach the eve of trial.

In re Lara: Successful prosecution of a real estate broker for making a spurious claim. The decision was affirmed on appeal and resulted in a legislative change which became known as the "Lara Law."

Harper v. Ultimo: Successful defeat of mandatory arbitration clause in construction defect case; affirmed on appeal; settled for $122,500 damages for our client.

Land Use

Gammoh v. City of Anaheim: Civil rights action for lost profits due to denial of a land-use permit, resulting in a payment of $2,000,000 to the client.

JGD v. City of Anaheim: Challenge to denial of land-use approval for commercial office building, resulting in granting of approval and $200,000 damages.

Belisle v. City of Garden Grove: Eminent domain case resulting in payment to our client four times greater than the city's original offer.

Civil Rights

Gammoh v. City of Anaheim: Civil rights action for lost profits due to denial of a land-use permit, resulting in a payment of $2,000,000 to the client.

Personal Injury

Kelly v. Pak West: Personal injury case settled for $5,200,000 for our client.

Pingree v. Ralphs Supermarkets: Slip and fall case settled for ten times the offer received by prior counsel.