San Diego Associate Paola Perkins recently obtained summary judgment for the firm's client in a slip and fall lawsuit involving a public sidewalk adjacent to the client's property.

On September 12, 2025, after a two-week trial, the Phoenix trial team of Partner Matt Kleifield, Associate Bryce Anderson, and Paralegal Esther Fairley received a unanimous defense verdict in a contentious case involving a motor vehicle accident from which the plaintiff claimed a TBI with chronic and permanent symptoms/deficits nearly five years later. 

Newark Managing Partner Colin Hackett recently obtained a favorable and unusual defense verdict at the close of a seven-day trial in a motor vehicle accident case. The plaintiff’s demand was seven figures the day trial started, dropping to a high six figures after the first day of testimony. The jury, however, returned the lowest six figure verdict possible and one-tenth of the demand the day trial started.

Seattle Partners Michael A. Jaeger and Jonathan Missen, with Associate Christian Brown, secured a Washington appellate court decision that affirmed an order granting summary judgment for Live Nation, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Phish in a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs sought to hold the defendants liable for injuries they suffered at a concert when they were struck with rocks by unknown assailants.

Minneapolis Partner Larina Alton obtained an appellate reversal for her client in a precedent-setting case before the Minnesota Supreme Court. The case, Doug Hoskin v. Josh Krsnak, et al., number A23-1275, involved complex allegations of economic duress and fiduciary abuse between longtime business partners amid the financial turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic. When Ms. Alton’s client, Hoskin, was allegedly coerced into transferring his assets to Krsnak under threat of financial ruin, his efforts to hold his partner accountable were initially blocked by courts that ruled his claims were barred by the very contractual releases he claimed he was forced to execute against his will.

Los Angeles Partner Laurie N. Stayton obtained a complete defense victory for a global hospitality client in Santa Monica, California, following a 20-day jury trial, three days of deliberation, and more than five years of litigation.

Los Angeles Partner Heather Hamby and Orange County Partner Steven Gatley recently secured summary judgment in favor of an owner, property developer and project holding company, in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a construction project incident. The Los Angeles Superior Court judge found that there were no triable issues of fact concerning whether or not workers’ compensation coverage would cover the incident.
 

Tampa Partner Nicholas Dareneau recently obtained summary judgment for a property owner client in a trip-and-fall lawsuit, with a Florida judge finding that the condition of the sidewalk over which the plaintiff tripped was not dangerous as a matter of law.

Tampa Partners Nicholas Dareneau and John Rine obtained a determination of civil immunity for their client after a bifurcated wrongful death trial.  

Fort Lauderdale/Miami Partner Sean P. Shecter, co-chair of the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice, recently helped a client avoid SEC enforcement in connection with a multimillion-dollar insider trading investigation tied to merger activity.