New York Partner and a National Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Steven Beer recently represented actor Manny Perez in the acquisition by Screen Media of all North American rights to the crime thriller film “La Soga Salvation.” The movie, which premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, constitutes Mr. Perez’s directorial debut.

Atlanta Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Intellectual Property & Technology Group Jonathan D. Goins, along with Associate Racquel V. McGee, recently secured a victory on behalf of Netflix when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia dismissed a copyright and trademark infringement matter based on lack of personal jurisdiction

Los Angeles Partner Daniel C. DeCarlo, with the assistance of New Orleans Associate Claude Reynaud, recently successfully defeated a claim on behalf of Lewis Brisbois' client Where Y’at Magazine against known "copyright troll" Larry Philpot, who, per court records, has filed over 150 lawsuits.

Chicago Associate Melissa Gardner recently secured a defense jury verdict in a matter involving a motor vehicle accident that resulted from an individual pointing a gun at Lewis Brisbois’ client.

Las Vegas Partners Brent Vogel and Katherine Gordon recently secured a significant defense verdict on behalf of an orthopedic surgeon who was accused of failing to reduce a traumatic tibia fracture properly and covering up his alleged malpractice. 

Chicago Partners Jeffrey Goldwater and Kelly M. Ognibene recently secured the first reported coverage ruling favorable to insurers under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) when the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled that Lewis Brisbois' general liability insurer clients had no duty to defend insureds against an underlying BIPA class action.

Los Angeles Partners Dana Alden Fox and Dawn M. Flores-Oster recently secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of Pop Warner Little Scholar’s Inc. when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an action alleging that the poor concussion protocols of Lewis Brisbois’ client contributed to the deaths of the plaintiffs’ sons and other youth football players.

A Lewis Brisbois litigation team, led by New York Partners Jennifer W. Yuen and Darrell J. Whiteley and Associate Andrew Zarriello, successfully secured dismissals by motion, voluntary discontinuances, and favorable settlements of over 50 cases filed in Bronx County Supreme Court arising from the largest and deadliest Legionnaires’ disease outbreak ever recorded in New York City's history.

In a matter of first impression in New York federal court, U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a Report and Recommendation on August 25, 2021 that granted Lewis Brisbois’ client’s motion for spoliation sanctions against the plaintiff for undergoing surgery before a pre-surgery independent medical examination (IME) could be held. See Kang v. Perri, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162769 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 25, 2021). 

A team led by Phoenix Partner Sean P. Healy, including Los Angeles Partner Jon P. Kardassakis and Phoenix Associate Kathryn Honecker, recently secured a significant win on behalf of Lewis Brisbois’ university client when the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied class certification in a matter alleging that the putative plaintiffs were entitled to COVID-19 disruption refunds.