Philadelphia Partners David Yavil and Alex MacMullan recently obtained summary judgment for their clients on multiple claims in an auto accident lawsuit, significantly narrowing the issues for trial. 

Starting their ninth trial of the year – eight juries, one bench – the trial team of Newark Partner Afsha Noran and Managing Partner Colin P. Hackett recently obtained a “No Cause” verdict for a national owner, developer, builder, and operator of real estate. 

New York Partner Bradley J. Bartolomeo and Associate Daniel Axelrod secured a dismissal on summary judgment for the firm’s client, The Bridge, Inc., in the matter of Baker v. The Bridge, Inc., No. 23-CV-04416 (S.D.N.Y.).

St. Louis Managing Partner Tracy Cowan and Kansas City Partner Jonathan Craig secured a summary judgment win in a Missouri negligence action with a $2 million demand.

Lewis Brisbois successfully argued in a case pending in Federal Court that the plaintiff’s injuries – which included two fusion surgeries and a shoulder surgery – did not fit within the statutory definition of a “serious injury" and the court ultimately dismissed the entire case. 

Dallas Partners Susan Briones and Nichol Bunn, along with Dallas Associate Elizabeth Hill, recently obtained a dismissal of a medical malpractice case against a long-term care facility in Llano County, Texas.  

The legal team of New York Partner Minyao Wang, Sacramento Partner Greg Johnson, and Nashville Associate Matthew Byron achieved a resounding victory before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) on behalf of our client, the U.S. subsidiary of a major Chinese solar-related goods manufacturer, against a well-known leading American energy technology company (the “respondent”). The ICC issued an award of almost $2 million consisting of damages, fees and costs in favor of our client. The seat of arbitration was New York City. 

Fort Lauderdale Managing Partner Cheryl Wilke and Partner Alexander Harne secured an appellate victory from the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirming a complete defense verdict for their clients, civil engineering firm Gulfstream Design Group and its owner, Matthew Lahti, in a high-stakes professional negligence case in which the plaintiff had sought more than $20 million.

Sportico has published an article covering the success of Phoenix Partner and Sports Practice Chair Gregg Clifton and his Lewis Brisbois legal team of Brandon Wright and Conor Donze and their successful representation of San Diego State defensive lineman Tatuo Martinson, who secured the right to play this season after the NCAA attempted to enforce its Five-Year Rule to end his eligibility.

Sacramento Partner Shane Singh and Associate Grace Mehta of Lewis Brisbois’ Labor & Employment and ADA Compliance & Defense Practices recently secured a defense verdict for a motel client following a three-week trial in an Unruh Act lawsuit arising from a trip-and-fall incident in 2019.