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. 

Los Angeles Partner Dana Alden Fox will be performing with his rock band, Too Loud for Larry, at the American Board of Trial Advocates' (ABOTA) upcoming “Battle of the Barristers” event on October 7 at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood. 

For the second time this year, Boston Partner Kip Adams appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals on behalf of a firm client concerning complex OSHA law issues.   

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.

An article in Hackney Publications' latest Sports Litigation Alert spotlights the broader implications of Phoenix Partner and Sports Practice Chair Gregg Clifton's successful effort in securing a preliminary injunction allowing his client, wide receiver Cortez Braham Jr., to play college football during the 2025-26 season. 

Los Angeles Partner Craig Holden and Atlanta Partner Jonathan D. Goins have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 ‘500 Leading Litigators in America’ list.

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.

Dallas Partner Clint Corrie will join a panel on recent advances in technology impacting FINRA arbitration at an upcoming Practising Law Institute (PLI) Securities Arbitration program, hosted in New York City and broadcasted live on September 11.

Dallas Partner Susan Briones will speak on a Sept. 29 panel at the American Society for Health Care Risk Management's 2025 annual conference in Charlotte, N.C., concerning liability and quality of care issues that nurses and allied health professionals commonly face in hospital and healthcare system environments.

On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order suspending an exemption on tariffs for certain low-value imported goods, commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption.” The order will take effect for goods entering the United States on or after August 29, 2025. This Client Alert examines the de minimis exemption and what its suspension may mean for U.S. businesses.

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.