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Experience
Kelly, et al. v. Arriba Soft Corp., et al.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Representation of defendant in litigation establishing fair use defense for thumbnails of copyrighted photographs in Internet search engine. 280 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2002)
Move, Inc. v. Zillow, Inc.
Superior Court of Washington, King County
Represented the defendant Zillow in an employment-related unfair competition / trade secrets case against its largest competitor in which the plaintiffs sought approximately $2 billion in damages. After the Court dismissed more than $1 billion of plaintiffs’ claimed damages, found in favor of Zillow on allegations of spoliation, and granted several of the client’s motions for partial summary judgment including dismissal of most of plaintiffs’ tort-based claims, case settled on what was scheduled to be the first day of trial.
