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Experience
Litigation
Move, Inc. v. Zillow, Inc. and Errol Samuelson
Defended Zillow against allegations of trade secret misappropriation relating to executive hire.
Flagship Theatres of Palm Desert, LLC v. Century Theatres, Inc. and Cinemark USA. Inc.
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals of California
Represented independent movie theater in circuit dealing antitrust case against national theater chain.
Triquint Semiconductor Inc. v. Avago Technologies, Ltd., et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Represented plaintiff and counterclaim defendant TriQuint in successful patent, trade secret antitrust action involving RF duplexers and filters. Antitrust case challenged patent acquisition and abuse activities under Clayton 7 and Sherman 2. Case settled after successful summary judgment rulings.
Confidential Clients
Represented various clients in investigations by Washington State Attorney General regarding possible consumer protection violations, such as clarity of representations made to customers and unauthorized practice of law.
Pacific Coast Feather Company v. Sealy
Represented Pacific Coast Feather Company in action alleging breach of exclusivity provision in licensing agreement.
In re Cheerios Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
National counsel for General Mills in defense of purported class actions alleging false and deceptive marketing of the health benefits of Cheerios. Obtained summary judgment dismissal of most of the individual plaintiffs' claims for failure to establish any damage, and summary judgment dismissal of the class action allegations of the remaining plaintiffs.
McCormack v. Herzog
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Filed Ninth Circuit amicus brief on behalf of Legal Voice, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood and National Advocates for Pregnant Women regarding constitutionality of Idaho statutes limiting right to abortion.
Yukiko Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Group
American Arbitration Association
Represented Costco in arbitration regarding alleged breach of contract with apparel vendor.
Green Diamond Resource Company v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Company, et al.
Superior Court of Washington, Mason County
Represented policyholder in environmental insurance coverage action against primary and excess insurers.
Great American Insurance Company, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Represented Chevron in MTCA action against former alleged operators.
Garry Struthers Associates Inc. v. Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
King County Superior Court (Washington)
Lead counsel in defending consumer protection claims against worldwide freight forwarder relating to shipment to Africa. Case settled on eve of trial.
AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Safeway Inc. V. BFS Retail & Commercial Operations LLC, et al.
King County Superior Court (Washington)
Represented Chevron and Conoco Phillips in MTCA action against former alleged operators.
In re Washington Mutual Securities, ERISA and Derivative Litigation
Defended outside directors of Washington Mutual Inc. in securities, derivative and ERISA lawsuits arising from the collapse of WaMu.
AA Importing Inc. v. Global Transportation Services Inc.
King County Superior Court (Washington)
Prevailed in mandatory arbitration and successfully defended subsequent motion for partial summary judgment in breach of contract dispute.
