Under the settlement, $360 million will be paid to settle the public entities’ claims, with $150 million allocated to the 2017 fires and 2018 debris flow events and the remaining $210 million allocated to the 2018 Woolsey Fire.
“These settlements represent a significant result for our client,” said partner Doug Dixon.
The story was covered in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Business Journal, and Law360 to name a few.
Ashley Artmann
UCLA School of Law (J.D. 2017)
Stanford University (B.A., 2012)
Clerkships: Hon. Kim McLane Wardlaw, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Hon. Cormac J. Carney, U.S. District Court for Central District of California
Sara Banco
UC Irvine School of Law (J.D., 2017)
California State University, Monterey Bay (B.A., 2013)
Clerkships: Hon. Carolyn McHugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Haoxiaohan Cai
Harvard Law School (J.D., 2017)
Duke University (B.A., 2014)
Clerkships: Hon. Gonzalo Curiel, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California and Hon. Jerome Holmes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Shannon Coit
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2014)
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (M.A., 2014)
University of Michigan (B.A., 2006)
Clerkships: Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Hon. Cynthia Bashant, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Maxwell Coll
UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2016)
Tulane University (B.A., 2011)
Clerkship: Hon. David O. Carter, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Joseph Crusham
UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2018)
Ohio State University (B.A., 2015)
Clerkship: Hon. Josephine L. Staton, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Sara Haji
UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2014)
University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2010)
Clerkships: Hon. Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar for the Supreme Court of California, Hon. Raymond C. Fisher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Hon. Margo K. Brodie, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Abigail Majane
University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2018)
University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 2015; B.A., 2015)
Clerkship: Hon. Michael Brennan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Amber Munoz
UCLA School of Law (J.D., 2019)
University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 2015)
Our Criminal Defense: White Collar and our Commercial Litigation practices both received National and Metropolitan (Los Angeles and Orange County) top-tier rankings.
In addition, five partners were listed in 26th edition of Best Lawyers in America ranking released earlier this year. They were recognized for excellence in Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Intellectual Property, Securities and Bet-the-Company litigation.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
The LABJ noted that Mr. Hueston has been on an unprecedented string of high profile trial, appellate and court hearing victories within the last year, from a 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court victory, to defeating the SEC’s motion for contempt against client Elon Musk over his tweeting, to a complete defense victory for Caltech after a four-week jury trial in Los Angeles.
As “the best lawyer of his generation” with a “commanding reputation for his trial advocacy,” Mr. Hueston is selected as lead counsel for many of the nation’s most profile cases.
Brian Hennigan was also honored to be included as a finalist. The LABJ noted his successful representations of individuals facing allegations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Sherman Act. He has also represented Fortune 500 corporations in a variety of civil disputes, including antitrust, trade secret, and unfair competition litigation.
Mr. Hueston was honored alongside a number of leading general counsel and firm-based attorneys in the Los Angeles area.
Click here to read the Los Angeles Business Journal Supplement.
Our Criminal Defense: White Collar and our Commercial Litigation practices both received National and Metropolitan (Los Angeles and Orange County) top-tier rankings.
In addition, five partners were listed in 26th edition of Best Lawyers in America ranking released earlier this year. They were recognized for excellence in Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Intellectual Property, Securities and Bet-the-Company litigation.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
Sorrento’s claims relate the “catch and kill” scheme that Soon-Shiong allegedly orchestrated to keep Sorrento’s promising cancer drug Cynviloq off the market in order to preserve Soon-Shiong’s personal financial interest in another competing drug.
In his ruling, Judge Terry Green denied Soon-Shiong’s and NantPharma’s motion to stay or dismiss Sorrento’s arbitration against them, allowing that case to proceed in full. Judge Green also granted Sorrento’s motions to compel Soon-Shiong entity NantCell’s counterclaims to arbitration, rejecting NantCell’s attempts to avoid the arbitration agreement it had previously entered into with Sorrento.
The Hueston Hennigan team includes John Hueston, Padraic Foran, Karen Younkins and Annie Banks.
The story was covered in the Daily Journal.
The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that Echelon’s bike product, and its related app, infringes Peloton’s patented leaderboard technology, and that Echelon is intentionally misleading consumers with false comparisons between the Echelon and Peloton bikes.
Similar claims are at issue in Peloton’s lawsuit against Flywheel; just last month, a federal judge rejected Flywheel’s attempt to dismiss that case. (Click here to read more).
“We filed this suit to protect Peloton’s rights and to stop Echelon’s misappropriation, false advertising and unfair competition,” said Peloton lead counsel.
The Hueston Hennigan team representing Peloton in this action includes Christina V. Rayburn, Karen Younkins, Kevin X. Wang and Maxwell K. Coll.
The story was covered in the Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg Law, Reuters and Law360.
Benchmark editors noted Mr. Hueston’s defense of Elon Musk and Southern California Edison against civil claims arising out of the 2017 Thomas Fire, the 2018 Montecito mudslides, and the 2018 Woolsey Fire. “John is emerging as one of the most prominent trial lawyers in the country,” offers one peer. “He’s gone from being someone who was a go-to in California to someone who is just everywhere.”
The firm was also recognized as a “Top Boutiques” in the United States, one of only 12 firms selected nationwide. In addition, we were selected as one of the “Top 20 Trial Firms” in the United States, for the second year in a row.
Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation law firms and lawyers. Research is conducted through extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms. During these interviews, we examine recent casework handled by law firms and ask individual litigators to provide their professional opinions on peers and practitioners within their jurisdiction or practice area.
For the fourth consecutive year, Hueston Hennigan earns a spot on the list of “Top Boutiques” in the United States, one of only 12 firms selected nationwide. In addition, we were selected as one of the “Top 20 Trial Firms” in the United States, for the second year in a row.
Hueston Hennigan also earned national – and California – tier 1 rankings in the General Commercial, White Collar, Securities and Entertainment practice areas.
The Benchmark analysis noted Hueston Hennigan’s “rise to a dominant position not only in the Southern California region but also through the state and indeed across the country.” The editors quoted an out-of-state peer citing, “their profile is going national at this point! They have just been massively successful.” With a trial-centric vision and an aggressive business model, “the firm is also [on] a first-call for crisis-based ‘event-driven litigation.’”
A number of our partners were also individually recognized, as noted below:
Marshall A. Camp, Local Litigation Star
Douglas J. Dixon, Future Star
Brian Hennigan, Local Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
John C. Hueston, Local Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
Moez M. Kaba, 40 & Under Hot List, Local Litigation Star
Robert N. Klieger, Local Litigation Star
Allison Libeu, 40 & Under Hot List
Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation law firms and lawyers. Research is conducted through extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms. During these interviews, we examine recent casework handled by law firms and ask individual litigators to provide their professional opinions on peers and practitioners within their jurisdiction or practice area.
Making his tenth appearance on the list of “Top 100 Lawyers” in California, the Daily Journal noted Mr. Hueston’s recent unanimous victory at the United States Supreme Court in a case that has significant implications for class actions defense. Mr. Hueston noted it was his first appearance at the high court and a “career moment for me.” The article also commented on Mr. Hueston’s success in steering Tesla’s Elon Musk to safety when he ran afoul of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. To defend against the SEC, Hueston developed a “number of creative arguments” that ultimately led to setting aside the government’s contempt request.
For the third consecutive year, Mr. Kaba has been commended for his “significant victories for clients,” including Amgen in its battle to prevent state authorities from disclosing pricing information; for social networking app Grindr in a case over its potential liability for the acts of users; and Bausch Health Companies in separate trade secret and FCA actions. Responding to the Daily Journal’s recognition of his “extensive litigation work as a whole,” Mr. Kaba noted, “we like to take on important and difficult cases.”
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