Appellate

The Firm has extensive experience in state and federal appellate courts manifest in over 50 appellate opinions in a variety of areas of law including:

• A landmark decision relating to the standard applicable in the state courts to motions for summary judgment (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 25 Cal. 4th 826 (2001))
• An important decision relating to the viability of malicious prosecution actions (Casa Herrera v. Beydoun, 32 Cal. 4th 336 (2004))
• A decision clarifying the scope of the worker's compensation exclusivity defense in tort litigation (Torres v. Parkhouse Tire Service, Inc., 26 Cal. 4th 995 (2001))
  A leading decision expanding the protections afforded under the anti-SLAPP statute (Tuscher Development Enterprises, Inc. v. San Diego Unified Port District, 106 Cal. App. 4th 1219 (2003))
• A leading decision in trademark litigation (Playboy Enterprises v. Welles, 279 F.3d 796 (9th Cir. 2002))
• A decision outlining the requirement of a "favorable determination on the merits" as a prerequisite to a malicious prosecution action (Ferreira v. Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, 87 Cal. App. 4th 409 (2001))
• A decision on the scope of discovery in trade secret litigation in federal courts (Computer Economics v. Gartner Group, Inc., 50 F. Supp. 2d 980 (C.D. Cal. 1999))
• A leading decision in attorney malpractice litigation relating to the statute of limitations and the availability of equitable indemnity (Crouse v. Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, 67 Cal. App. 4th 1509 (1998))
• A leading decision on various issues of Jones Act and maritime litigation (Gizoni v. Southwest Marine, Inc., 56 F.3d 1138 (9th Cir. 1995))
• A decision regarding the appropriate procedure for a newspaper to follow to be adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation for purposes of providing legal notices (In re Molz, 27 Cal. App. 4th 836 (2005).