Hiphoplands Ltd. v. Blackground Records
Feb 10, 2009OUTCOME: $0 jury verdict on Cross-Complaint
Plaintiff British record distributor sued for breach of contract and was counter-sued for breach. Both claims resulted in $0 verdicts.
Hollywood, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Hollywood, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Civil Rights, Violent Crime
OUTCOME: $0 jury verdict on Cross-Complaint
Plaintiff British record distributor sued for breach of contract and was counter-sued for breach. Both claims resulted in $0 verdicts.
OUTCOME: Acquittal on all serious robbery charges
Three Strikes 19 Count Robbery Gang Trial (9 defendant case, 6 counts against client) with a gang informant testifying implicating our client and client's car allegedly caught on videotape at the scene ... of one of the robberies: Successfully severed client's case (only defendant who had his matter successfully severed by order of the court), acquitted of all robbery charges against him, convicted of only one accessory after the fact case (a wobbler charge), and case successfully removed from the three strikes range.
OUTCOME: $1.2 Million Dollar verdict
Jurors awarded a dockworker $1.2 million in damages for on- the-job harassment resulting from her promotion at a marine terminal in the Port of Long Beach. Ms. McCoy, a 47-year-old marine clerk who has ... worked at Southern California ports since 1988, was awarded the sum following a two-week trial in Los Angeles Superior Court. It was McCoy's second successful lawsuit against her employer, the Pacific Maritime Association, an organization representing most major marine terminals at West Coast seaports. The first case, filed by McCoy because of her inability to get a promotion, resulted in an agreement that called for her to at least receive training for a higher-classification job. The new case centered on her treatment when she began that training.
OUTCOME: $1,260,000 settlement
Cross-Complainants sued prior lawyer for legal malpractice in a fee dispute. Clients settled for over $1.2 million two months before trial.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty, Hung Jury
Attempted Murder and Witness Intimidation Jury Trial Against Admitted Gang Member: Not guilty on two counts, hung jury on four counts
OUTCOME: $2,250,000 settlement
Wage and hour class action settlement
OUTCOME: Hung Jury (9-3 in favor of acquittal)
Premeditated Attempted Murder and Residential Burglary Jury Trial where victim eyewitness (next door neighbor) identified 16 year old defendant of stabbing her 14 times: Hung jury on all counts, 9-3 in ... favor of acquittal
OUTCOME: Hung Jury
Three Strikes Stalking, Extortion, Criminal Threats, Felon In Possession of Firearm Charges where victim was a former district attorney who knew and worked with the District Attorney trying the case, t ... he Judge presiding over the case and the Lead Detective investigating the case and testifying for the prosecution: Hung jury on all counts.