United States ex rel. Rille. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
Sep 19, 2011
OUTCOME: $48 Million Settlement
Cisco Systems and Westcon Group North America agreed to pay the United States $48 million to settle claims that they made misrepresentations to the General Services Administration (GSA) and other feder...al agencies.
Contracts and agreements
Rille et al. v. Electronic Data et al.
Jan 31, 2011
OUTCOME: $46 Million Settlement
Oracle Corp., which bought Sun Microsystems Inc. in 2010, agreed to pay $46 million to settle claims that Sun paid kickbacks in exchange for recommendations that federal agencies use its products. Da...n played a key role as counsel in this case.
Contracts and agreements
BIMBO BAKERIES USA, INC. V. PINCKNEY MOLDED PLASTICS
Mar 20, 2007
OUTCOME: $8 M jury verdict
A bakery ordered some plastic baskets that would allow the bakery to load and transport baked bread. These baskets were supposed to fit together so they would stack safely together, but the baskets shi...fted, the stacks of bread fell and broke an employee’s back. Dan Packard was hired to go against the basket manufacturer, who denied any fault. With his team of experts, Dan identified the design defect that caused the baskets to break. Just before trial, the basket manufacturer offered to settle the case for $100,000, claiming that the Plaintiff did not have much of a chance to win at trial. Dan rejected the offer and tried the case to a federal jury. The jury returned a verdict in our favor for $8,500,000 – 85 times more than the defendant offered.