Woodland Hills, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Woodland Hills, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Insurance ... +5 more
OUTCOME: Success
the California Court of Appeals has upheld a writ of mandate, compelling the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Recreation & Parks to execute a permanent long term contract for Ready Golf to o ... perate the driving range and pro shop at the Sepulveda Golf Complex. The court also affirmed and ordered the City to pay Ready Golf’s legal fees on appeal.
OUTCOME: Success - $90,000,000 Verdict
Obtained a landmark wage and hour class action resulting in a $90 million verdict against a major national security company.
OUTCOME: Success - $20,000,000 Verdict
Obtained a landmark insurance bad faith decision resulting in a $20 million jury verdict against California’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
OUTCOME: Success
Successful defense of a major misappropriation of trade secrets case against a Fortune 500 defense contractor.
OUTCOME: Success
Obtained a multi-million dollar malicious prosecution verdict against a former CIA proprietary company.
OUTCOME: Success - $4,000,000 Award
Won a binding $4 million arbitration award on behalf Children's Hospital Los Angeles against its insurer, a decision that is expected to impact how the industry handles multi-year policies for professi ... onal liability insurance. Pomerance's performance in this case was touted as "masterful" by the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Children's Hospital, who described Mr. Pomerance as one of the "best trial attorneys" he has ever encountered.
OUTCOME: Success - $1,100,000 Settlement
Obtained a $1.1 million dollar verdict against State Fund on behalf of an occupational medical clinic due to wrongful exclusion from the provider network. Then won a reported appellate decision uphold ... ing the jury verdict, and obtained a further award of $425,000 in attorney's fees.
OUTCOME: Success - $500,000 Settlement
Obtained a $500,000 settlement from a major international insurance company after the carrier refused to defend a non-profit charitable organization in a lawsuit.
OUTCOME: Success
Obtained eight reported appellate court decisions, including a landmark decision from the California Supreme Court which upheld the rights of employers to sue their workers’ compensation insurance carr ... ier for bad faith conduct resulting in unjustifiable premium increases.