John Anthony Lawrence

Affirmed/adverse - 2014 DJDAR 10503

Obtained a complete defense jury verdict for Mrs. Cobain rejecting claim for $8M and punitive damages; motion for new trial denied.

Partially affirmed and partially reversed

Obtained Jury Verdict over $4.2 Million, with penalties and punitive damages of $750,000. Final judgment exceeded $5.3 Million, including attorney fees, costs and expert fees. The Jury unanimously rejected outright defendants' $25 Million cross-claim.

Obtained a complete defense Judgment after 6 day court trial in Orange County Superior Court, Judge James DeSimone presiding.

Defense Judgment

Award of attorney fees incurred

Obtained a $1,508,000 settlement to Accuride

Obtained a unanimous $24.2 Million Jury Verdict for Plaintiffs after a 6 week jury trial in Yuba County, California.

Successfully reversed adverse probate trial court decision

Defense Judgment

Settlement for $112,000 to Plaintiff

Judgment for Plaintiff, Trebek

Judgment for Plaintiff, Marvel Productions

Jury verdict on cross-claim against Kodak

Jury verdict for plaintiff for $60,000 against prior demand of $300,000

Judgment for plaintiff

Recovery of over $2,000,000 in overpaid taxes

Defense Judgment

Wrote appellate briefing on successful appeal of adverse EEOC decision through successful Supreme Court review

Successfully represented New World Entertainment through dismissal of securities claims against it, among other film packagers

After obtaining summary reversal for reconsideration before the United States Supreme Court, ultimately prevailed in arbitration over successorship bargaining at Las Vegas hotel

Obtained $2.6 Million jury verdict against Jackson Productions, ultimately resulted in mistrial on inability of jury to allocate between defendants

Successfully represented New World Entertainment through dismissal of securities claims against it, among other film packagers

On appeal, prevailed in the 9th Circuit's refusal to enforce adverse decision of National Labor Relations Board against our client - the Aladdin Hotel

On emergency appeal obtained a complete reversal of trial court's order enjoining enforcement of an arbitration decision thus successfully allowing our clients to participate in Olympic trials for the 1992 Winter Olympics

Before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully obtained affirmance of award against Swiss clinic which had unlawfully misappropriated Mr. Sinatra's name and likeness

Defeated our client's competitor's claims of false advertising at the trial court level, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit. Supreme Court declined review.