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JMBM scored a significant victory for the firm’s client, CEMEX, Inc., when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and CEMEX, Inc. The Center’s lawsuit challenged authorizations by the Service in favor of the Soledad Canyon Sand and Gravel […]
A jury found in favor of our client, a major independent film production company, awarding our client almost $2 million for the distributor’s breach of good faith and fair dealing. The jury also found in favor of our client on its claims that the other party was improperly accounting to our client on two major […]
A JMBM team representing Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gary K. Michelson won a jury trial verdict of $570 million (including $400 million in punitive damages), one of the largest in the country that year, against Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. in a dispute over contract claims and patent rights involving spinal fusion implant technology. The […]
Members of JMBM’s Discovery Technology Group™ were the first lawyers to author a guide to electronic records retention for BNA, a leading national publisher of information and analysis products for professionals in law, tax, business and government. The 2007 guide, Records Retention for Enterprise Knowledge Management, offers practical advice on how and why businesses should […]
JMBM represented ORIX Capital Markets, LLC in confirming a Creditor’s Plan of Reorganization and defeating the Debtor’s Plan of Reorganization in a Chapter 11 case filed by a hotel located in the Monterey Peninsula so that a liquidating agent could be appointed to sell the hotel at an auction sale.
After precedent-breaking litigation, JMBM client United Rock Products Corporation and the city of Irwindale, California reached an agreement to extend the life of the Irwindale quarries for 25 years. The transaction is most notable for the creation of a joint powers authority between the city of Irwindale and the Irwindale Reclamation Authority—the first such arrangement […]
A jury ruled in favor of major independent film production company Morgan Creek Productions, awarding our client almost $2 million for Franchise Pictures’ breach of good faith and fair dealing on an earlier settlement agreement. The jury also found in favor of Morgan Creek on its claims that Franchise Pictures provided improper accounting information to […]
Our firm was lead counsel for client Frederick’s of Hollywood in its merger with Movie Star, Inc. The multifaceted transaction included a $20 million rights offering and a one-for-two reverse stock split, resulting in a combined company now called Frederick’s of Hollywood Group, Inc. that trades on the American Stock Exchange under the new symbol […]
JMBM handled corporate, tax and financing issues for EZ Lube and its shareholders in a complex recapitalization to fund expansion. The transaction involved selling a significant portion of EZ Lube’s owners’ equity position to the affiliate of a New York-based buyout firm, plus a $105 million refinancing of the company with an investment fund and […]
In the U.S. Tax Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, JMBM successfully represented the two California founders of a women’s apparel business against the IRS. The IRS attempted to disallow our clients’ deduction of business losses from their charter jet operation, saying that the business was not being run with the intent of making […]
