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After aggressively arguing with the carrier’s coverage counsel, JMBM was able to obtain defense coverage for our client based upon construing the infringement allegations as trade libel allegations, a covered offense.
JMBM represented a former officer of a company sued in a securities fraud class action in obtaining coverage under the directors and officers liability insurance. A decision in the coverage case in favor of the client was affirmed on appeal by the Ninth Circuit. We also represented the FDIC in actions against former officers and […]
JMBM represented members of a homeowners association sued by the Coastal Commission for violations of laws relating to beachfront property; we were successful in maximizing insurance contributions to the settlement and in the payment of attorneys fees.
When the collective bargaining agreement between our Los Angeles client Good Samaritan Hospital and more than 450 unionized healthcare workers came up for renewal, a group of hospital employees petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an election to decertify the union. In a subsequent secret-ballot election, the union held on to its representation […]
We filed suit on behalf of our client Cancer Therapeutics Laboratories (CTL), a California-based biopharmaceutical company, against a former joint venture partner in a licensing dispute over Tumor Necrosis Therapy (TNT), an antibody technology that locates and kills cancer cells. The licensing agreement between the two partners stipulated that CTL’s research results and products using […]
JMBM served as legal counsel for the sale of a neonatal physician group based in Lancaster, California, to Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE: PDX), a leading provider of neonatal, fetal and pediatric subspecialty physician services. Our client joined the 860 doctors and 350 nurse practitioners in 32 states that work with Pediatrix. The sale involved […]
Working with colleagues throughout the firm, the Global Hospitality Group® completed all zoning and land use entitlements for what is considered to be the most ambitious mixed-use development in the current revitalization of Los Angeles’ historic Hollywood district. We represented our client, leading New York developer The Clarett Group, throughout the entire process. The mixed-use […]
In the summer of 2007, the Global Hospitality Group closed the $250 million senior debt portion of the financing on one of the largest single hotel mixed-use projects in the country. The complex construction loan transaction was for our client, a leading credit institution headquartered in Germany, and, at the time particularly renowned for very […]
The hospitality attorneys in JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group focus on representing owners, developers and lenders. We have intentionally built our practice to avoid representing the traditional major hotel brands (such as Marriott, Hilton, Starwood, InterContinental, Hyatt and the like) so we will always be conflict-free in being adverse to them. We have negotiated, re-negotiated, litigated […]
We recently negotiated the multi-million dollar sale of several famous French paintings, with special emphasis on assuring the buyer that the artwork had never been stolen during the centuries since it was created. It was particularly important to ensure that the works had not been part of the Nazi artwork looting during World War II. […]
