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- Business Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Media and Entertainment
- Expert Witness In Fee Disputes In Anti-SLAPP, Defamation And Public Records Matters
- Rule-Making/Legislation
Intellectual Property
MoistTech Corp. v. Sensortech Systems, Inc.
MoistTech Corp. v. Sensortech Systems, Inc., No. 8:15-cv-00434-EAK-TBM, 2015 WL 3952341 (M.D. Fla. June 26, 2015). Obtained transfer of Lanham Act case to California.
Intellectual Property
Tartell v. South Florida Sinus & Allergy Center
Tartell v. South Florida Sinus & Allergy Center, 790 F.3d 1253 (11th Cir. 2015). Reversed cybersquatting verdict and convinced court that plaintiff failed to establish trademark rights.
Public Records/Newsmaking/Court Access
Department of Corrections v. Amanda St. Hilaire and ABC 27 News
Department of Corrections v. Amanda St. Hilaire and ABC 27 News, 128 A.3d 859 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015). Successfully represented television news station and reporter in Pennsylvania open records appeal by Department of Corrections regarding access to inmate injury records.
Intellectual Property
DOK Solution LLC v. FKA Distributing Co.
DOK Solution LLC v. FKA Distributing Co., 2015 WL 4459182 (M.D. Fla. 2015). Local counsel in patent infringement action.
Business Litigation
Medytox, et al. v. InvestorsHub.com
152 So. 3d 727 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). Affirmed dismissal of defamation claim based upon client’s immunity as an internet service provider under the Communications Decency Act, and successfully argued in Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts to deny further review.
Defamation/Invasion of Privacy
Medytox, et al. v. InvestorsHub.com
152 So.3d 727 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). Affirmed dismissal of defamation claim based upon client’s immunity as an internet service provider under the Communications Decency Act, and successfully argued in Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts to deny further review.
Defamation/Invasion of Privacy
Angelastro v. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
145 So. 3d 838 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). Won summary judgment in favor of newspaper defendant in a defamation suit.
Intellectual Property
Youngevity International, Inc. v. Renew Life Formulas, Inc.
42 F. Supp. 3d 1377 (S.D. Cal. 2014). Won order staying retaliatory Lanham Act case in California and permitting our client’s first filed case to proceed in Florida.
Public Records/Newsmaking/Court Access
Bainter v. League of Women Voters of Florida
Bainter v. League of Women Voters of Florida, 150 So. 3d 1115 (Fla. 2014). Successfully represented national coalition of media parties in friend-of-the-court capacity seeking access to sealed evidence considered by trial court in determining whether state legislature’s redistricting plan was constitutional.
Business Litigation
Bond Safeguard Ins. Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh
Bond Safeguard Ins. Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 2014 WL 5325728 (M.D. Fla. 2014). Obtained summary judgment in favor of Directors & Officers Liability carrier in a $40 million-plus Coblentz enforcement action involving the application of an “arising out of” contract liability exclusion to a business dispute and a discussion of the Daubert deficiencies of a Coblentz expert opinion.
Intellectual Property
Martinick et al v. Media Visions
Martinick et al v. Media Visions, Case No. 13-61148, 2013 WL 12049083 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 21, 2013). Obtained denial of preliminary injunction and dismissal of complaint alleging unfair competition under the Lanham Act.
Defamation/Invasion of Privacy
Grund v. Am. Media, Inc.
117 So. 3d 425 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). Convinced appellate court to affirm summary judgment in favor of publisher on privilege grounds in a defamation case pertaining to client’s reporting on the high profile prosecution of Casey Anthony.
Business Litigation
Davis v. Avvo
2011, No. 8:10-cv-2352-T-27 TBM, WL 4063282 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 13, 2011). Convinced court to enforce Terms Of Use for attorney-ratings website, resulting in transfer of case to jurisdiction with favorable anti-SLAPP statute; transfer lead to dismissal of case and award of attorney’s fees.
Business Litigation
Quade v. Entertainment Events, Inc.
Quade v. Entertainment Events, Inc., (Amer. Arb. Ass’n, Case No. 13 140 Y 00169 07) (2011). Won million dollar breach-of-contract verdict for producer of off-Broadway plays.