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Partner Dr. Alexander P. Imberg to Present at Upcoming DRI Webinar
On September 10, 2008 CBM partner Dr. Alexander P. Imberg will be co-presenting a webinar titled Taking Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions.
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July
2008
CBM Partner Presentation to San Francisco Employment Law Seminar
On May 28, 2008, CBM Partner Mary Wright gave a presentation on workplace harassment to human resources professionals and in-house counsel sponsored by Sterling Education Services. Ms. Wright discussed the continuing expansion of what constitutes workplace harassment under California and Federal case law.
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June
2008
Real Estate Team Obtains Complete Defense Verdict
Partner Tim Flaherty and his team, Partner Matthew Miller & Of Counsel Nancy Perham, obtained a complete defense award in a hard fought, binding arbitration before a panel of three arbitrators at AAA.
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June
2008
CBM Attorney Presents at Russian Business Owners Trade Association
On May 15, 2008, CBM Associate Svetlana Rishina gave a presentation at a Russian Business Owners Trade Association legal seminar regarding fraud in contractual disputes and the importance of disclosure in real estate transactions.
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May
2008
CBM Attorney Presents a Program in Germany entitled: "Benefitting from International Licensing - Focus USA"
Dr. Siegmar Pohl gave a presentation entitled "Benefitting from International Licensing - Focus USA" for medianet Berlin-Brandenburg, an association of media and technology companies in Germany's capital region. Dr. Pohl guided participants through legal and practical issues Germans face when they do business in the U.S.
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May
2008
CBM Partner Receives Ph.D.
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough would like to congratulate Partner Dana Beldiman who successfully defended her Doctor of Law thesis in Germany and will be awarded her degree magna cum laude.
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April
2008
Partner Obtains Reversal of $21.5 Million Judgment
David Rice obtains Ninth Circuit reversal of a $21.5 million judgment against Golden Channels, a cable TV company in Israel.
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April
2008
Partner Speaks at Product Liability Seminar in Germany
On April 14, 15, and 16, 2008, Dr. Alexander Imberg, chair of CBM's Products and German practice groups, will give three full-day seminars on US Product Liability Law in the German cities of Hamburg (4/14), Stuttgart (4/15), and Kempen-Krefeld (4/16). In addition to general Products Liability issues, the seminar will focus on the new ANSI standard for operator's manuals, ANSI Z535.6. The seminar, which is co-sponsored with Kothes Technische Dokumentation, is intended for manufacturers and exporters of products with business interest in the United States. Please contact Dr. Imberg at aimberg@cbmlaw.com for information on how to register or with any other questions concerning this event.
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March
2008
Partners' Jurisdictional Expertise Protects German Client
In the face of a commercial complaint seeking hundreds of millions of dollars, partners Matthew Kemner, Troy Yoshino, and David Rice protected a major corporate client from ever needing to answer. Following their own win before the trial court, where they quashed service of the summons for lack of personal jurisdiction, Matthew, Troy and David secured affirmance from the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles.
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February
2008
Binion Published in Coverage
Robert Binion recently published an article on nanotechnology and insurance coverage issues in Coverage, the publication of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association. The article discusses the hypothetical risks of nanotechnology, which has been compared to asbestos, as well as the coverage issues implicated by unique aspects of nanotechnology. Mr. Binion will be speaking on these issues at the ABA conference in February 2008 in Tucson, Arizona.
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February
2008
Team Wins Summary Judgment for Insurer and Prevails on Appeal
Partners Jack T. Friedman, Laurie J. Hepler and Larry B. Panek secured a summary judgment victory – now final after all appeals – for their client Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company ("F&G"). The win established that F&G had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured with respect to an accident that resulted in a death and catastrophic injuries.
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February
2008
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Elevates Three to Partner
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, a preeminent California litigation and business law firm, elevates three attorneys to partner, including, in the San Francisco office, Richard Ames, a member of Toxic Torts Group, and Alan P. Jacobus, who practices in the Insurance Group; and in the Los Angeles Office, Michael J. Mehall, a member of the Products Liability Group.
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January
2008
Alabama Jury Finds Mercedes-Benz Airbag to Be Not Defective
BIRMINGHAM, AL, December 14, 2007 - Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Daimler AG recently obtained a defense verdict in a product liability case in the Circuit Court of Winston County, Alabama before Honorable John Hodges Bentley.
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January
2008
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Attorney Spotlight
On September 10, 2008 CBM partner Dr. Alexander P. Imberg will be co-presenting a webinar titled Taking Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions.
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