Life Insurance Matters
- Obtained a complete defense verdict after a seven-week jury trial against a national life insurance company for allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty regarding annuity suitability and financial advice.
- Defeated class certification on a breach of fiduciary duty claim in a case involving investments in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
- Obtained dismissal on the pleadings in a RICO class action involving the sales and marketing of fixed indexed annuities, including the design and marketing of non-traditional index crediting options offered on those annuities.
- Secured dismissal of breach of fiduciary claims in life insurance matters pending in California and New York state courts.
- Compelled a matter against an insurance company to FINRA arbitration where the case involving allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, financial elder abuse, and violation of California Penal Code Section 496(c) regarding advice provided by a financial advisor on a variable life insurance policy is now proceeding.
- Member of the national counsel team for two insurers in litigation arising out of a Ponzi scheme involving the sale of unregistered securities.
Class Action and Data Privacy Matters
- Defending health care providers in class actions alleging invasions of privacy, including CIPA.
- Defending technology companies in class actions alleging violations of CIPA and VPPA.
- Obtained dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction for a health care website facing CIPA and invasion of privacy claims.
- Represented a department store chain in a consumer protection action and defeated injunctive relief sought by the government.
- Obtained dismissal of a TCPA action against an insurance company.
- Obtained dismissal on the pleadings for an automotive manufacturer in a product defect class action.