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Significant Trials/Representations
  • Michael E. Mann v. National Review, Inc., et al., C.A. 008263B (Sup. Ct. D.C.) (defamation) (pending)
  • John and Maureen Dean v. G. Gordon Liddy, and Ida Wells v. G. Gordon Liddy, Case No. JFM-97-946 (D. Md.) (defamation) (tried)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks v. Maricopa County Stadium District, CV 2017-000323 (Sup. Ct. Arizona) (contract) (settled)
  • Levin v. WJLA, Law No. 175329 (Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia) (defamation) (tried)
  • Martha McSally v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, 04-5303 (D.D.C.) (First Amendment) (settled)
  • Federal Trade Commission v.  R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Docket No. 9285 (unfair advertising/Joe Camel case) (tried)
  • Eric P. Mantz, M.D., et al. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Civil Action No.  02-C-770 (Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia) (contract class action) (tried)
  • Project Thunder Shareholder Liquidating Trust v. TNS, Inc., C.A. 2:13-CV-02300-RSL (W.D. Washington) (shareholder dispute) (tried)
  • PCS Nitrogen Inc. v. Ross Development Corp., Civ. No. 2-14-4252-MBS(D.S.C.) (fraudulent conveyance) (tried)
  • Franklin Village Homeowners Association v. K. Hovnanian At Franklin, LLC, et. al, Docket No. GLO-821-14 (Sup. Ct. N.J.) (consumer fraud) (tried)
  • All Tag Corp. v. Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Case No. 17 CV 81261-WPD (S.D. Fla.) (antitrust) (courthouse steps settlement)
  • The Capitol Forum v. Bloomberg Finance, Case No. 19-3715 (D.D.C.) (copyright infringement) (settled)
  • Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., C.A. 6:09-CV-0853 (N.D.N.Y.) (reinsurance) (tried)
  • Ashley II of Charleston, LLC v. PCS Nitrogen, Inc., Case No 2:05-2782-MBS (D.S.C.) (environmental) (tried)
  • Armenian Assembly of America, Inc., et al., v. Cafesjian, et al., Civil Action Nos. 07-1259, 08-255-CKK (D.D.C.) (fiduciary breach, conflict of interest, and theft of trade secret) (tried)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, et al. v. Philip Morris, Inc., et al., No. 93 Civ. 3237 (JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (RICO) (tried)
  • Mobil Oil Corporation v. Advanced Environmental Technologies, Inc., No. 92-351 (D. Del.) (patent) (tried)
  • Seabury Management Inc. v. Professional Golfers Association, C.V. 92-530 (D. Md.) (antitrust) (tried)
  • Chestnut Hill, Inc., et al. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. and Cumberland Farms, Inc., C.A. No. 86-3519-MC (franchise protection) (tried)
  • Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Robert Wold Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 87-269-A (E.D. Va.) (breach of contract) (tried)
  • Lukens, Inc. v. Fischbach & Moore, Inc., 85-CV-3607 (E.D. Pa.) (antitrust bid rigging) (tried)
  • Go-Tane Service Stations, Inc. v. Clark Oil & Refining Corp., 798 F.2d 481 (Temp. Emer. Ct. App. 1986) (regulatory) (tried)
  • CIBRO Petroleum Products, Inc. v. Sohio Alaska Petroleum Co., 602 F. Supp. 1520 (N.D.N.Y. 1986), aff’d, 798 F.2d 1421 (Temp. Emer. Ct. App. 1986) (regulatory) (tried)
  • Sury v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Case No. 16-2007-CA-11175-IXXX-MA (Duval County Florida) (Engel progeny) (tried)
  • Nextel Communications, Inc. v. Nextel Partners, Inc. (Del. Ch.) (shareholder valuation) (tried) 
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