Melissa K. Eaves

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Special Counsel

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Senior member of team in TVPRA case obtaining summary judgment on all claims.
  Tried three ADA cases to complete defense verdict.
  Senior member of a trial team representing Fry's Electronics in a $100 million fraud action. Melissa was responsible for coordination of discovery
  experts. The case settled on favorable terms shortly before trial.
  Acted as second chair in a multi-million dollar defense action brought by the Federal Trade Commission in a false advertising case. The matter was complicated by an ongoing criminal investigation
  ultimately settled prior to trial.
  Acted as second chair in fraud litigation involving a multi-million dollar real estate venture that was settled favorably on the eve of trial.
  Played a senior role in a year-long False Claims Act M
  atory Disclosure Rule LookBack investigation for Northrop Grumman Corporation.
  Acted as second chair in a trial involving an insurance insolvency rehabilitation as well as a senior role in litigation seeking recovery of facultative
  treaty reinsurance proceeds that yielded more than $1.3 billion to the estate.
  Notable Engagements: Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co. (517 U.S. 706, 1996).
  Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co. (121 F.3d 1371, 1997).
  Quackenbush v. Mission Ins. Co. (62 Cal. App. 4th 797, 1998).
  Quackenbush v. Mission Ins. Co. (46 Cal. 4th 458, 1996).
  In re Mission Ins. Co. (Imperial), (41 Cal. App. 4th 828, 1995).
  Sunburst Bank, N.A. v. Executive Life Ins. Co. (24 Cal. App. 4th 1156, 1994).
  Prudential Ins. Co. v. Garamendi (3 Cal. 4th 1118, 1992).
  California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan v. Garamendi (232 Cal. App. 3d. 904, 1991).