Cases
Representative Matters: Government Investigations & Compliance: Counseled a client on an SEC/PCAOB subpoena case, favorably settling the matter with no litigation filed.
Successfully defended accounting clients in relation to two SEC Subpoenas on public offering enforced actions against issuers
accounting firms.
Advised a client regarding a gr
jury subpoena
investigation of an accounting firm which was successfully resolved with no enforcement.
Successfully resolved DOJ
SEC subpoenas on behalf of accounting firms, accountants,
other professionals.
Representing clients in gr
jury subpoenas related to DOJ
IRS investigation inquiries in California, Hawaii, Texas,
other jurisdictions.
Construction
real estate: Obtained a favorable settlement
early dismissal of a $750,000 l
lord-tenant lawsuit in which 13 former tenants complained of habitability defects in each of their units in a building previously owned by our clients.
Successfully negotiated a favorable settlement for a mid-sized developer
construction company where plaintiffs were seeking $19 million. The settlement was reached during the pre-litigation process required for residential construction defect cases under CCP Section 895.
Secured a favorable settlement for a subcontractor in a construction defect suit for which our client only had to contribute 40% of the more than $680,000 in water
mold damages arising from defects following the construction of a custom, single family home.
Defended a general contractor in a construction defect case in which the plaintiff claimed that all the installed windows
doors leaked
required removal
replacement. Settled the matter for less than 20% of the total settlement by demonstrating that the client's subcontractors were primarily responsible for the defect.
Secured a dismissal on behalf of our client, a solar panel installer, by demonstrating that the failure of a $1 million-dollar solar energy array which the plaintiffs expected to operate for at least 10 years at its facility was due to manufacturing
not installation defects. The Ropers team is currently h
ling the appeal.
Currently defending a building owner in a case where one of its tenants in a residential apartment building assaulted another tenant with a gun. The plaintiff, who seeks approximately $175,000 in damages, alleges our clients should have prevented the attack by evicting the perpetrator of the attack sooner.
Personal injury
tort: Resolved a workplace injury matter with a dispositive motion with potential liability of more than $3 million after the plaintiff's h
was amputated by an industrial accident while operating machinery at our client's business. The plaintiff claimed to be a guest of our client whereas we argued that he was actually an employee whose remedies were preempted by workers' compensation laws.
Convinced the plaintiff to dismiss our client, a distributor of stone products, for a waiver of costs before the hearing for motion for summary judgment occurred. The plaintiff was diagnosed with an incurable lung disease allegedly sustained as a result of working with various natural
artificial stone products
related materials. The plaintiff sued our client as well as a number of other manufacturers
distributors of the products that he h
led in the course of his work.
Persuaded the plaintiff to dismiss a $500,000 claim against our client, an atomizer manufacturer, after the plaintiff's e-cigarette exploded in his pocket causing him to sustain third degree burns to his thigh
torso. We demonstrated that the explosion most likely was caused by the e-cigarette's battery, not the atomizer.
Settled a case with a minimal amount of discovery after a patron got into an altercation with another customer at our client's popular bar/restaurant, suffering a serious traumatic brain injury. The plaintiff initially filed a $3 million claim, arguing that the bar had inadequate security.
Negotiated a favorable settlement for less than half of the amount of damages sought for a major national emergency protection manufacturer facing a wrongful death
products liability action in which an elderly couple died from a fire at their home. As part of the terms of the settlement, the manufacturer admitted no fault. The original claim on behalf of the three plaintiff heirs included a $1 million policy limit dem
.
Efficiently resolved all claims filed against a corporation in a $2.5 million breach of contract matter related to alleged failure to provide defense
indemnity in a prior catastrophic injury case by moving quickly to bring all the parties together at an early mediation.
Settled a $4 million nuisance suit on behalf of a security firm for a popular New Jersey seaside restaurant in which a patron alleged to have been served excessive amounts of liquor
upon leaving the premises sustained severe injuries after being involved in a motor vehicle accident.
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