American Ad Management v. GTE Corp., 92 F.3d 781 (9th Cir. 1996).
Ninth Circuit antitrust decision establishing law relating to conspiracies in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.
Merle Norman Cosmetics v. Martin's Cosmetics & Gifts. etc. et al.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Case No.: 89-55727
Memorandum Opinion dated September 11, 1990 (not for publication) establishing right of franchisee to sue franchisor for wrongful termination. Wrote brief and argued appeal.
E.W. French and Sons v. General Portland. Inc. 885 F. 2d 1392 (9th Cir. 1989)
Co-counsel. Established antitrust conspiracy principles in the Ninth Circuit.
Merle Norman Cosmetics. Inc. v. United States District Court 856 F.2d 98 (9th Cir. 1989)
Co-counsel on brief.
Grip-Pak, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works. Inc. 694 F. 2d 466 (7th Cir. 1982)
(Leading opinion by Hon. Richard Posner re: sham antitrust litigation.) Wrote brief and argued appeal. Established landmark reach of the sham exception to the Noerr-Pennington doctrine.
Handgards. Inc. v. Ethicon, Inc., 743 F.2d 1282 (9th Cir.1984) Affirmed $19 million verdict.
Handgards. Inc. v. Ethicon. Inc. 601 F. 2d 986 (9th Cir. 1979)
Established the "Handgards Doctrine" which states that the prosecution of a patent suit in bad faith violates the antitrust laws.
National Yellow Pages Service Assn. v. O'Connor Agency US.P.Q.2d 1516 (C.D.Cal. 1988)
Grip-Pak.. Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works. Inc. 651 F. Supp. 1482 (N.D. lli. 1986)
Handgards. Inc. v. Ethicon.. Inc. 552 F.Supp. 802 (N.D.Cal. 1983)
Handgards. Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson 413 F. Supp. 926 (N.D.Cal. 1976)
Handgards. Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson 413 F. Supp. 921 (N.D.Cal. 1975)
Handgards. Inc. v. Ethicon.. Inc. 69 F.R.D. 451 (N.D.Cal. 1975)
Joseph Segal v. American Telephone & Telegraph 606 F.2d 842 (9th Cir. 1979)
Co-counsel on brief
First Beverages. Inc. of Las Vegas v. Royal Crown Cola. Inc. 612 F.2d 1164 (9th Cir. 1980)
Ad Visor. Inc. v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph 1980-2 C.C.H. Trade Cases, # 63,325
(C.D.Cal. 1980)
Ad Visor, Inc. v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, 640 F. 2nd 1107 (9th Cir. 1981)
San Francisco Seals, Ltd. v. National Hockey League 379 F. Supp. 966 (C.D. Cal.1974)
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