Matters

  • Successfully represented payment card processor in action for breach of oral contract and negligent misrepresentation in a case involving merchant chargebacks incurred due to the fraudulent use of credit cards accepted over the phone.
  • Successfully represented a payment card processor challenging the state of Washington’s application of Business and Occupation (B&O) tax to taxing processors for amounts related to the interchange fee portion of the full merchant discount which was listed as an estimated $400 million receivable for past years’ taxes alone.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of payment card processor on breach-of-contract claims.
  • Obtained dismissal and/or summary judgment in multiple actions alleging breaches of merchant processing agreements against processors and banking institution clients.
  • Successfully defended against class action involving an alleged violation of the California Information Privacy Act (“CIPA”) involving potential statutory damages exceeding over a billion dollars.
  • Successfully defended multi-million dollar Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) claims.
  • Successfully defended against multi-million dollar claims of direct liability through interpleader process.
  • Obtained summary judgment against multi-million-dollar breach-of-contract claims by a former contractor on the morning of the first day of trial.
  • Obtained dismissal of multi-million dollar counterclaim at oral argument.
  • Obtained dismissal with prejudice of several alleged breach-of-contract actions owing to the plaintiffs’ discovery misconduct.
  • Successfully prosecuted claims of breach-of-contract and fraud in favor of purchasers of real property.
  • Successfully prosecuted numerous breach-of-contract claims against defaulting purchasers of commercial equipment.
  • Managed worldwide essential service litigation plan to ensure continued client operations at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Managed nationwide subpoena response program for payment processors and banking institution clients.
  • Managed litigation team responding to breach-of-warranty claims against automobile manufacturers. Integral member of trial teams for multiple catastrophic-injury product liability actions.
  • Successfully defended attorneys and law firms in legal malpractice litigation.