Major Antitrust Victory for Costco Wholesale Corporation in Five-Week Trial

Costco v. AU Optronics Corp., et al.; In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation
Won a case for Costco Wholesale Corporation, alleging an eight-year, industry-wide conspiracy among dozens of manufacturers to fix the price of LCD panels. Nearly a billion dollars’ worth of television monitors and laptops purchased by Costco for sale to its members incorporated the price-fixed LCD panels. In a five-week trial led by Perkins Coie, a federal jury awarded Costco nearly $37 million in damages.

Complete Defense Verdict for Griffith Foods

Liguria Foods v. Griffith Foods
Represented Griffith Foods in a multimillion-dollar product warranty claim asserted by a pepperoni manufacturer. Plaintiff Liguria Foods alleged that spices and flavorings, provided by Griffith, caused thousands of pounds of pepperoni to oxidize and turn rancid. Perkins Coie was lead counsel at trial and achieved a complete defense verdict for our client.

Trial Victory in Hotly Contested Labor Case

Bailey v. Alpha Technologies Incorporated, et al.
Represented Alpha Technologies and Altair Advanced Industries and their respective CEOs in a hotly contested public policy wrongful termination, defamation, and wage-and-hour case brought by a former senior international buyer. All claims except the wrongful termination claim were dismissed on motions to dismiss or on summary judgment. After a six-day trial, the court granted defendants’ motion for a directed verdict and dismissed the sole remaining claim against all four defendants. The court also entered judgment against the plaintiff on the defendants’ counterclaim on several outstanding promissory notes, with attorneys’ fees and interest.

Bench Trial Win for Bumble Bee Foods in Consumer Protection Lawsuit

Garrett, et al. v. Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Won a California bench trial for Bumble Bee Foods in a lawsuit claiming that our client misled consumers about the health benefits of its tuna products by labeling them as an “excellent source” of omega-3 fatty acids and by not disclosing it had paid the American Heart Association for use of the organization’s logo on the labels.

Unprecedented Damages Jury Verdict in Adidas Trademark Infringement Trial

Adidas America, Inc. v. Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
Obtained a victory for Adidas America, Inc. on all trademark claims. After 14 days of trial and two days of deliberations, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Adidas and awarded the company $304.6 million in compensatory and punitive damages, the largest jury verdict ever awarded in a trademark infringement action.

High-Profile Eminent Domain Trial and Appellate Victories for City of Missoula, Montana

Represented the City of Missoula, Montana, both at trial and on appeal, in its successful taking of the city's municipal water system from The Carlyle Group, pursuant to the city's exercise of its power of eminent domain. The Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming the trial court's order of preliminary condemnation and finding of public necessity entered after a three-week trial involving 47 witnesses, thus clearing the way for the city to take possession of the water system.

Reversal of $14.6 Million Jury Trial Verdict Against Pentel of America, Ltd.

Obtained the reversal of a $14.6 million jury verdict against Pentel of America, Ltd. While represented by other counsel, Pentel lost a jury trial in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in which the plaintiff, an advertising agency, alleged breach of contract and fraud, and was awarded over $32 million. After being retained, we won post-trial motions eliminating $18 million in fraud damages against both Pentel entities and, in the court of appeal, won reversal of the remainder of the judgment, reversal of a $1.5 million attorney fee award and a new trial.