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Partner Obtains Reversal of $21.5 Million Judgment

David Rice obtains Ninth Circuit reversal of a $21.5 million judgment against Golden Channels, a cable TV company in Israel.

After a bench trial handled by another firm, the federal district court in Los Angeles had ruled that Golden Channels breached a contract with Warner Brother International Television to supply cable TV programs. Based on estoppel, implied contract, and anticipatory repudiation theories, the district court awarded Warner over $21.5 millions dollars in past and future damages, including attorney fees and costs.

Before the Ninth Circuit, Mr. Rice persuaded the three-judge panel that the district court's legal conclusions were not supported by it own factual findings or the record. In a decision issued April 15, 2008, the Ninth Circuit reversed the judgment and held that Golden Channels did not breach its contract, remanding the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with that decision. Click here to review the 9th Cir. opinion.

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