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Partner Dr. Alexander P. Imberg Presented at Upcoming DRI Webinar

On September 10, 2008 CBM partner Dr. Alexander P. Imberg co-presented a webinar titled Taking Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions.
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CBM Obtained Complete Defense Award

Partner Tim Flaherty and his team, Partner Matthew Miller & Of Counsel Nancy Perham, obtained a complete defense award in a hard fought, binding arbitration before a panel of three arbitrators at AAA.
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CBM Attorney Presents a Program in Germany entitled: "Benefitting from International Licensing - Focus USA"

Dr. Siegmar Pohl gave a presentation entitled "Benefitting from International Licensing - Focus USA" for medianet Berlin-Brandenburg, an association of media and technology companies in Germany's capital region. Dr. Pohl guided participants through legal and practical issues Germans face when they do business in the U.S.
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CBM Partner Receives Ph.D.

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough would like to congratulate Partner Dana Beldiman who successfully defended her Doctor of Law thesis in Germany and will be awarded her degree magna cum laude.
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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.
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Partner Speaks at Product Liability Seminar in Germany

On April 14, 15, and 16, 2008, Dr. Alexander Imberg, chair of CBM's Products and German practice groups, will give three full-day seminars on US Product Liability Law in the German cities of Hamburg (4/14), Stuttgart (4/15), and Kempen-Krefeld (4/16). In addition to general Products Liability issues, the seminar will focus on the new ANSI standard for operator's manuals, ANSI Z535.6. The seminar, which is co-sponsored with Kothes Technische Dokumentation, is intended for manufacturers and exporters of products with business interest in the United States. Please contact Dr. Imberg at aimberg@cbmlaw.com for information on how to register or with any other questions concerning this event.
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Partners' Jurisdictional Expertise Protects German Client

In the face of a commercial complaint seeking hundreds of millions of dollars, partners Matthew Kemner, Troy Yoshino, and David Rice protected a major corporate client from ever needing to answer. Following their own win before the trial court, where they quashed service of the summons for lack of personal jurisdiction, Matthew, Troy and David secured affirmance from the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles.
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Binion Published in Coverage

Robert Binion recently published an article on nanotechnology and insurance coverage issues in Coverage, the publication of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association. The article discusses the hypothetical risks of nanotechnology, which has been compared to asbestos, as well as the coverage issues implicated by unique aspects of nanotechnology. Mr. Binion will be speaking on these issues at the ABA conference in February 2008 in Tucson, Arizona.
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Team Wins Summary Judgment for Insurer and Prevails on Appeal

Partners Jack T. Friedman, Laurie J. Hepler and Larry B. Panek secured a summary judgment victory – now final after all appeals – for their client Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company ("F&G"). The win established that F&G had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured with respect to an accident that resulted in a death and catastrophic injuries.
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Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Elevates Two to Partner

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, a preeminent California litigation and business law firm, elevates two attorneys to partner, including, in the San Francisco office, Richard Ames, a member of Toxic Torts Group, and Alan P. Jacobus, who practices in the Insurance Group.
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Alabama Jury Finds Mercedes-Benz Airbag to Be Not Defective

BIRMINGHAM, AL, December 14, 2007 - Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Daimler AG recently obtained a defense verdict in a product liability case in the Circuit Court of Winston County, Alabama before Honorable John Hodges Bentley.
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CBM Attorneys Daniel Wu and Miguel Hernandez Receive "Stakeholder 100" Awards

Daniel Wu and Miguel Hernandez both have been named recipients of a prestigious "Stakeholder 100" Award.

The Stakeholder 100 Awards were given to 100 of most gifted associates of color in law firms throughout the United States. They were conceived by a consortium of General Counsels and other high-level legal officers from more than 40 of the world's largest corporations.
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Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Puts Succession Plan to Work

David Rice to Assume Managing Partner Role as Angela Bradstreet Moves into Public Service

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2007 – Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP is reorganizing its firmwide management, a transition in the works for more than three years, with an eye toward the future. The firm has elected David M. Rice as firmwide Managing Partner, effective June 15. After 25 years at the firm, Angela Bradstreet, who served in this role from 1997 – 1999 and again from 2005 – present, will leave the firm to serve as Labor Commissioner for the State of California, a position that is appointed by the Governor and requires Senate confirmation . . . » read more

Woodward Published in Mealey's Litigation Report

Vance Woodward's commentary Is "Injury In Fact" Really a Trigger in Insurance Coverage was recently published in Mealey’s Litigation Report. "Trigger" is an insurance coverage term not found in insurance policies but commonly used in referring to what must happen during a policy period in order to obtain coverage. The commentary attempts to resolve the long-standing confusion surrounding the trigger theory commonly referred to as "injury in fact." Mr. Woodward is an associate in the Insurance Practice Group. » read more

Cohen Supple Lands Front Page of the San Francisco Daily Journal

Oriet Cohen-Supple, a newly elected partner and vice chair of the Commercial Litigation Group, was recently profiled on the front page of the San Francisco Daily Journal. The article takes a . . . » read more

Messing Featured as Best Lawyer in Sacramento

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP is pleased to announce that partner and practice chair of the Public Sector Labor Group, Gary Messing, is featured in June's edition of Sacramento Magazine as a . . . » read more

Germany California Day 2006, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA

Dr. Alexander Imberg, Dr. Matthew Kemner and Karin Geissl of Carroll, Burdick & McDonough's German Practice Group rubbed elbows with some of California's most influential on Monday, June . . . » read more