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Ellis George represented dissident members of the Bel-Air Association (BAA) who believed that the incumbent officers and directors were not serving the needs of the community and were not challenging untrammeled development.  However, those in control were entrenched through staggered board terms.  The members seeking to obtain control of the BAA sought a special election, …

Ellis George Wins in Court of Appeal On Behalf of Bel-Air Association Read More »

Ellis George LLP obtained a significant victory for its client in the federal government’s first ever “birth tourism” criminal prosecution. Ellis George’s client, Dongyuan Li, had pleaded guilty to two criminal counts earlier this year based on her role in operating You Win USA, a company that assisted pregnant Chinese nationals in coming to the …

Ellis George Secures Release of Country’s First “Birth Tourism” Criminal Defendant Read More »

Ellis George today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ragnarok Game, the publisher of Rune II, against game developers Human Head Studios, Christopher Rhinehart, Ben Gokey, and Paul MacArthur. The complaint, filed in the Superior Court for the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, alleges that the defendants engaged in a fraudulent …

Ellis George Sues Developers of Rune II Video Game for Fraud and Contractual Breaches Read More »

On behalf of a class of approximately 4,000 medically fragile children in California, Ellis George LLP partner Richard Schwartz and co-counsel at Disability Rights California, the National Health Law Program, and the Western Center on Law & Poverty, obtained final approval for settlement of a class action lawsuit that will enable children and youth with …

Ellis George Secures Relief for Class of Medically Fragile Children in California Read More »

Ellis George client, ListReports, today announced “complete victory” in a three-year trade secret and false advertising lawsuit brought by a competitor, Home Buyers Marketing (“HBM”). ListReports is an Orange County-based online real estate marketing service used by hundreds of thousands of real estate professionals nationwide. In 2016, Minnesota-based HBM sued ListReports in federal court for …

Ellis George Client, ListReports, Announces Victory in Federal Trade Secret and False Advertising Case Read More »

LGBTQ+ plaintiffs file class action against Google/YouTube to stop discriminatory, animus-based, and unlawful content based regulation, restraint, monetization, false advertising, and anti-competitive distribution of LGBTQ+ speech and video content. Please click the link below to view the Complaint: LGBTQ+ v Google-YouTube Complaint FILED (case #5-19-cv-4749) Eight LGBTQ+ Video Content Creators File Class Action Lawsuit vs. …

Divino Group LLC, et al. v. Google/YouTube Read More »

  Ellis George today filed a class action against YouTube and its parent Google on behalf of eight LGBTQ+ content creators and other members of the LGBTQ+ YouTube community. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Jose, California, claims YouTube restricts viewership and monetization of LGBTQ+ content by engaging in unlawful animus-based content restrictions …

Ellis George Represents LGBTQ+ Class in Landmark 1st Amendment Case Read More »

Veteran white collar defense and tax attorney Nathan J. Hochman has joined Ellis George as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Hochman served as the Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division in 2008 and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Criminal Division of the Central District of California …

Former U.S. Department of Justice Tax Chief and Federal Prosecutor Joins Ellis George Read More »

Governor Gavin Newsom today released the names of the individuals who will help him choose California judges. Among them is Ellis George partner Eric M. George, who will serve as one of four private practitioners on the Los Angeles Judicial Selection Advisory Committee. The committee, which consists of 17 members, is comprised mostly of California …

Ellis George Partner Eric George Announced as Member of Judicial Selection Advisory Committee Read More »

A federal jury today awarded pharmaceutical giant Allergan a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars it requested in a false advertising suit brought against Ellis George client Imprimis Pharmaceuticals. Allergan requested over $7.2 million in lost profits and as much as $54 million in disgorged profits, but the jury awarded Allergan just $48,500 for …

Jury Rejects Allergan’s Request for Multi-Million Dollar Damage Claim Against Ellis George Client Read More »