Ellis George’s trial win, on behalf of jewelry company Tiffany & Co. and against the big-box retailer Costco, was named today to Law360’s list of the top 10 trademark rulings of 2016. Describing the litigation as “often-bitter,” the article noted that, in the end, the jury awarded Tiffany $5.5 million in damages and $8.25 million …
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A Cook County, Illinois jury unanimously found in favor of Ellis George LLP client Playboy on all claims, awarding Playboy $7 million. The verdict ends a four-year legal battle initiated by Play Beverages, LLC and CirTran Beverage Company, LLC against Playboy. Years ago, Play Beverages had obtained from Playboy a license to use the world …
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Law360 today honored Ellis George lawyers Jeff Mitchell, Judith Cohen, and Brett Katz as “legal lions” of the week. The national online publication wrote that the Ellis George lawyers “topped” this week’s list based on their victory, on behalf of Tiffany & Co., in this month’s trademark infringement and counterfeiting trial against Costco Wholesale Corp. …
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A federal jury in Manhattan today awarded to Ellis George client, Tiffany & Co., and against defendant Costco Wholesale Corp., punitive damages of $8.25 million. The jury’s punitive damages award will be tacked on top of last week’s award of Costco’s wrongful profits, making the total judgment $13.75 million before the addition of attorneys’ fees …
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Tiffany and Company v. CostcoWholesale Corp., United States District Court, Southern District of New York (13 Civ. 1041) (Hon. Laura Taylor Swain) Statement by Jeffrey A. Mitchell, partner, Ellis George, LLP New York, NY, October 5, 2016: “As I told the jury in my closing argument, Tiffany is one of the most iconic and powerful …
CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE: Daily Journal – Former Gov. Pete Wilson has left Morgan Lewis Consulting to start Wilson Walsh George Ross LLC, a new consultancy with his former deputy chief of staff and press secretary Sean T. Walsh and former legal affairs deputy Eric M. George, who is a name partner at business …
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Ellis George announces the establishment of its first affiliated consulting group, Wilson Walsh George Ross (WWGR). WWGR is led by former California Governor and United States Senator Pete Wilson, and by Sean Walsh, senior policy advisor, cabinet member, and spokesman to U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and California …
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury today found in favor of a Ellis George client who had been sued by a competitor. The plaintiff alleged that its main customer had conspired with one of plaintiff’s employees to set up a competing business, solicit plaintiff’s other employees for that new business, and divert the customer’s business …
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A Los Angeles Superior Court jury issued a verdict overwhelmingly in favor of Ellis George client Conrad Riggs, who with Mark Burnett helped create the smash-hit television shows Survivor and The Apprentice. The lawsuit was brought by Riggs’s former assistant, who demanded money for consulting work provided in 2000 and 2001. Ellis George partner …
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In what appears to be a first of its kind ruling, a Los Angeles Superior Court on February 11, 2016 granted a motion to enforce a private gambling debt, ruling that Ellis George’s client is entitled to collect a debt of $1,637,788 incurred in a series of high stakes home poker (Texas Hold’em) games. When …
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