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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A Los Angeles Superior Court jury this afternoon rendered a complete defense verdict in favor of Ellis George client Pixior, a business that provides warehouse and distribution services to fashion companies, in a lawsuit brought by a disgruntled former customer. At the trial, the plaintiff Embassy Apparel, sought over $700,000 in damages, claiming that Pixior …
Ellis George partner Jeff Mitchell is representing the iconic jewelry company Tiffany & Co. in an ongoing intellectual property lawsuit against Costco. The case, pending in federal court in Manhattan, centers on Costco’s use of Tiffany’s distinctive trade name to sell its own engagement rings. A Fortune article entitled “This New Tiffany Ad Campaign Is …
Ellis George ushered in 2016 by celebrating the opening of a New York City office at 5 Penn Plaza. Led by powerhouse litigator, Jeffrey Mitchell, the New York City office of Ellis George also includes experienced litigators Judith Cohen and Erin Burns. The three new attorneys – most recently from Dickstein Shapiro – add decades …
Ellis George attorneys have recently been called upon for commentary on a variety of legal issues in the news. The range of issues is a testimony to the breadth of Ellis George’s practice and knowledge base. For example: Ellis George partner Curtis Smolar’s work on behalf of San Francisco for Everyone – a pro-home sharing …
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