Federal complex litigation

Comprehensive solutions to complex problems

Some conflicts can be avoided, but a lawsuit may be necessary to bring about change. Our firm works with many types of complex cases. One of the most complicated areas of the law is the enforcement or defense of claims of trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. We also represent companies in failed business sales, those denied insurance coverage, and disputes with significant electronic discovery. Our work is primarily devoted to federal court because our area of expertise is rooted in federal law.

e-Commerce and Digital Discovery

Our society communicates with digital. In a lawsuit, preserving email, texts, and e-signature records is essential. Because our firm has been paperless for nearly 24 years, we embrace technology. We can also help identify and preserve critical evidence at the beginning of a dispute. A digitized law office makes communicating with clients and collaborating with professionals easier.

Case Study: Redman & Associates, LLC v. Sales Chief Ent. (Hong Kong) Co., LTD (Case No. 5:14-cv-05277-TLB)

We represented a toy importer in the United States in a lawsuit against a Chinese manufacturer. The documents were estimated to be 4 million pages. In that case, critical documents were authored in Chinese and Mandarin, so we engaged computer programmers to translate and remove duplicates. Utilizing computer programming saved our client tremendous sums of time reviewing the documents' avalanche.

Prepared

There are many attorneys from which to choose, and we urge you to speak with several firms so that you can have confidence in your decision and selection. One factor to consider is whether your attorney has received a peer review and award of ethics and competency, such as a Martindale Hubbell ratings service. Another way to check is to read reported cases and words selected by judges who presided over our case.

Case study: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Cuker Interactive, LLC (Case No. 5:14-cv-05262-TLB)

Recently, our firm received special mention for our preparedness. While our client prevailed in a “David vs. Goliath” matter adverse to the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, what was even more remarkable was the roadblocks involved. The Court ordered Walmart to pay an additional $400,299.96 as a sanction because of Walmart’s vexatious tactics, which multiplied the cost of litigation for our client. Read more here.

Trademark

Trademark owners file suit to prevent customer confusion when a competitor adopts a confusingly similar branding. We can help identify the extent to which there is customer confusion in the marketplace, which is often the threshold question in trademark cases.

Doxa Total Design Strategy Inc v. Doxa Enterprises Inc (Case No. 4:10-cv-00717-GTE)

Happy Trails Trailer Sales, LLC v. Happy Trailer Sales, LLC (Case No. 2:20-cv-02067-PKH)

Rotoworks International Limited v. Grassworks USA, LLC et al (Case No. 5:07-cv-05009-JLH)

RedwoodVentures, LTD et al v. Irwin RX LTD et al (Case No. 5:15-cv-05174-TLB)

CBD Hospitality, LLC v. CG Brickell, LLC (Case No. 5:19-cv-05181-PKH)

Operation Homefront, Inc v. Brock (Case No. 6:19-cv-06125-RTD)

KK Couture Resale, LLC et al v. Tory Burch LLC et al (Case No. 5:15-cv-05283-TLB)

Pangaea, Inc. v. The Flying Burrito, LLC (Case No. 5:08-cv-05250-JLH)

Copyright

Copyright cases are typically filed to stop continuing unauthorized use. We have defended companies that have been sued for copyright infringement for use on the Internet and obtained injunctions to prohibit infringement. Timely registration of the copyright is key in this area of law.

Scholz Design, Inc. v. Calcon, Inc. (Case No. 5:07-cv-05081-JLH)

Scholz Design Inc v. Larue et al (Case No. 4:06-cv-01600-RSW)

Hoopla Brands, LLC v. Toys "R" Us, Inc. et al (Case No. 5:10-cv-05039-JLH)

Porter v. Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation et al (Case No. 2:05-cv-02168-RTD)

Bordelon v. Quantas Airways (Case No. 5:04-cv-05074-JLH)

Ellis v. Black et al (Case No. 3:08-cv-03025-JLH)

Dark v. Crescent Hotel, Inc., et al (Case No. 5:04-cv-05153-RTD)

Tomelleri v. Allen (Case No. 5:19-cv-05225-PKH)

Trade Secrets

Trade secrets lawsuits are costly because of the amount of evidence required to establish for the trade secret owner the requisite level of protectable interest. Most of these cases involve willful deceit, which is not a simple thing to prove to a jury. In a recent case against Wal-Mart, a jury agreed with our client and found that Wal-Mart has acted “willfully” in stealing trade secrets from our California-based client, Cuker Interactive, LLC. See our Blog.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Cuker Interactive, LLC (Case No. 5:14-cv-05262-TLB)

Southeast X-Ray, Inc. et al v. Spears et al (Case No. 2:13-cv-02026-PKH)

Nanomech, Inc. v. James Tacker et al (Case No. CV-12-648)

Biobased Technologies, LLC. v. Newbold (Case No. CV-11-1066-7)