The breadth of our practice, and the depth of our talent, is reflected in the following examples of our most recent trial victories - from the defensive side of the courtroom:

• Mike O'Connor and Allison Brehm have obtained numerous temporary restraining orders and injunctions prohibiting stalking, harassment and violence, on behalf of individuals who have been at the center of media attention -- including radio personalities and high-ranking executives of motion picture studios and television networks.
    
• After removing a multi-million-dollar consumer class action against a leading national brokerage firm from state court to federal court, Andy White and Edward Weiman in October 2006 won dismissal of the action, with prejudice, and denial of plaintiff's motion to remand to state court, based on a unique application of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act.  

• Defeating novel theories of copyright infringement, Andy White, David Fink, and Allison Brehm in August 2006 won a motion to dismiss all claims against two major television production companies based on their creation and production of a popular primetime television series.
   
• In June 2006, Andy White and Allison Brehm obtained summary judgment, in New York state court, against claims for fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment based on an alleged finder's fee agreement for the financing of a motion picture.
   
• In December 2005, on behalf of a major motion picture studio, Mike O'Connor, Ed Weiman, and Allison Brehm secured summary judgment on an idea submission claim relating to one of the most successful comedies released in 2005.
   
• Michael O'Connor, Lee Brenner, Keri Campbell and Dana Clausen won a trial in December 2005 against a radio personality who asserted claims for age discrimination and breach of contract against his employer, a major radio network.
   
• Defending a major motion picture studio, Andy White, David Fink, Edward Weiman and Allison Brehm in April 2005 won the dismissal, with prejudice, of copyright and accounting claims brought against the studio in connection with a landmark motion picture.
   
• In April 2005, Keri Campbell won a trial against a wrongful termination claim brought by a former top executive of a national radio network.
   
• On the eve of a jury trial in March 2005, Keri Campbell won a summary judgment on behalf a real estate developer, protecting the developer against an action to set aside the purchase of a commercial property.
   
• Defending two major film production studios and an Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter, Andy White, Lee Brenner and Allison Brehm won the dismissal in July 2004 of all state law claims arising from an idea submission and, in February 2005, ultimately secured the dismissal with prejudice of the only remaining claim for copyright infringement. 

• After securing federal court orders dismissing all of a plaintiff's federal copyright claims and most of her state law claims based on the creation of a successful cable TV series, Andy White and Lee Brenner secured an extremely favorable settlement in January 2005, on the eve of a further motion to dismiss plaintiff's surviving claims. 

• In October 2003, Mike O'Connor and Keri Campbell won a federal court trial defending an independent production company against claims of fraud and breach of contract in connection with the production and distribution of two motion pictures. 

• In October 2002, Andy White, David Fink, and Mary Kate Woods won summary judgment for a national television network against "reverse confusion" trademark infringement claims over merchandising related to one of television's most popular programs. 

• Andy White and David Fink won summary judgment for a national television network in April 2001, against trademark infringement claims over a popular television soundtrack.
   
• In August 2000, we opposed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop our client's release of the season's hottest soundtrack CD; our team of Andy White, Mike O'Connor, David Fink, and Lee Brenner defeated that request, in federal court in Chicago, less than 48 hours after we were retained. 

• Winning a three-week jury trial in May 1999, Mike O'Connor and Lee Brenner secured a defense verdict against a music video production company claiming tortious interference with contract; that jury verdict was unanimously affirmed on appeal in September 2000.
   
• On behalf of a major motion picture studio and a television network, Andy White secured a summary judgment in October 1999 against a writer who claimed motion picture rights to a hit television series from the 1960's.
   
• Defending one of America's largest telecommunications companies, David Fink won a 1998 dismissal of a multi-million dollar class action brought by all users of a national long distance service.
   
• Andy White and Mike O'Connor won a 1998 trial for a national television network, securing a directed verdict against privacy and defamation claims arising from a nationally broadcast TV news program.
   
• During jury selection in a 1998 defamation trial in Oklahoma, Andy White secured a very favorable settlement for a TV production company against claims attacking a broadcast news report.

While the majority of our practice is devoted to defending our clients against serious business lawsuits, White O'Connor has achieved equally spectacular success from the plaintiff's side of the counsel table. Our outstanding trial skills are confirmed by a number of multi-million dollar trial verdicts and judgments on behalf of numerous business and entertainment clients, including the following examples:

• In March 2005, Andy White and David Fink won a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a national TV network, in a breach of contract lawsuit against one of Hollywood's most prolific distributors of TV properties, based on the distribution of a highly successful TV series.
   
• In July 2003, Michael O'Connor and Edward Weiman secured a ruling from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on behalf of a major motion picture studio, which confirmed a $2.7 million judgment against an insurance carrier for the carrier's failure to defend its insureds in a lawsuit for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, intentional interference with contract, and slander of title.
   
• In July 2003, Mike O'Connor and Keri Campbell won a $1.6 million judgment in an arbitration between two co-producers regarding the production, distribution and financing of two motion pictures.

• Representing a major motion picture studio, Michael O'Connor and Edward Weiman secured summary judgment in January 2003 on a multi-million dollar claim for bad faith denial of insurance coverage arising from an underlying claim of copyright infringement.
   
• Representing Japan's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles, Andy White, in April 2000, won jury verdicts of falsity and actual malice - the first jury verdicts ever recorded against Consumer Reports - in a highly publicized defamation and product disparagement trial.
• Andy White won jury verdicts in September 1999 totaling $8 million - including findings of "malice, oppression and fraud" - against billionaire John Kluge and his Metromedia International Group for fraud and breach of contract arising from Metromedia's 1997 sale of Orion Pictures to MGM; those jury verdicts prompted a highly advantageous settlement on the eve of the punitive damages trial.

• Andy White and David Fink won the largest jury verdict ever recorded in a malicious prosecution action - $33.6 million - the third largest jury verdict in California in 1995.

• In another record-setting result, on behalf of a national hotel company Mike O'Connor won a $23 million jury verdict for insurance bad faith claims against Harbor Insurance Co.
• Andy White won a 1995 jury verdict for $8.1 million against American Film Technology, Inc., and its Board of Directors, on contract and business tort claims asserted by the company's former CEO.

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