Nissan Motor
Co. v. Nissan Computer Corp., 378 F.3d 1002,
1020 (9th Cir. 2004). Id. at 1006-08
Consulting counsel for company owned by Uzi Nissan against Nissan car company
in trademark infringement, dilution, cybersquatting action resulting in prior-restraint order in lower court.
Surf Line
Hawaii, Ltd. v. Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Case No. CV03-00550 (District of Hawaii, October 2003)
Lead counsel in DJ action for trademark infringement and dilution of JAMS mark.
FatWallet,
Inc. v. Wal-mart Inc., Case No. 02050454 (ND Illinois, November 2002) and FatWallet, Inc. v. Best Buy, Inc., 2004 WL 793548
(ND Ill.)
Counsel for comparison-shopping site’s challenge to DMCA notice-and-takedown
claim of copyright protection in product prices.
Hoffman California International Fabrics v. Albertsons, Inc., Case No. SACV03-106
GLT (MLGx) (CD California, February 2003)
Lead counsel for fabric designer against repetitive and willful sale of copyright-infringing
apparel by nation-wide retailer.
RIAA v. Verizon
Internet Services Inc., 351 F.3d 1229 (DC Circuit 2003)
Lead counsel for wide spectrum of non-profit amici organizations asserting
unconstitutionality of DMCA subpoena provision.
Paramount
Pictures Corp. vs. ReplayTV Inc., 2002 WL 1315811 (CD Cal.)
Lead counsel for amici groups challenging discovery order in copyright case
requiring collection of customer data through television surveillance.
Donovan v.
RRL Corp., 26 Cal.4th 261 (2001), and 74 Cal. App. 4th 540 (1999)
Representing
amici publishers group, the California Supreme Court adopted the arguments solely asserted by these amici in a case concerning
liability for a price mistake in a newspaper advertisement.
Global Telemedia
International, Inc. v. Reader, 132 F.Supp. 2d 1261 (CD California, February 2001)
Lead counsel in case issuing the first ruling that Internet message boards
are protected forums for the expression of opinions.
AquaCool_2000
v. Yahoo! Inc., Case No. C00-20677-EAI (CD California, May 2000)
Lead counsel in first lawsuit against a leading portal for privacy violations.
FTC v. Jeremy
Martinez d/b/a Info World, Case No. 12701 (CD California, December 2000)
Lead counsel defending the first FTC lawsuit over the online distribution of
false identification templates.
Xircom Inc.
v. Doe, Case No. 188724 (Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, May 1999)
Lead counsel representing John Doe in the first case involving a motion to
quash a subpoena to disclose the identity of an anonymous Internet poster.
Michael Dean
Stepp v. The Plano Star-Courier, Case No. 199-1660-97 (199th
Judicial District of Texas, July 1998)
Represented newspaper in one of the first cases dealing with the statute of
limitations for an online publication.
People of
State of California v. Dally, Case No. CR 39521B (Superior
Court of California, County of Ventura, October 1997)
Represented third party in the first case involving a subpoena for information
collected on a newspaper's website.