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Columns
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Section 998: The high-stakes settlement strategy you need to know Civil Procedure Jan. 14, 2025

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
State of California, ex rel, Edelweiss Fund LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; and JP Morgan Securities Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Citibank NA; Citigroup Financial Products Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Bank of America Corporation; Bank of America NA; Bank of America Securities LLC; BOFA Merrill Lynch Asset Holdings Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.; Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.; Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays Capital Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Piper Jaffray Financial Products Inc. Contracts Defendant Sep. 17, 2021
John Rossum v. Bradley Everett Gardner; LPL Financial LLC; Raymond James Financial Services Inc.; Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network f/k/a Wachovia Securities Securities Respondent Mar. 20, 2020
Debrah Oelke, Pamela Grether v. UBS Financial Services Inc., Louis J. Lukic, Michael J. Kelly Employment Law Respondent Feb. 14, 2020
Rivette Family Trusts v. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network Securities Respondent Dec. 20, 2019
State of California, ex rel. Roger Hayes and C. Talbot Heppenstall Jr. v. UBS Securities LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; Citigroup Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Stone & Youngberg LLC; Stifel Financial Corp.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Banc of America Securities LLC; Bank of America Corporation; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co; and Does 1 through 100 Securities Defendant Nov. 8, 2019
Yogina Rezko v. XBiotech Inc., John Simard, Queena Han and W.R. Hambrecht and Co., LLC Securities Defendant Mar. 1, 2019
Kenneth David Blumenfeld v. Robert James East, Donald Lee Gorsch, Barry Lewis Pinsky, UBS Financial Services Inc. Contracts Respondent Sep. 3, 2016
Jonathan Axelrad, Frances Axelrad v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, et al. Contracts Respondent Sep. 19, 2015
Lawrence W. Hake, M.D. v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Securities Respondent Apr. 4, 2015
Bradley Evan Berdow, Christopher Crandler Crowson v. Barclays Capital Inc. Securities Respondent Sep. 13, 2014
Chris's Stuff 401K Profit Sharing Plan, Chris's Stuff Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Trust, Christopher J. Murphy Revocable Trust, Christopher J. Murphy Securities Respondent Jun. 28, 2014
Scott Lambert, Laura Lambert v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Securities Respondent Mar. 15, 2014
Pooroushasb Parineh and Parima Parineh, Grace Purpura-Andriola TTEE FBO Grace, Puipura-Andriola Revocable Living Trust, Khosrow Jamshidi, M.D. TTEE FBO Jamshidi Joint, Revocable Trust U/A/D 1/19/1999, John Davoudi and Maro Davoudi, Mike Mashayekh and Jackie Mashayekh JTWROS, Majid Harirchi and Katayoun Rezaie Harirchi, Olga Michel Basil v. Citigrou Securities Respondent Mar. 3, 2012
George Putnam v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Securities Respondent Sep. 24, 2011
Jason L. Laney v. Wachovia Securities Inc. nka Wachovia Securities LLC Employment Law Respondent Jan. 17, 2009

MCLE
Title Category Published
Section 998: The high-stakes settlement strategy you need to know Civil Procedure Jun. 5, 2025
Title Category Published
Section 998: The high-stakes settlement strategy you need to know Civil Procedure Jan. 14, 2025
Case Name Topic Role Published
State of California, ex rel, Edelweiss Fund LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; and JP Morgan Securities Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Citibank NA; Citigroup Financial Products Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Bank of America Corporation; Bank of America NA; Bank of America Securities LLC; BOFA Merrill Lynch Asset Holdings Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.; Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.; Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays Capital Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Piper Jaffray Financial Products Inc. Contracts Defendant Sep. 17, 2021
John Rossum v. Bradley Everett Gardner; LPL Financial LLC; Raymond James Financial Services Inc.; Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network f/k/a Wachovia Securities Securities Respondent Mar. 20, 2020
Debrah Oelke, Pamela Grether v. UBS Financial Services Inc., Louis J. Lukic, Michael J. Kelly Employment Law Respondent Feb. 14, 2020
Rivette Family Trusts v. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network Securities Respondent Dec. 20, 2019
State of California, ex rel. Roger Hayes and C. Talbot Heppenstall Jr. v. UBS Securities LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; Citigroup Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Stone & Youngberg LLC; Stifel Financial Corp.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Banc of America Securities LLC; Bank of America Corporation; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co; and Does 1 through 100 Securities Defendant Nov. 8, 2019
Yogina Rezko v. XBiotech Inc., John Simard, Queena Han and W.R. Hambrecht and Co., LLC Securities Defendant Mar. 1, 2019
Kenneth David Blumenfeld v. Robert James East, Donald Lee Gorsch, Barry Lewis Pinsky, UBS Financial Services Inc. Contracts Respondent Sep. 3, 2016
Jonathan Axelrad, Frances Axelrad v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, et al. Contracts Respondent Sep. 19, 2015
Lawrence W. Hake, M.D. v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Securities Respondent Apr. 4, 2015
Bradley Evan Berdow, Christopher Crandler Crowson v. Barclays Capital Inc. Securities Respondent Sep. 13, 2014
Chris's Stuff 401K Profit Sharing Plan, Chris's Stuff Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Trust, Christopher J. Murphy Revocable Trust, Christopher J. Murphy Securities Respondent Jun. 28, 2014
Scott Lambert, Laura Lambert v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Securities Respondent Mar. 15, 2014
Pooroushasb Parineh and Parima Parineh, Grace Purpura-Andriola TTEE FBO Grace, Puipura-Andriola Revocable Living Trust, Khosrow Jamshidi, M.D. TTEE FBO Jamshidi Joint, Revocable Trust U/A/D 1/19/1999, John Davoudi and Maro Davoudi, Mike Mashayekh and Jackie Mashayekh JTWROS, Majid Harirchi and Katayoun Rezaie Harirchi, Olga Michel Basil v. Citigrou Securities Respondent Mar. 3, 2012
George Putnam v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Securities Respondent Sep. 24, 2011
Jason L. Laney v. Wachovia Securities Inc. nka Wachovia Securities LLC Employment Law Respondent Jan. 17, 2009
Title Category Published
Section 998: The high-stakes settlement strategy you need to know Civil Procedure Jun. 5, 2025
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