Congratulations to Keith G. Bremer and Benjamin L. Price for getting a Defense Verdict on a 14.5 million dollar libel demand against artist Frank Ocean. As reported by TMZ, BillBoard, and others, Bremer Whyte’s team beat a 14.5 million libel against Frank Ocean’s estranged father, when a Federal District Court ruled that Mr. Ocean’s father hadn’t […]
John O’Meara Reveals “Skeletons in the Closet” CRST, INC. Superior Court (2017) 11 Cal. App. 5th 1255 Hiring quality employees can be challenging; despite a company’s best efforts, bad apples slip into the system. And on occasion, one of those employees can have an at-fault accident which results in litigation against the employee for negligence, […]
Bremer Whyte’s attorneys win a complete defense verdict on behalf of Anacapa Berry Farms in Ventura County. Plaintiff Erik Morales brought suit against Anacapa Berry Farms alleging he was exposed to pesticides on an Oxnard strawberry farm in 2007 before he was born. The Plaintiff was born with hemifacial microsomia (a physical facial deformation in […]
Nicole Nuzzo of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara LLP was selected as one of the fifteen members of the Orange County Bar Association’s (OCBA) Professionalism and Ethics Committee, announced the firm. Committee members “are committed to supporting and encouraging OCBA members to engage in the professional and ethical practice of law. Members of the Committee […]
This year marks Legal Elite’s tenth year of presenting Nevada’s top attorneys. The annual list showcases attorneys whose peers have named them amongst the best of the best. The list has come a long way since it’s inaugural issue in June 2008. Since it’s inception, the voting process has become more streamlined and each year […]
On December 9, Tyler Offenhauser from our Newport Beach office, obtained an Arbitration Award in favor of subcontractors in an arbitrated case regarding interpretation of an indemnity agreement. After 70 days of arbitration, the Arbitrator made rulings as to fault for construction defects for both the General Contractor as it relates to the Owner, and […]
On December 7, 2016, Troy Clark, from our Las Vegas Office, obtained a defense verdict in a trial arising out of a disputed adoption. The firm represented a child adoption agency being defended by Adoption Assistance Agency (AAA). Plaintiffs’ alleged damages based on negligence and fraudulent misrepresentations in connection with the adoption process. The trial […]
Congratulations to Keith G. Bremer, Nicole Whyte, John V. O’Meara and John H. Toohey for their selection to the list of Super Lawyers in California for 2017. Less than five percent of the attorneys in the State are named to this exclusive list. Attorneys are nominated by their peers and then selected through an independent […]
Bremer Whyte obtains complete defense verdict on behalf of San Diego homeowners Association and its Board of Directors. In a case titled Carmel Cove Homeowners Association v. Kelli Fuller, Kere Tickner and John Gottlieb represented a homeowners association and five (5) individual Board Members on a cross-claim for breach of fiduciary duty, retaliation and conflicts […]
SIRRAH ENTERPRISES LLC. v. WAYNE AND JACQUELINE WUNDERLICH “Relying on the lineage of cases establishing Arizona’s implied warranty or workmanship and habitability (“IWWH”), Lofts held that the IWWH is imposed at law—without regard to the parties’ contractual relationship—by virtue of the act of construction itself. Therefore, did the Court of Appeals err in creating an exception to Sullivan in […]
By: Jeremy Johnson & Sean Willet At Bremer Whyte, our business litigation attorneys advise clients often on the pros, cons and important factors of navigating through the process of arbitration. In June of this year, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District decided Rice v. Downs,[1] providing an important reminder of the […]
On October 20, 2016, the deadline to petition certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals passed, meaning that the ruling in Sierra Pacific v. Bradbury stands. This effectively confirms that Colorado’s six-year statute of repose begins once a subcontractor’s scope of work is substantially complete, irrespective of the status of the overall project. This decision […]