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Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr, PLLC (MCLC) announced today that the law firm has launched Maverick Title Services, LLC, a full-service title insurance company serving residential homebuyers and sellers, commercial property buyers and sellers, developers, lenders, attorneys, and real estate agents and brokers. The firm’s attorneys, Jacob Lamme and Brian Carr, joined by title insurance associates …

Ray Moore and Cordes Kennedy have recently teamed up to secure two client victories. In the first case, Moore and Kennedy obtained a dismissal of a professional association who had been accused of lobbying activities to promote the business of its member professionals for an anti-competitive outcome.  Relying on both state court precedent and First Amendment protections, they obtained the dismissa…

Baker Sterchi Members Clay Crawford and Jim Maloney recently hosted an episode on the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)’s FedSpeaks podcast. The FedSpeaks podcast is known for delivering informative content and engaging interviews with thought leaders and experts in the legal, insurance and corporate fields. Crawford and Maloney's episode delves into insurance coverage, with a p…

On August 31, 2023, Michael Parme and Stevie Baris obtained a unanimous defense verdict in an action alleging causes of action for negligence, trespass and private nuisance filed in the Napa County Superior Court. This case arose from a contractor’s mistaken trespass onto the property of James Raymond (“plaintiff”).  Jacob Songer dba Inferno Guard (“defendant”) was sued for negligence, trespass, …

Mills Oakley is pleased to announce it has achieved international certification for information security and privacy protection. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is an internationally recognized standard for management of information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection. The firm recognizes the importance of continued monitoring and improvement of its information management systems as a high priority.…

Shareholder, Christopher J. Carlos, and Associate Attorney, Michael J. Lizzadro, obtained summary judgment in favor of their auto retailer client before the Illinois Human Rights Commission.  The plaintiff, a Hispanic employee who was fluent in Spanish, sued for race and national origin discrimination and retaliation.  The plaintiff argued that he was being singled out by being required to work jo…

A recent Law360 article authored by Faith Williams, highlights a significant achievement by Hawkins Parnell’s C. Shane Keith and Elliott Ream in an 11-plaintiff sex trafficking case involving multiple companies associated with two Red Roof Inn locations in Atlanta. The case garnered attention due to its allegations of sex trafficking and prostitution occurring at the properties. In the Law360 art…

On August 21, 2023 a New York County jury returned a unanimous defense verdict in a case involving a career-ending injury to a NYC firefighter. Alfredo Alvarado and co-counsel, Michael Mezzacappa, jointly tried this matter over three weeks including jury selection before the Hon. David Cohen. Plaintiff blamed their client, a building owner, for violations of two predicate statutes that applied to …

On August 29, 2023, Lead Trial Attorney Greg K. Winslett (pictured above -left) and Senior Litigation Attorney Michael W. Huffstutler (pictured above - right) obtained a complete Summary Judgment ruling in Dallas County District court on behalf of their client who had been sued by plaintiffs, who alleged approximately $1 Million dollars in economic, non-economic, and punitive damages. Plaintiffs e…

Lead counsel Bruno Renda said: “It’s very difficult to ask a jury to find in your favor when the implication is that a mother was ultimately responsible for her child’s death”. “We overcame massive hurdles to get to this point, but it was worth it. Our clients and their families are finally vindicated.” If you like stats, here are some figures from the case: Two trucks and a passenger vehicl…