Payne & Fears LLP Recovers Substantial Insurance Benefits for Hospital in Business Dispute

Payne & Fears LLP recently wrapped up the final piece of a multi-million dollar insurance recovery for its client, one of Los Angeles’s largest nonprofit hospitals.  The hospital had received no assistance from its liability insurers in defending claims by a disaffected doctors’ group for allegedly breaching the parties’ contract...

Payne & Fears LLP Wins Bench Trial Involving Fraudulent Transfer of Real Property

After Payne & Fears LLP litigation attorneys obtained a substantial judgment for a client and during a subsequent appeal, the opposing parties attempted to fraudulently convey the real property which was the subject of the litigation in order to avoid paying the judgment.  Payne & Fears filed a creditor’s claim...

Payne & Fears LLP Wins Appeal for Online Dating Service (Surrey v. True Beginnings LLC, 168 Cal.App.4th 414 (2008))

Payne & Fears LLP’s client, a Texas-based online dating service, prevailed at the trial court and in a subsequent appeal in a dispute involving accusations of violations of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act and Unfair Competition Law.  The complaint alleged that the dating service had violated these laws by offering...

Won Jury Trial in Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Payne & Fears LLP obtained a defense verdict for a manufacturing client on claims for racial discrimination, racial harassment and retaliation in a jury trial in San Bernardino County Superior Court.  The plaintiff was a 19-year employee whose employment was terminated for two safety violations in a short period of time. ...