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Majestic Empire Holdings, LLC. V. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on Majestic Empire Holdings, LLC. V. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Early Sullivan obtained evidence in discovery (after successfully defeating plaintiff’s assertion of privilege as to numerous key documents) undermining the plaintiff’s case, forming the basis for our summary judgment motion, and leading to a favorable settlement of plaintiff’s claim for breach of title insurance policy and insurance bad faith in this case involving the right of a Nevada restaurant to have gaming machines on its premises.
Organized Noize
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on Organized Noize
Early Sullivan currently represents famed hip-hop music writers Organized Noize in a dispute with music publisher Bug Music, Inc. regarding underpaid royalties. Plaintiffs sued its music publisher, Bug Music, Inc., alleging that Bug Music, Inc. intentionally underpaid royalties owed to Plaintiffs to devalue the catalogue of songs in order to purchase Plaintiffs’ rights at a discount.
The Halcyon Company
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on The Halcyon Company
Early Sullivan has represented The Halcyon Company, which produced the feature film Terminator Salvation, the most recent installment in the Terminator Franchise, in several matters, including in a dispute with a producer of Terminator Salvation, The Halcyon Company’s efforts to remove from the internet copywritten material of Terminator Salvation, and in several disputes arising out of The Halcyon Company’s bankruptcy.
First American Title Insurance Company v. Lochland Holdings, LLC
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on First American Title Insurance Company v. Lochland Holdings, LLC
Early Sullivan currently represents First American against a Colorado corporation in an action to determine which of two vastly different arbitration agreements apply towards resolving an underlying dispute involving several large parcels of ocean front property in Hawaii.
Roadside Attractions
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on Roadside Attractions
Early Sullivan is currently representing independent film distribution company Roadside Attractions, LLC in a dispute arising out of the distribution of the film From Mexico With Love. The guarantors of the loan for the print and advertising fund for the film, have asserted a claim for intentional and negligent misrepresentation based upon alleged fraudulent estimates for domestic box office returns.
Rosansky v. Fidelity National Financial, Inc., et al.
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on Rosansky v. Fidelity National Financial, Inc., et al.
Early Sullivan represented Fidelity in an action for wrongful termination and discrimination in the Orange County Superior Court, and demurred to plaintiff’s Labor Code 970 cause of action. We next obtained evidence that completely undermined plaintiff’s case, forming the basis of a motion for summary judgment, and leading to a favorable settlement in our client’s favor while the summary judgment motion was still pending.
Various Pending Actions against Bank of America and Point Break Escrow
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on Various Pending Actions against Bank of America and Point Break Escrow
Early Sullivan presently represents several home buyers in lawsuits brought against among others, Bank of America and Point Break Escrow, regarding a spate of fraudulent short sale transactions in which the unwitting buyers purchased homes in short sale transactions for which Bank of America now asserts that the short sales were unauthorized.
Trace Cyrus
Category: Results | Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Comments Off on Trace Cyrus
Early Sullivan represented Trace Cyrus, brother of Miley Cyrus, against Mason Musso and Anthony Improgo, in connection with a corporate dispute over control of Metrostation, Inc., the holding company for the band Metro Station. In this action, Mr. Musso and Mr. Improgo, the other two purported shareholders of Metrostation, Inc., asserted that they voted Mr. Cyrus out of his officer and director position at a shareholder meeting while Mr. Cyrus asserted that Mr. Improgo left the band and had no voting rights in the company, rendering any such vote void. We successfully obtained denial of Mr. Musso’s and Mr. Improgo’s application for a temporary restraining order to enjoin defendants from: (1) acting on any instructions, or taking any actions, with respect to the assets of Metrostation, Inc., other than those instructions issued from a duly elected and authorized officer of Metrostation, Inc., and (2) compelling the immediate production of all corporate ledgers, correspondence, books and records.
Great Western Bank v. Multibank 2009-1 RES-ADC Ventures, LLC
Category: Results | Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | Comments Off on Great Western Bank v. Multibank 2009-1 RES-ADC Ventures, LLC
Early Sullivan was brought into this action at the eleventh hour (before a scheduled foreclosure on certain commercial property in Clark County, Nevada), and successfully obtained a temporary restraining order on behalf of our client Great Western Bank, barring defendant Multibank from “land locking” a 62 unit condominium complex on which Great Western Bank had a multi-million dollar deed of trust.
Stoneridge v. Van Vactor
Category: Results | Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | Comments Off on Stoneridge v. Van Vactor
Six months after appearing in a mechanic’s lien foreclosure action in Los Angeles Superior Court (that had already been pending for years), Early Sullivan obtained judgment on the pleadings on all causes of action that had been filed against its client, Clarion Mortgage Capital, Inc., after demonstrating that the plaintiff’s contractor’s license had been automatically suspended as a matter of law, thus barring the plaintiff from recovering on any claims, whatsoever, arising in connection with the subject construction project.