Successes

Payne & Fears has LLP obtained a major reimbursement victory for its clients, a group of nonprofit hospitals, against Blue Shield of California, a major health plan.  For years Blue Shield had denied reimbursement to the hospitals under the parties’ contracts by “disallowing” certain hospital charges.  The Los Angeles Superior...

Payne & Fears LLP attorneys represented Greystone Homes in an appeal of a judgment against a product manufacturer.  In a case of first impression, the court ruled in Greystone Homes, Inc. v. Midtec, Inc., et al. that a homebuilder may pursue claims for equitable indemnity against individual product manufacturers for purely economic losses...

Payne & Fears LLP won summary judgment for its client, a New Jersey intellectual property law firm, in an action brought by a California tool distributor and its Taiwanese supplier.  The complaint alleged that the client violated federal antitrust law, the Lanham Act, and state law when it brought a prior...

Payne & Fears was retained by Corinthian Colleges to defend claims that the company’s sponsorship of a promotional giveaway of tote bags on Mother’s Day at Angel Stadium of Anaheim violated California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.  Plaintiff’s claims were dismissed pursuant to a motion for summary judgment, which was later...

Payne & Fears LLP obtained a complete defense victory for its client, a major local manufacturer, in an employment discrimination case.  Plaintiff alleged that Payne & Fears’ client discriminated against the plaintiff based upon his age, retaliated against him for making internal complaints, breached an employment contract, wrongfully terminated the plaintiff,...