Recovered More Than $1.65 Million on Behalf of Homebuilder in Insurance Coverage Case

Irvine partner Scott Thomas and associate Kevin Brantley recovered more than $1.65 million from several insurers on behalf of a homebuilder, reimbursing the homebuilder for all defense costs it had incurred, or would incur in the future, after the insurers denied coverage and refused to defend the homebuilder in a...

Payne & Fears Represents Builder in Largest Recovery in Firm History

Payne & Fears represented a publicly-traded home builder in a complex, high-stakes insurance coverage dispute that was resolved in the builder’s favor. Although the terms of the settlement are confidential, the homebuilder was “thrilled” with the settlement. And the Payne & Fears partner that handled the matter calls the settlement...

Recovered More Than $2.75 Million On Behalf of a Homebuilder

Irvine partners Scott Thomas, Nathan Cazier, and Jared De Jong recovered more than $2.75 million from several primary and excess insurers on behalf of a homebuilder, reimbursing the homebuilder for defense costs it shouldered after the insurers denied coverage and refused to defend the homebuilder in several construction defect lawsuits. ...

Won TRO Against Former E*TRADE Employee

Payne & Fears LLP client E*TRADE was granted a temporary restraining order by the federal district court in Chicago, barring a former employee—a financial consultant—from using confidential information to solicit E*TRADE’s clients away from the provider and to her new employer, Morgan Stanley.  In the case E*TRADE Financial Corp. v....

Wage-and-Hour Class Action Against National Retail Chain Resolved Efficiently

Payne & Fears LLP represented a national retail chain in a “second wave” class action lawsuit where the plaintiff alleged misclassification of the stores’ California‐based assistant store managers and purported wage-and-hour violations. Our attorneys were able to negotiate a very favorable settlement prior to the hearing on class certification, engaging...