G&R recently recovered 3.8 million for multiple plaintiffs in connection with a breach of contract litigation involving complex breach of contract issues and debt restructuring matters.  G&R represented plaintiffs in an action in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco....

G&R was recently been awarded summary judgment by the Central District Court in an ERISA litigation case  against the Plan Administrator of the Twenty-First Century Fox Severance Plan, The Walt Disney Company and Twenty-First Century Fox.  This significant victory was covered in the legal community, with coverage appearing in Bloomberg Law and Law360. The Bloomberg …...

Garofolo & Ramsdell represented the plaintiff in the action styled McCrary v. Tereo Corp., et al., Case No. 5:21-cv-09196-NC, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which involved complex issues of patent infringement, copyright infringement, and trade secrets.  In the litigation, Defendant Tereo Corporation, Inc. filed a counterclaim against Plaintiff for patent …...

G&R achieved a settlement in a class action lawsuit involving thousands of class members against one of the largest insurance companies in the United States. The lawsuit was brought for alleged violations of ERISA. Among other things, the settlement resulted in important business reform that G&R expects to benefit a substantial number of plan participants. …...

G&R recently represented POWr, Inc., a prominent technology company, in a multi-million dollar stock acquisition with the publicly-traded company, Pluribus Technologies, Inc. G&R represented POWr, Inc. through all stages of the stock acquisition and was able to negotiate favorable terms for the stock acquisition and navigate the complex legal landscape involved in these types of …...

By Order dated September 21, 2022, the Butte County Superior Court issued a final approval of a class action settlement by Neil Essila and Gregory Dobbs, former employees of Paradise Irrigation District, against Paradise Irrigation District and its Board of Directors. The Order specifically acknowledges “the exemplary results achieved and the quality of representation of …...

G&R recently represented an African American employee in litigation against a large employer in Alameda Superior Court, Case No. FCS055956. G&R vigorously represented the plaintiff in the litigation, and the plaintiff received a substantial settlement without ever being deposed by the defendant....

G&R was retained as co-counsel to represent the appellant before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the action styled Cal. Spine & Neurosurgery Inst. V. Blue Cross of Cal., Case No. 19-15192. By Order dated June 30, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of G&R’s client reversing district court’s finding of no …...

Congratulations to Joseph Garofolo for being named to the 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers List for Employee Benefits.  Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters rating service of lawyers. Five percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers.  Joe has received this prestigious award every year from 2014 through …...

Congratulations to Craig P. Ramsdell for being named to the 2024 Northern California Super Lawyer List for Employee Benefits.  Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters rating service of lawyers. Five percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers. Craig has received this prestigious award every year from 2014 through …...