Firm Wins Another Ninth Circuit Appeal, 3-0
Los Angeles, CA — April 2010
Lee Tran & Liang (“LTL”) continues its string of appellate victories. On April 12, 2010, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision in favor of LTL’s client. LTL attorney Daniel Taylor handled the briefing and oral argument in the Ninth Circuit.
Below, the Plaintiff had filed a complaint against LTL’s client, claiming LTL’s client had breached a settlement agreement. LTL brought a special motion to strike Plaintiff’s claims, which the Central District Court of California granted. Thereafter, the Court awarded LTL’s client $26,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs.
The Plaintiff then appealed the dismissal of its case to the Ninth Circuit. Judges Canby, Fletcher, and Tunheim unanimously affirmed, noting that Plaintiff had “not demonstrated a probability of success on the merits of its breach of contract claim . . . [and on] its equitable indemnity claim. . . . Because [Plaintiff’s] claims have underlying legal deficiencies that cannot be cured, amendment would be futile.”
LTL is seeking an additional $44,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs from the Plaintiff for the appeal.
About Lee Tran & Liang APLC
Lee Tran & Liang (“LTL”) is a Los Angeles based law firm focusing exclusively on business and intellectual property litigation. The firm’s partners have practiced at prominent multi-national firms, and are graduates of top law schools including Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia. Primary practice areas include business disputes (breach of contract, aggrieved investors and professionals, and commercial disputes) and intellectual property litigation (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets). What sets the firm apart is its ability to offer creative fee arrangements to meet its clients’ needs. The firm specializes in what it calls “1-to-10” cases – $1 Million to $10 Million business contingency matters. In appropriate cases, clients pay no legal fees unless either a verdict of settlement is reached. This is the LTL difference.
