Areas of Focus
Commercial Litigation
DBL Law Group has successfully litigated fraudulent transfer actions; recovered assets through various mechanisms, including prejudgment attachments, asset levies and garnishments; and pursued numerous debtors in bankruptcy court, having debts declared non-dischargeable.
We are also skilled in overseeing deep asset investigations, developing creative recovery strategies and negotiating cost-effective resolutions to attain maximum recoveries while improving creditors’ leverage.
Employment Litigation
DBL Law Group is experienced in litigating matters arising under all aspects of federal and state employment laws, including issues arising under:
- The California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- The California Family Rights Act
- The Family and Medical Leave Ace
- The Labor Code
We have defended employers in matters involving issues of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and age discrimination. We also have also defended employers in wage and hour class actions.
Professional Liability
DBL Law Group handles a variety of matters related to professional liability litigation. This includes the defense of real estate and insurance professionals, including real estate agents, brokers, appraisers, escrow agents, home inspectors and insurance brokers.
Working closely with clients, we seek to formulate a defense strategy that can resolve matters favorably and efficiently. Using mediation and arbitration when appropriate, we also have experience handling the defense of professionals in several other categories such as:
- Real estate asset managers
- Trustees
- Attorneys
- CPAs and accountants
Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith
DBL Law Group has extensive experience in evaluating insurance coverage issues involving the following types of policies:
- Director’s & Officers (D&O)
- Employment Practices Liability (EPL)
- Professional Liability (E&O)
- Fiduciary, technology & media
- Commercial General Liability (CGL)
- Homeowner’s and Business Owner’s policies
We have extensive experience litigating complex insurance disputes in federal, state and appellate courts.
Representative Matters
- Obtained favorable results in handling insurance litigation and bad faith claims, including securing summary judgments in state and federal courts and in appeals before the Ninth Circuit and California Court of Appeal.
- Secured a summary judgment declaring a professional liability insurance policy to be void ab initio and an award recouping over $1 million for the insurer. Also spearheaded a successful multi-jurisdictional collection effort resulting in a full satisfaction of the judgment.
- Have handled numerous mediations of complex and fervently contested matters resulting in favorable settlements.
- Analysis and advice with respect to underwriting issues, rescission and reformation.
- Evaluated and prosecuted claims asserting the right to independent counsel and compliance with California fair claims settlement regulations.
- Evaluated the reasonableness of defense invoices, pre-tender and allocation issues; and resolve attorneys’ fee billing disputes.
- Defended through litigation and favorable settlements several highly sensitive and complex employment liability claims.
- Litigated a trademark dispute regarding competing physical fitness centers, involving the use and ownership of the right to use trade names under federal and state common law. Matter was resolved in favor of client on summary judgment.
- Defended client in a dispute over the use of Google AdWords and the client’s conduct in advertising. Matter was resolved confidentially on terms favorable to the client.
- Litigated a business dispute defending employees of a company that marketed and operated motorcycle tours, who left to start their own competing business. Plaintiff also claimed rights to work product that the clients asserted were not subject to the work-for-hire doctrine. After defeating the plaintiff’s efforts to secure a preliminary injunction (and control over the disputed copyright-protected works), the matter resolved on a mutual walk-away basis.