Jennifer Brockett represents businesses in commercial, health care, business torts and intellectual property litigation. Jennifer is one of the primary drafters of California's Model Jury Instructions regarding trade secrets, required for use in all trade secret matters tried in California, and a contributing editor to the leading treatise on California trade secret litigation. Jennifer regularly represents businesses in pursuit of claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, computer hacking and unfair competition.
Business Torts Highlights
Fatburger Corporation v. Warlick, Warlick v. FogCutter Capital Corporation
Fatburger Corporation
2009
Pursuing claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract against former CEO of fast food chain, and defending against CEO's cross-claims; defending a related action of stock dilution.
U.S. Trust Company v. Lehman Brothers, U.S. Trust Company v. Thomas Giddings
U.S. Trust Company
2008
Plaintiff's counsel in action alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and employee raiding against Lehman Brothers and individual defendants recruited by Lehman Brothers.
Cal-Cleve v. Latter
Michael Latter
2005
Defended an executive against claims of trade secret violations and computer hacking brought by a former employer. Case was resolved on favorable terms.
Health Care Highlights
Siwajian v. CPLM
2009
Defended medical group against putative class action claims regarding billing practices. Case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff.
People v. CHA Hollywood Medical Center
CHA Hollywood Medical Center
2008
Defended hospital charged with violation of California Business and Professions Code section 17200 arising from two alleged incidents of homeless patient discharges.
Intellectual Property Highlights
Activision v. DoubleFine
DoubleFine
2009
Defended game developer’s right to publish video game originally developed under contract with Activision. Case settled shortly after DoubleFine defeated Activison’s motion for preliminary injunction.
Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. v. BPI Communications, Inc.
BPI Communications
2009
Summary judgment decision established new protections for the use of publicity photos. Obtained a substantial award of attorneys' fees against the plaintiff for successfully defending a book publisher by establishing that photographs of Marilyn Monroe appearing in a biography were in the public domain. Both decisions were affirmed on appeal. 378 F. Supp.2d 1189, C.D.Cal. 2005.
Shamrock v. Showtime Networks
Showtime Networks
2007
Successfully intervened on an emergency basis to set aside a Temporary Restraining Order which attempted to prevent Showtime Networks from promoting and broadcasting its premiere Mixed-Martial Arts program.
Ivanova v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and Laparade v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
2004
Representation of Columbia Pictures in a six-party dispute regarding ownership of 39 classic Spanish-language motion pictures starring the Mexican actor Cantinflas. Columbia Pictures prevailed after a three-week trial; affirmed on appeal. 387 F. 3d 1099, 9th Circuit 2004; 217 F.R.D. 501, CD. Cal. 2003.