Commercial and General Civil Litigation
Tyson & Mendes’ broad commercial litigation work includes trial experience in state and federal courts, representing publicly traded and privately held corporations in commercial litigation throughout the nation. Cases handled include complex real estate litigation, multi-party environmental litigation, class action lawsuits, securities, breach of contract, fraud, business torts, libel actions, false advertising and unfair trade practices. We also represent directors and officers in various shareholder and third party lawsuits. We successfully meet the specialized needs of our corporate clients in all types of commercial litigation.
Tyson & Mendes Secures Full Defense Verdict in Neighbor Nuisance Case
August 1, 2024 2:19pm
Novato, CA, July 30, 2024 — Nationwide insurance and civil litigation firm Tyson & Mendes LLP secured a full defense verdict in a half million-dollar neighbor dispute trial. The case involved allegations of nuisance, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress...
Tyson & Mendes Saved the Insurance Industry More Than $679 Million in 2023: Nationwide Insurance and Civil Litigation Defense Firm Saves Clients Nearly $3 Billion in Four Years
January 5, 2024 2:32pm
SAN DIEGO (January 5, 2024) – Tyson & Mendes LLP, one of the nation’s fastest-growing insurance and civil litigation defense firms, saved its insurance industry and self-insured clients $679.9 million in aggregate damages claims in 2023, bringing the firm’s savings results...
Tyson & Mendes Saved the Insurance Industry Over $1 Billion in 2022: Nationwide Insurance and Civil Litigation Defense Firm Tops $2.27 Billion in Savings for Clients in the Past Three Years
January 18, 2023 11:56am
SAN DIEGO (January 18, 2023) – Tyson & Mendes LLP, one of the nation’s fastest-growing insurance and civil litigation defense firms, saved its insurance industry and self-insured clients an astonishing $1.07 billion in aggregate damages claims in 2022...
US Supreme Court Creates Potential for Vast Expansion of General Personal Jurisdiction
Author: Mitchell B. Malachowski | August 7, 2023 10:44am
In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., a somewhat-splinted United States Supreme Court issued what may be the most significant decision regarding personal jurisdiction in over a generation. While the alignment of the Justices is complex...
Lost in Translation: Demystifying Consolidation in Multi-Party Litigation
Author: David Kahn | September 29, 2017 3:24pm
What does it mean when the court consolidates cases? When separate actions are filed by separate plaintiffs arising out of the same transaction or occurrence, the issue of consolidation is likely to be raised early on by one of the parties or the court. While the idea sounds simple enough, the wording of the statute itself and the related concepts of “relatedness” and “merger” often creates confusion and doubt among the parties and sometimes the court itself as to what exactly the legal and procedural effect of the consolidation order means and what was intended.
The Specter Of Sliding Scale Settlements In Multi-Party Litigation: Strategies For Protecting The Non-Settling Defendant
Author: David Kahn | July 30, 2017 10:31am
In formulating California’s approach to evaluating the good faith of piece-meal settlements, the California Supreme Court famously stated: “When profit is involved, the ingenuity of man spawns limitless varieties of unfairness.” (Tech-Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde & Associates (1985) 38 Cal.3d 488, 494-495 quoting River Garden Farms, Inc. v. Superior Court (1972) 26 Cal.App.3d 986, 993). As set forth below, a sliding scale settlement certainly falls within this paradigm. Although California allows such settlements, there are statutory protections and defense strategies which should be implemented to mitigate the prejudice inherent in such settlements.