Cummins & White

FIRST TRUST DEED POSITIONS SECURED FOR BANK DESPITE IRS TAX LIEN & PENDING FORECLOSURE Highlights Cummins & White, LLP, successfully represented two banks in a case involving an IRS tax lien and pending foreclosure of two homes, ensuring the banks first position and maximizing recovery of their lien interests (including principal and interest). Cummins & White successfully negotiated [...]

COURT FINDS MECHANICS LIEN VALID MASONRY SUB-CONTRACTOR AWARDED SERVICE FEES, INTEREST & LEGAL COSTS Highlights Based on their expertise in construction law, Cummins & White, LLP, successfully represented the owner of a masonry contractor when the developer and its general contractor failed to remit payment for performed work. Cummins & White successfully used case law to [...]

EXEMPT EMPLOYEE DESIGNATION SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED Highlights Based on its expertise in employment law, Cummins & White, LLP, successfully represented the owner of a construction company when former supervisors sued for $287,000 over a variety of employment issues, including unpaid overtime. Cummins & White successfully defended the employees’ designation as exempt by creating and executing a [...]

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AVOIDS TRIAL FOR 7-ELEVEN IN DRAM SHOP SUIT Highlights Cummins & White, LLP, successfully defended convenience retailing giant 7-Eleven against a liquor liability claim directed toward the corporation and its “deep pockets.” When depositions uncovered flaws in the case, Cummins & White attorneys moved to quickly resolve the case through summary judgment, saving substantial time, [...]

SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX OBLIGATION RESOLVED FOR MEDIA MANUFACTURING FIRM Highlights Cummins & White, LLP, successfully represented a media manufacturing firm in an IRS audit, appeal, and court case involving the proper accrual of royalties paid for using patented technology in the duplication of DVDs and CDs. Cummins & White’s in-depth knowledge of IRS administrative and Tax [...]

MEDIA MANUFACTURING FIRM AVOIDS $1.2 MILLION SALES TAX ASSESSMENT Highlights Cummins & White, LLP, successfully represented a manufacturer of DVDs and CDs in a California State Board of Equalization sales tax audit and Appeals Conference involving the acquisition of manufacturing equipment as part of a complex merger transaction with an out-of-state company. Cummins & White’s [...]

SMALL INSURANCE AGENCY WINS BIG AWARD FROM BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA Highlights Based on Karen L. Taillon’s expertise in contract law and experience dealing with managed care plans, Cummins & White, LLP successfully represented WMC Insurance Services, Inc., in arbitration for breach of agency contract, receiving an award of more than $3.8 million. Blue Shield [...]

WELLS FARGO BANK LIABLE FOR FRAUDULENT WITHDRAWALS Highlights Based on his trial expertise and experience with banking law, James Wakefield secured a victory for his client when Wells Fargo agreed to pay a substantial settlement to an Orange County company that was the victim of fraudulent business transactions. Mr. Wakefield’s skilled cross-examination of a bank [...]

TRUCK DRIVER CAUSES ACCIDENT & INJURIES, BUT JURY AWARDS NO DAMAGES Highlights Based on his trial expertise, Jim Wakefield secured a defense verdict for a trucking company when one of its trucks jack- knifed and fell onto a car, causing permanent injuries to a 62-year-old female passenger. The jury found that the driver was not negligent, [...]

STRATEGY AVOIDS EXPENSIVE CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION & LEADS TO SWIFT SETTLEMENT FOR TRUCKING COMPANY Highlights Based on its expertise handling similar wage and hour class actions, Cummins & White, LLP successfully avoided class certification in this claim against a petroleum carrier involving several hundred drivers. The case was settled in less than one year for a [...]

DAVID VS. GOLIATH JURY VERDICT FOR BERG-NELSON COMPANY IN TRADE SECRET CASE Highlights Chevron Corp., an integrated worldwide energy company, ranked No. 3 on the Fortune 500, settled before trial. Jury verdict returned in favor of Berg-Nelson Company, Inc. The defendant, Advanced Sealing and Supply Co., Inc., was ordered to pay substantial damages. The jury endorsed [...]

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AVOIDS PAYING AWARD TO WOMAN INJURED IN FALL Highlights Based on its expertise handling premises liability litigation, Cummins & White, LLP secured a defense verdict for the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach, CA, when an elderly woman who was badly injured on site sued the center. Despite being found negligent by [...]

ARBITRATION YIELDS SUBSTANTIAL PAYOFF FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Highlights Cummins & White, LLP successfully represented KDC, Inc. in arbitration for breach of contract, receiving an award of more than $1.13 million (the full amount owed), plus costs and interest. When the award could not be collected due to bankruptcy, Cummins & White moved to foreclose on [...]

NEGLIGENCE CLAIM AGAINST 7-ELEVEN & FRANCHISE DENIED Highlights Cummins & White, LLP successfully defended longtime client 7-Eleven, Inc., the world’s largest convenience retailer, which was dismissed from the lawsuit soon after the trial commenced. The jury returned a verdict of no negligence for the franchise owner, Mr. Jagtar Samra. In-depth preparation and skilled cross-examination of [...]