Recent Wins

May 2008: Ceder v. Breadhead, Inc.

• California Court of Appeal, Second District
• John Derrick represented Respondent
• Type of case: Personal injury
• Result: Affirmance

April 2008: MacDonald v. Wheeler

• California Court of Appeal, Second District
• John Derrick represented Respondent
• Type of case: Child custody
• Result: Affirmance

October 2007: Barr Laboratories v. Samanta

• U.S. Supreme Court
• John Derrick represented Respondent
• Type of case: Petition for writ of certiorari
• Result: Denial

September 2007: Menken v. Emm, et al.

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• John Derrick represented Appellant
• Type of case: Appeal of dismissal in tort case
• Result: Reversal

July 2007: Yan et al. v. Chinese Daily News

• California Court of Appeal, Second District
• John Derrick represented Appellants
• Type of case: Appeal of $250,000 attorney fees award from anti-SLAPP motion
• Result: Reversal

June 2007: Rebar et al. v. Vanguard University of Southern CA

• California Court of Appeal, Fourth District
• John Derrick represented Appellants
• Type of case: Appeal of summary judgment in contract case
• Result: Reversal

May 2007: Roland v. Nursing Home Solutions, Inc., et al.

• California Court of Appeal, Second District
• John Derrick represented Respondent
• Type of case: Arbitrability of contract
• Result: Affirmance

May 2007: Thomas v. Coldwell Banker, et al.

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• John Derrick represented Appellees
• Type of case: Tort claims against real estate broker
• Result: Dismissal on jurisdictional grounds

April 2007: Samanta v. Barr Laboratories, et al.

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• John Derrick represented Appellant
• Type of case: Appeal of summary judgment in tort case
• Result: Reversal (Barr has filed petition for writ of certiorari with US Supreme Court)

April 2007: Colvin v. Handen, et al. (Estate of William Hay)

• California Court of Appeal, Second District
• John Derrick represented Respondents
• Type of case: Probate case involving undue influence issues
• Result: Affirmance

January 2007: Erwin v. Stewart, Humpherys, et al.

• California Court of Appeal, Third District
• John Derrick represented Appellant Erwin
• Type of case: Appeal of summary judgment in professional malpractice case
• Result: Reversal

January 2007: Van Slyke v. Gibson, et al.

• California Court of Appeal, Second District
• John Derrick represented Respondents
• Type of case: Attorney fees in real estate dispute
• Result: Affirmance

December 2006: Ghazaryan v. Gonzalez

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• John Derrick represented Appellant
• Type of case: Political asylum appeal
• Result: Reversal (the U.S. Attorney General later filed a petition for reconsideration, which was denied with one judge dissenting)