Verdicts, judgments, and settlements
Rainey Law P.C. tries cases. Below is a selection of results obtained by Managing Partner Ingrid Rainey in business and employment matters in California, New York, Texas, and Florida.
$20.7M
Federal jury verdict, C.D. Cal.
Top 10
Verdicts in California, 2023
2010
First admitted — California
Trial Verdicts & Judgments
- $20.7M2023
Verdict in complex federal trial against a former partner and a company
After our client reported the plaintiffs' conduct to the board and government entities, he received no protection from the company. The plaintiffs sued our client for defamation, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, negligent interference with prospective economic relations, civil extortion, and injunctive relief. The firm successfully defended all claims against our client and won our counterclaims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and deceit, conversion, negligent misrepresentation, and securities fraud — including an award of attorney fees. United States District Court, Central District of California, two-week trial.
- 2024
Top Ten Verdicts in California for 2023
Rainey Law P.C. received recognition for one of the top ten verdicts in California for 2023.
- ~$500K2023
Judgment in a breach of contract case
Clients won compensatory damages, interest, memorandum of costs, and attorney fees.
- ~$500K2023
Judgment after breach of contract and fiduciary duty trial
Included punitive damages with interest and attorney fees.
- 2022
Trial win for plaintiff on breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty
Elizabeth Lee v. Jeffrey Pey. Client recovered compensatory damages, punitive damages, costs, and interest.
- 2023
Trademark defended to verdict at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- 2018
Receivership denied for our client
Michael J. Slater Family Trust v. Raymond Watt. Represented Raymond Watt; the court ordered judgment in our favor, declining the need for a receivership.
- 2019
Plaintiff's verdict in Aparna Vashisht Rota v. Michael Hernandez
Settlements
- $200K+2023
Settlement in an employment and labor law case
- 2017
Trade secret and fiduciary duty case settled with a substantial win
Represented all plaintiffs in a Los Angeles Superior Court action for breach of implied and written contract, contractual indemnity, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty of confidence, fraud and deceit, constructive fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, and Business & Professions Code § 17200. Successfully opposed an anti-SLAPP motion and was awarded attorney fees; the case settled after appeal with a substantial win for our clients.
- 2016
Federal employment case settled at 10% of the plaintiff's demand
Represented the defendants in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York (pro hac vice). After more than a year of litigation, the case settled at only 10% of what the plaintiff sought.
- 2020
Collection action resolved by settlement
Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Me Downtown LP dba Massage Envy and Forever Young Incorporated.
TCPA Defense
- 2024
TCPA claims defended in Florida — settlement
- 2024
TCPA litigation defended in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California — settlement
- 2023
TCPA case defended in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Tampa) — successful settlement
- 2023
TCPA case defended in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Employment Defense
- 2023
Wage and hour and wrongful termination claims defended
- 2022
PAGA and wage and hour claims defended
- 2021
Entity defended against labor and wage claims
- 2021
Discrimination claim prosecuted against a former employer
Represented the plaintiff employee.
Representative matters
- General counsel and litigation attorney for a leading global training company with locations in New York, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, and England (2016-2018).
- General counsel for two affiliated operating companies headquartered in California and New York (2018-2019).
- Derivative and individual corporate claims including breach of fiduciary duty, corporate mismanagement and waste, abuse of control, misrepresentation, conversion, constructive fraud, inspection of corporate books and records, accounting, and appointment of a receiver (2024).
- New York arbitration defense of a financial institution in a breach of contract dispute (2024).
- Defense of breach of contract, intentional misrepresentation, trespass, unlawful business practices, and slander of title claims, with counterclaims for breach of contract and declaratory relief (2024).
- Defense of a defamation action with a counterclaim for breach of contract in federal court (2021).
- Representation of a client victimized by hacking in a claim against a company (2022).
- Multiple plaintiffs in breach of contract and fraud claims against a large entity (2021).
Transactional work
- Multi-state business compliance in New York, Utah, California, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Alabama.
- License agreements, operating agreements, bylaws, non-disclosure agreements, and settlement agreements.
- Intellectual property protection programs for a global organization.
- Vested stock agreements, notices of stock, and stock plans for an engineering company, plus trademark applications.
- Business sale agreements between California and Illinois corporations.
Industries we serve
Community service & public appointments
- Vice Chair of the Planning Commission, nominated by the Mayor and City Council (2020-2022).
- Drafted an ordinance to protect indigent mobilehome owners in the City of Escondido (2021-2022), and an ordinance placed on the November 2020 ballot.
- Volunteer at the United States Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, through the State Department (2021-2022).
- FBI San Diego Citizens Academy Alumni Association — Vice President of the Board (2016-2019) and Bylaws Committee (2023).
- Gen Next board member (2018-2020).
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers Leadership Committee (2019).
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni Association board member (2017-2018).
- Volunteered to help seniors during COVID-19 with the City of Escondido (2020).
- Pro bono animal wellbeing matter (2024).
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every matter is different, and the results described above depend on the specific facts and law of each case.
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