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Klarquist Recognized for Obtaining One of the Highest Jury Verdicts in California
Klarquist was recently recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining one of the top 50 highest jury verdicts in 2016 in California. It also was the highest verdict for a false advertising or Lanham Act claim.
On June 21, 2016, a jury in the Central District of California found CYME (a division of Eaton Corporation, represented by Jones Day) liable for making false claims about the performance of ETAP’s software. The jury awarded Klarquist’s client, ETAP, $8.42 million in damages, and found that CYME willfully engaged in false advertising. ETAP had been the victim of a three-year, worldwide smear campaign that started in June 2013. The campaign consisted of YouTube videos and emails distributed throughout the power system software industry. ETAP filed suit in June 2014, won summary judgment in March 2016 that the accused statements were literally false, and got a verdict that CYME is directly liable and responsible for the actions of its representative. The Klarquist team was led by Kristin L. Cleveland, Salumeh R. Loesch, Klaus H. Hamm, and John D. Vandenberg.
To see the full list of the Top 50 Verdicts in California for 2016, click here.