April 26, 2021
KWIKA Obtains Dismissal of Long-Running Abuse Lawsuit Against Michael Jackson Estate
The Estate of Michael Jackson, represented by Jonathan Steinsapir and the late Howard Weitzman, scored a major victory on Monday when a Los Angeles judge ruled that the late artist’s businesses cannot be sued by choreographer Wade Robson....
February 26, 2021
KWIKA’S Mattel Team Wins on Appeal of Dismissed Idea Submission Case
KWIKA’s Mattel team (Larry Iser, Kristen Spanier and Patricia Millett) have prevailed on the appeal from the dismissal by the Los Angeles Superior Court of an idea submission case brought by toy inventor Technology from Heaven (TFH)....
October 19, 2020
KWIKA Wins Trial for SeaWorld of Activist-Backed Lawsuit
KWIKA’s SeaWorld team (Larry Iser, Kristen Spanier, Kat Kleindienst, and paralegal Chris Avalos) prevailed in the trial of a consumer fraud lawsuit conceived of and backed by anti-SeaWorld advocacy group Earth Island Institute, pending in ......
October 16, 2020
KWIKA Prevails in Lawsuit for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Michael Kump, Jon Steinsapir and Nick Soltman represented Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, in a lawsuit filed in state court in July 2020 concerning intrusive and illegal photographs ......
October 5, 2020
KWIKA’s SeaWorld Team Obtains Dismissal of Consumer Fraud Putative Class Action
KWIKA’s SeaWorld team (Larry Iser, Kristen Spanier and Kat Kleindienst) have obtained dismissal of a consumer fraud putative class action against SeaWorld relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California....
May 8, 2020
KWIKA Prevails as Appeals Court Hands Michael Jackson Estate Huge Win
The Estate of Michael Jackson, represented by KWIKA’s Howard Weitzman, Jonathan Steinsapir and Zachary Elsea scored a total victory in Quincy Jones v. MJJ Productions, Inc. when an appeals court reversed a $9.4 million 2017 verdict regarding royalties from Michael...
April 29, 2020
Seiden v. Bernstein Named one of “California’s Top 100 Verdicts in 2019”
Dale Kinsella and Amber Melius' victory in Seiden v. Bernstein was named one of California's top verdicts of 2019 by Top Verdict magazine....
April 15, 2020
AMC’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied – “The Walking Dead” Trial to Start in November 2020
In the latest development in the profit participation battle between plaintiffs Frank Darabont & CAA and defendant AMC, Judge Joel M. Cohen denied AMC’s motion for summary judgment, AMC’s last attempt to dismiss this matter ......
April 1, 2019
KWIKA Wins Unanimous 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision for the Kardashian Sisters
KWIKA is pleased to announce that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Miami, in an unanimous decision, ruled today in favor of firm clients, Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, ending over seven years of litigation brought by a UK distributor...
March 12, 2019
KWIKA Obtains $179M Award Against Fox et al in Long-Running “Bones” Matter
The firm recently obtained a $179 million arbitration award, the second largest in television industry history, after successfully representing the executive producer of the hit television series Bones in an arbitration against 20th Century Fox Television, the Fox network and...
January 15, 2019
Ronn Moss and Peter Beckett of Player Settle Lawsuit
David Swift and Gregory Korn represented musician and Player band member Ronn Moss in his recently settled lawsuit against fellow Player bandmate Peter Beckett....
January 8, 2019
KWIKA Wins $34 Million Judgment in Iranian Property Dispute
KWIKA partners David Swift and Katherine Kleindienst recently scored a major victory for their clients in Galstian v. Minassian....