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Mr. Price is recognized as one of the leading trial lawyers in America.  The National Law Journal has named Mr. Price one of the top ten winning trial lawyers in the United States an unprecedented three times - in 2004, 2006 and in 2009 - the only trial lawyer so recognized this decade, and one of only two so recognized since the annual list was first compiled in 1985.  On January 16, 2009, he was named Litigator of the Week by The American Lawyer as a result of two stunning trial victories on behalf of clients Micron Electronics and Mattel. 

Mr. Price's then-longest trial winning streak—30 trials—was profiled in 2001 in the California Law Business section of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals.  The streak ultimately extended to 35 trials.

The majority of Mr. Price's appearances have been for the defense and the great majority have resulted in defense verdicts.  One notable example is the case of Micron vs. Rambus, in which the court ruled after trial that Rambus could not enforce its patents against Micron because of Rambus' spoliation of evidence and bad faith conduct.  The impact of such a defense verdict is difficult to quantify, but Rambus had claimed that it was owed billions in royalties on its patents and Rambus' stock price fell 39% after the ruling was announced. 

Easier to judge are his occasional cases for the plaintiff.  In 2008, he was co-lead counsel in a trial in which he obtained a $100 million verdict for Mattel against MGA Entertainment, Inc., the maker of Bratz Dolls.  He also obtained an injunction preventing MGA from selling Bratz Dolls or using the Bratz name. In a 2005 patent infringement trial against Cingular and other cellular carriers, Mr. Price as lead trial counsel won a verdict of $128 million (later increased to $168 million).  In a 2003 trial over an internet startup, Mr. Price as lead trial counsel won the year's largest award by a U.S. jury to individual plaintiffs—over $250 million. In a mergers-and-acquisitions fraud case earlier that year, Mr. Price obtained $137 million in settlement on the eve of trial.  Mr. Price is the only trial lawyer in the country who has obtained three nine-figure verdicts in the last five years.

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Hughes Aircraft
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Won a verdict of $100 million for Mattel in a seven week trial against MGA Entertainment, Inc., the maker of Bratz Dolls, as well as an injunction preventing MGA from selling Bratz Dolls or using the Bratz name.

Obtained a ruling after a one week court trial that Rambus, the owner of patents covering computer memory chips, could not enforce its patents against our client, Micron, Inc.  Rambus had claimed billions in damages as a result of the infringement of its patents.  The court ruled that Rambus could not enforce its patents because it had spoliated evidence and acted in bad faith.

Won a verdict of $128 million for Freedom Wireless in a 12-week patent trial against Cingular and several other cellular carriers.  The jury concluded that our client's patents on prepaid cellular telephone technology were valid and infringed by the defendants.
 

Won a verdict of approximately $300 million (the verdict was in euros) on behalf of two German nationals against Bertelsmann and its former C.E.O. on breach of contract and other claims arising out of formation of the AOL Europe joint venture.  The case thereafter settled for $192 million.
 

Obtained a defense verdict for TRW following a four week trial in which plaintiff, a twenty-six year employee and director of finance of our client, claimed that he was terminated because he spoke out about mischarging on government contracts.  Plaintiff had sought over $10 million in compensatory damages, and was also seeking punitive damages. A related qui tam suit filed by plaintiff, and defended by another law firm, resulted in a settlement in excess of $100 million.
 

Obtained a defense verdict for Tele-Tek in a seven-week jury trial in which plaintiff, a grandmother and the top salesperson for our client, claimed that our client, a leading telecommunications firm, discriminated against her on the basis of age and sex, manipulated commissions payments to systematically underpay salespersons, retaliated against her for complaining about illegal employment practices, and constructively terminated her.  Plaintiff had asked for $4 million in compensatory damages.

Obtained a defense verdict for Zurich Reinsurance in a federal jury trial in which plaintiff, an independent movie production company that boasted Martin Landau as one of its principals, claimed that our client breached an agreement to form a partnership to co-finance motion pictures and guarantee a $30 million dollar loan.  Plaintiff sought $22 million in compensatory damages.

Obtained a defense verdict for Disney in a jury trial in which plaintiff, a male employee of our client, claimed that a female supervisor subjected him to six months of sexual overtures and offensive sexual conduct, leading to his constructive termination.  Plaintiff had demanded $2.25 million prior to trial.

Obtained a defense verdict for Lockheed Martin in an eight week jury trial in which plaintiff, an African American plant protection officer employed in our client's security branch, claimed that from 1980 until he was constructively discharged in 1995 he was subjected to racial harassment by his supervisors and denied promotional opportunities because of his race.  Several Caucasian co-workers and one supervisor testified that plaintiff's supervisors had referred to plaintiff by using the "N" word.

Obtained a defense verdict for Optical Radiation Corp., a major pharmaceutical company, after a three week jury trial in a lawsuit involving scientist who claimed that he was fired for protesting the release of an allegedly defective product manufactured by the client that allegedly caused blindness in patients.

Obtained a defense verdict for Hughes Aircraft after an eight week jury trial in which plaintiff alleged that he was terminated after approximately ten years on the job for "blowing the whistle" on potential problems with weapons systems parts assembled at the plant where he worked.