REPRESENTATIVE CASES
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE V. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY 12/17/09
___Cal.App.4th ___; Second Dist., Div. Four (successfully defended appeal and prosecuted cross-appeal to obtain judgment denying
a writ of madate challenging an EIR for State Water Project water transfer).
CALIFORNIA WATER IMPACT NETWORK, INC. v. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY 4/20/09
2009 WL1039679; Second Dist., Div. Five; unpublished decision (as co-counsel with Horvitz & Levy obtained full affirmance
of judgment approving EIR for water purchase project).
NORTH COAST WOMEN'S CARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. V. SUPERIOR COURT (BENITEZ) 8/18/08
2008 WL 3822791; California Supreme Court (co-counsel with Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal; reversal of Court of Appeal
judgment; right of religious freedom does not exempt physicians from state civil rights law prohibiting discrimination based
on sexual orientation).
CLARK V. OPTICAL COATING LAB, INC. (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 150 (as appellate counsel
for trial lawyers in toxic tort suit, obtained full reversal of $1.15 million in sanctions imposed against trial counsel).
SAHADI V. SCHEAFFER (2007) 155 Cal.App.4th 704 (full reversal of judgment barring
attorney malpractice suit on statute of limitations defense).
PLAMBECK V. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY 9/6/07 2007 WL 2564537; Second Dist.,
Div. Three; unpublished decision (full affirmance of trial court judgment rejecting "reverse validation" challenge to $80
million financing transaction).
ROBINSON V. SUPERIOR COURT (SONOMA) 1/26/07; First Dist., Div. One; unpublished
decision; 2007 WL 196882 (writ of prohibition issued annulling contempt order and restraining any further proceedings
on the contempt).
FAIR V. BAKHTIARI (2006) 40 Cal.4th 189 (co-counsel
with Arthur Shartsis, Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg; reversal of Court
of Appeal judgment; arbitration clause in draft of tentative settlement terms produced during mediation did not make
draft admissible to prove binding and enforceable settlement).
KIBLER V. NORTHERN INYO COUNTY LOCAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (2006) 39 Cal.4th
192 (affirmance of judgment that anti-SLAPP statute applies to lawsuits arising from proceedings before hospital physician
peer review committees).
MOONEY V. CASPARI (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th 704 (full reversal of $1.5 million legal
malpractice judgment with directions to enter judgment in favor of appellants).
CALIFORNIA WATER NETWORK V. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY 3/23/06; Second Dist., Div.
6; unpublished decision; 2006 WL 726882 (full affirmance of judgment approving negative declaration in CEQA matter).
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. V. DELFINO (2005) 35 Cal.4th 180 (anti-SLAPP case resulting
in reversal of judgment awarding damages and injunctive relief arising from internet speech).
ENGLAND V. SWINERTON BUILDERS 8/29/05; First Dist., Div. Four; unpublished
decision; 2005 WL 2065297 (full reversal of $20 million verdict in construction accident case).
SCHIAVO EX REL. SCHINDLER V. SCHIAVO (11th Cir. 2005) 403 F.3d 1223,
1261, 1289; BUSH V. SCHIAVO (Fla. 2004) 885 So.2d 321 (Mr. Eisenberg was a member of the legal team that assisted Terri Schiavo's
husband in his successful 2004 challenge to "Terri's Law" in the Florida Supreme Court and in successfully resisting the 2005
efforts in federal court to force resumption of her life support).
KLAJIC V. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th 5;
2004 WL 1689750 (full reversal with directions to enter judgment in favor of appellant).
