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Getaround’s Alleged Earliest Investor Files Suit for Alleged Fraud Against the Carsharing Company, CEO Sam Zaid, CFO Adam Kosmicki
The lawsuit alleges ride-sharing startup Getaround deceived its earliest investor into selling shares to CEO’s friends and family at below-market price. San Francisco, CA, January 15, 2019 (PR.com)– The San Francisco law firm, Gaw | Poe LLP, has filed a lawsuit against Getaround Inc., its CEO and co-founder, Sam Zaid, and its CFO, Adam Kosmicki. The…
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Getaround early investor sues car-sharing startup for $1.79 million
Megan Rose Dickey 10:41 AM PST • January 15, 2019 Getaround is getting around the courthouse. One of the car-sharing startup’s early investors, Geoffrey Shmigelsky, is suing the company, alleging fraud and unfair conduct. “Our client supported Getaround and Mr. Zaid from the very start, only to be swindled out of $1.785 million that went straight…
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Okay for Jury to Hear Anti-Japanese Remarks at Federal Fraud Trial?
R. Scott Moxley | Posted on January 15, 2019 A Newport Coast-tied businessman who alleged that a multi-million-dollar verdict against him was “irredeemably tainted” because a federal judge wrongly allowed jurors to know he’d called the plaintiff a “Jap” and a “dumb ass devil” with crazed World War II kamikaze pilot instincts. The U.S. Court of Appeals…
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Gaw | Poe LLP Successfully Defends Jury Verdict on Appeal
Gaw | Poe LLP Successfully Defends Jury Verdict On Appeal SAN FRANCISCO – January 3, 2019 – Gaw | Poe LLP announced today that it successfully defended its jury verdict in favor of client Donald Okada after that verdict was appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by defendant Mark Whitehead. In December 2016, a jury in Orange…
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Gaw | Poe LLP Obtains $4.4 Million Judgment Against One of the World’s Largest Pencilmakers
SAN FRANCISCO – August 13, 2018 – Gaw | Poe LLP announced today that on behalf of its client Products and Ventures International (“PVI”), it obtained a $4.4 million judgment against defendant Axus Stationery (Shanghai) Ltd., one of the largest pencil manufacturers in the world. The judgment also provides for joint and several liability to…
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Gaw | Poe LLP Partner Randolph Gaw Selected to List of Super Lawyers
SAN FRANCISCO – July 10, 2018 – Gaw | Poe LLP announced today that partner Randolph Gaw has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This…
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Dream of Leaving Big Law to Launch a Litigation Boutique? These Two Lawyers Made it Work
“Lawyers are risk-averse by nature, but I knew if I didn’t give this a try, I’d regret it for the rest of my life,” said Randolph Gaw, whose litigation boutique Gaw Poe celebrated its fourth birthday with a pair of wins. By Jenna Greene | Updated on June 06, 2018 The original version of this…
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Gaw | Poe LLP Attorney Mark Poe Wins Two Different $10+ Million Appeals On The Same Day
NEWS PROVIDED BY Gaw | Poe LLP Jun 05, 2018, 09:00 ET SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) June 05, 2018 — Gaw | Poe LLP is proud to announce that its co-founding attorney, Mark Poe, achieved the distinction of winning two different eight-figure appeals for two different clients before two different courts on the same day last…
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Randolph Gaw Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
SAN FRANCISCO – May 14, 2018 – San Francisco attorney Randolph Gaw, of the law firm Gaw | Poe LLP, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. A 1999 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Gaw received his Juris Doctor degree from Stanford University Law School in 2002. He…
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Gaw | Poe LLP Completely Prevails on Behalf of Plaintiff in Breach of Contract and Alter Ego Lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO – April 13, 2018 – Gaw | Poe LLP announced today that it obtained a final judgment on behalf of its client, Sunwoo Hwang, in a lawsuit against Proferian, LLC and James Trout. The dispute arose after Proferian, owned by Mr. Trout, failed to complete the remaining installment payments it owed to Mr.…