Results Representative Matters
Where a matter is public, the court and case number are given so the docket can be read. Clients are described, not named, unless the matter is public.
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Jury verdict of willful and malicious trade secret misappropriation
Tried to a federal jury in Houston, on behalf of a renewable energy developer and its affiliates, claims against a former vice president who took the company’s confidential development plans and market research. After a four-day trial, the jury found misappropriation of trade secrets, found it willful and malicious, and found breach of the employee’s confidentiality agreement, awarding actual and exemplary damages. The court entered final judgment on September 28, 2026.
GHA Capstone, LLC, et al. v. Mingyu Tang, No. 4:23-cv-03402 (S.D. Tex.) — public docket
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Enforcing a $10.8 million judgment
Represented the holder of a judgment of approximately $10.8 million in enforcing it. In state court, the judgment debtor’s motions to vacate the judgment were denied in December 2024 and April 2025. In federal court, the firm brought voidable-transfer, alter-ego and successor-liability claims against related trusts, individuals and entities; that action settled and was dismissed with prejudice in April 2026.
D&O TradeCo Inc. v. Gredale LLC, No. 23STCV01749 (L.A. Super. Ct.); D&O TradeCo Inc. v. Generations Irrevocable Trust, et al., No. 2:24-cv-07961 (C.D. Cal.) — federal docket
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Dismissal with prejudice and Rule 11 sanctions against the plaintiff
Defended two business brokers sued in federal court for $1 million and disgorgement of a $273,950 commission. The court dismissed the claims with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction, then granted the firm’s Rule 11 motion, finding the suit sanctionable because a state court had already rejected jurisdiction over the defendants, and ruled that the plaintiff would bear the defendants’ attorneys’ fees for both motions.
Avellaneda Alvarado v. Liang, No. 2:25-cv-04119-SVW (C.D. Cal.) — public docket
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Multi-state defense against a public lender’s $37 million loan claims
Represented a group of manufactured-housing community owners and their principals against a publicly traded lender that sought more than $37 million on accelerated loans in a series of federal cases in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The firm asserted fraud and contract counterclaims, brought affirmative suits, and obtained dismissal of individual defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction in Louisiana. All claims were resolved through a favorable settlement in 2024.
Legacy Housing Corp. v. Rodwell, No. 4:24-cv-00096 (N.D. Tex.) (consolidated with Forest Hollow, LLC v. Legacy Housing Corp., No. 4:24-cv-00300); Legacy Housing Corp. v. Country Aire Homes of LA, LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00460 (W.D. La.); Legacy Housing Corp. v. Country Aire MHP LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00525 (W.D. La.); Cleveland MHC, LLC v. Legacy Housing Corp., No. 3:24-cv-00084 (S.D. Miss.)
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Defense of a technology founder sued by a venture fund
Represented an Israeli technology founder and his holding company, sued by a Silicon Valley venture fund and a university endowment seeking a declaration that the fund owed nothing under a secondary share purchase agreement for shares of an Israeli cybersecurity company. The firm asserted counterclaims for breach of contract, breach of a prior settlement agreement and breach of fiduciary duty. The case was resolved and dismissed in June 2025, less than five months after filing.
U.S. Venture Partners XII, L.P., et al. v. Runway, Ltd., et al., No. 3:25-cv-00639-WHO (N.D. Cal.)
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Fifth Circuit appeal for a renewable energy developer
Represents GH America Energy LLC in its challenge to Texas grid-interconnection restrictions, in the district court and on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
GH America Energy LLC v. Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-00648 (W.D. Tex.); GH America Energy LLC v. Fohn, No. 25-50879 (5th Cir.) — appellate docket
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Bet-the-company fiduciary duty and fraud litigation for a renewable energy developer
Represented a renewable energy developer in bet-the-company litigation against its former majority shareholder for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud.
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Trade secret litigation against the world’s largest virtual reality headset maker
Represented the creators of 3D video technology against the largest developer of virtual reality headsets in the world in a case involving trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract.
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Protecting an AI innovator’s core technology from a former executive
Represented an AI innovator against a former executive who misappropriated the client’s core technology and started a competing business.
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Defense of a pharmaceutical company in merger-related fraud litigation
Defended a pharmaceutical company against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world in a fraud case related to a merger and acquisition.
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Multi-billion-dollar development agreement dispute
Represented a major real estate developer in a dispute with a major metropolitan area regarding breach of a multi-billion-dollar development agreement.
Where we appear
Ness PLLC appears for clients in the state and federal courts of California, Texas and Florida, in other federal courts across the country pro hac vice, and before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS and international arbitral tribunals. Federal courts in which the firm has recently appeared include the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the Central and Northern Districts of California, the Southern District of Florida, the Western District of Louisiana, the Southern District of Mississippi, the District of Maryland and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every matter turns on its own facts, law and forum.
