Lead trial attorney Sean M. Kneafsey successfully obtained a judgment of patent non-infringement following a court trial in the case of Kuen HWA Traffic Indus. Co., v. DNA Motor, Inc, in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Western Division in Los Angeles. The Kneafsey firm represented the defendant, DNA Motor, Inc., who was accused by the Plaintiff of selling an vehicle headlight that willfully infringed the Plaintiff’s patented design. The Kneafsey Firm was brought in as trial counsel immediately prior to commencement of the trial. Not only did The Kneafsey Firm successfully defend the claim if willful patent infringement, The Kneafsey Firm obtained a judgment finding that there was no infringement at all.

Sean Kneafsey obtained a $3+ million award following a patent infringement jury trial in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.  The jury awarded $1 million dollars in lost profits and found willful patent infringement.  The judge found the defendant's patent infringement "egregious" and enhanced the damages to $3 million.  In addition, the judge awarded attorneys fees, interest, and issued a permanent injunction.  An recent article regarding the case can be found here.

The Kneafsey Firm prosecuted a discrimination claim before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") on behalf of an employee who was terminated because she was pregnant.  The employer discriminated against the employee by terminating her based on the fact she would need to take time off due to her pregnancy.  The employer's conduct violated the United States Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.  

Sean Kneafsey successfully prosecuted a contempt trial against Adam Radly and Robert Bates for the violations of a Permanent Injunction and Receivership Order entered by the Honorable Gregory Alarcon of the the Los Angeles County Superior Court.  The trial resulted in Radly and Bates being incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail.  See In Re Contempt of Adam Radly and Robert Bates, (LASC Case No. BC441388).   The contempt proceeding followed a series of underlying actions including alter ego and Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (now the Uniform Voidable Transfers Act) proceedings.

The Kneafsey Firm successfully defended a claim brought under the federal Rackeeter Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act.  (18 U.S.C. § 1962).   The RICO Act was passed by Congress in the 1970s to combat organized crime in the United States.  It has since been successfully used by plaintiffs to attack a wide variety of otherwise tortious business activities.

The Kneafsey Firm obtained a $258,000 Judgment against gold dealer Seacoast Coin, Inc. based on the company's refusal to defend and indemnify its employee in violation of the California Labor Code.  Seacoast and its owners, Michael Getlin and Peter Epstein were sued for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and financial elder abuse.  Seacoast's employee maintained that he had done nothing wrong but was sued as well.  Seacoast defended itself but refused to defend its employees in violation of California Labor Code section 2082.   Seacoast attempted to coerce the employee to pay to settle the case in violation of California law.  The Kneafsey Firm refused to allow the employee to be taken advantage of by its employer and filed a counter suit against Seacoast and its owners Peter Epstein and Michael Getlin who were represented by Ricardo Cestero and Ira Steinberg of the law firm of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP.  The Kneafsey Firm prevailed and obtained a judgment against Seacoast for $258,000.  See Kraner v. Seacoast Coin, Inc. Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC 122137.

The Kneafsey Firm successfully prosecuted a patent infringement suit on behalf of EBS Automotive Services, a small family owned company, whose patented technology had been infringed by Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (dba Wynn's"), a $13 billion Fortune 500 Company, based on a Wynn's copying of EBS' machine that removes and replaces brake fluid in an automobile.

The Kneafsey Firm obtained a $14.2 million judgment on behalf of a CB Richard Ellis Global Investors entity for breach of a Cost Sharing Agreement between Phase I and Phase II of the 60+ story One Rincon Hill luxury high rise development in San Francisco, California.  The combined One Rincon Hill budget exceeded one-half billion dollars and is the largest residential tower in the City of San Francisco and the fifth tallest structure in the City.  

The Kneafsey Firm's adversary was a $4 billion internal insurance company that mounted an aggressive defense.  After 18 months of litigation, Kneafsey prevailed and obtained the judgment plus attorneys fees.