Peggy Dayton
Partner
Peggy focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in all phases of litigation, including appeals, in both state and federal court.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
- Won motions to compel contractual religious arbitration requiring the plaintiff’s claims to be heard under ecclesiastical law on behalf of a religious institution client. Successfully defeated a petition for writ of mandate to the California Court of Appeals, petition for review to the California Supreme Court, and petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court seeking to overturn the order.
- Successfully represented a brand management company in a licensing dispute, prevailing in a multi-day arbitration and obtaining an award for our client of unpaid royalties.
- Successfully represented a brand management company in a breach of contract and business tort action. Following a four-day trial in federal court, the jury returned a complete defense verdict in favor of our client.
- Obtained dismissal of a 14-year, multibillion-dollar property lawsuit less than three weeks after being retained as counsel on the grounds that plaintiff failed to timely bring the case to trial.
- Successfully represented law firm and individual attorney in legal malpractice action, securing a dismissal and summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds, which disposed of the entire lawsuit on the first available motion hearing date in state court; result affirmed on appeal.
- Defeated motion for class certification of proposed class of drug rehabilitation participants in federal court.
- Helped secure partial summary judgment in FCA lawsuit, reducing potential exposure from US$100M to less than US$300,000, leading to successful settlement.
- Successfully represented drug rehabilitation facility in individual lawsuits in federal courts in various states resulting in favorable settlements and dismissals.
- Successfully represented individuals and sports agency in federal consumer class action case brought on behalf of purchasers of Lance Armstrong biographies alleging misrepresentations regarding use of performance-enhancing drugs by Armstrong. Following the court’s granting of defendants’ anti-SLAPP motions, the plaintiff dismissed all claims.
- Successfully represented CEO charged with insider trading and fraudulently reporting revenues. Following a bench trial, the court issued a complete defense verdict against the SEC.