Professional Experience
Mr. Fogarty was recently recognized in Los Angeles Magazine as one of the Top Young Lawyers in Southern California. His practice focuses on complex business litigation involving cutting edge issues in such areas as health care, tort, breach of contract, fraud and eminent domain. He has also handled cases involving unfair competition, RICO, entertainment law, and labor practices. Recently, Mr. Fogarty worked with other Manatt attorneys to win summary judgment on behalf of Blue Shield of California in several health care lawsuits which received front-page coverage in the Los Angeles Times.
Mr. Fogarty has served prominent roles on several trial teams which obtained over $47 million in total compensation for clients, including:
· $21.9 million jury verdict in a condemnation trial representing Lehman Brothers.
· $7.9 million jury verdict in a real estate fraud trial involving beach front property in Malibu.
· $8.6 million settlement on the eve of trial in a condemnation suit representing ConocoPhillips.
· $7.8 million settlement in a condemnation suit representing The Mills Corporation.
· $1.7 million settlement on behalf of property owners in case involving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' project to enlarge a water storage facility in central California.
· Achieved total defense verdict in health care subscriber's $8 million insurance bad faith lawsuit.
· Achieved total defense verdict in an employee's $9.1 million fraud and breach of contract claim.
· Achieved total defense verdict in $1.2 million breach of contract trial brought against school district.
Mr. Fogarty has argued before the California Court of Appeal, the United States District Court for the Central, Southern, and Northern Districts of California, and various California Superior Courts. He also has been deeply involved in several high-profile appeals, including a palimony action representing Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., and a matter before the Nevada Supreme Court to protect a client's $22 million inverse condemnation judgment.
Clients Mr. Fogarty has represented include: Blue Shield of California; General Electric Corporation; ExxonMobil Corporation; ConocoPhillips Corporation; Mars Corporation; Swiss Re America Corporation; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; Wells Fargo Bank; U.S. Bank National Association; Argent; Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc.; Los Angeles Unified School District; Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
Reported Cases: Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. v. Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc., 135 Cal. App. 4th 538 (2005); Cochran v. Cochran, 89 Cal. App. 4th 283 (2001).
Memberships & Activities
Admitted to practice in California, the United States District Court for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.