Danny G. Solomon

Appellate Experience

• Successfully represented the State of Montana Department of Revenue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, obtaining reversal of bankruptcy court ruling denying the State sovereign immunity in adversary proceeding.
• Successfully represented life insurance company before the district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, obtaining and securing summary judgment on plaintiff's individual claim in a class action.
• Successfully represented public university before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to obtain reversal of summary judgment ruling that the university's campus distribution policy violated the First Amendment.
• Successfully represented construction company in briefing and oral argument before the Missouri Court of Appeals, securing affirmance of summary judgment on $3 million suit on account claim.
• Successfully represented court-appointed Receiver in briefing and oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, securing affirmance of trial court order approving distribution plan in equitable receivership for a ponzi scheme.
• Successfully represented prisoners before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Ninth Circuits, defending claims for deprivation of constitutional rights.
• Authored petition for a writ of certiorari and amicus curiae briefs at the petition stage in the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Presented five oral arguments in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits and the Missouri Court of Appeals.

Trial Experience

• Successfully represented pharmacy benefits management company in putative class action alleging overcharges for copying medical records.
• Successfully defended Arizona hospital chain against antitrust conspiracy allegations, obtaining a dismissal of the antitrust claim with prejudice.
• Successfully represented large automobile insurer in putative class action alleging failure to pay dealer and license fees, obtaining denial of class certification.
• Successfully represented global pet care and nutrition company in false advertising class action, obtaining dismissal of claims with prejudice.
• Defeated motion for class certification in a consumer protection action alleging that a national sporting goods company had mislabeled youth-sized baseball bats.