Jacob is an associate in the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. He represents clients in many aspects of complex business and civil litigation, including contract disputes, unfair business practices, and shareholder derivative claims. He also advises public agencies, health care providers, and other businesses on governance responsibilities, privacy, and compliance with state and federal regulations. In addition to experience at the trial court level, Jacob has handled appeals before the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit.

• ABC Services Group, Inc. v. Health Net of California, Inc., et. al., 8:19-cv-00243-DOC (C.D. Cal. June 13, 2022) – Obtained dismissal with prejudice of litigation against Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company, Anthem, Inc., Beacon Health Options, Inc., Beacon Health Strategies, LLC, ValueOptions Federal Services, Inc., and ValueOptions of California, Inc. The plaintiff sought to recover claims on behalf of a closed substance abuse treatment facility. The litigation was initially filed as individual lawsuits in state and federal court against 36 defendants, asserting state law and ERISA claims. The litigation was consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s first amended complaint. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the state law claims and remanded the ERISA claims to the district court, which dismissed the remaining ERISA claims for lack of standing and failure to cite specific plans and plan terms.

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