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San Francisco partner John Hentschel obtained a defense verdict in a week-long commercial arbitration matter involving a multi-million dollar claim of allegedly defective corks. Plaintiff was a winery who claimed that corks it purchased from our client over a three year period were excessively dusty, causing cork dust and cork particles to be visible in its wines. Damages claimed were over $3 million in the form of lost brand and goodwill, lost revenue and net income, refund of the purchase price of corks, and inventory loss as a result. The arbitrator agreed with John's position, however, that the cause of the visible particles was not excessive dust, but the winery's improper stabilization of the wine. The arbitrator thus denied the claim, and awarded our client its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

San Francisco Magazine has honored Gabriel A. Jackson as being among Northern California's "Super Lawyers" in the category of Civil Litigation Defense.

The criteria for this selection was based in part on peer review nomination, followed by a blue ribbon panel evaluation. The final selection process reflects the top five percent of the reviewed attorneys in a given field.