Assante Corporation: Judge Increases Award to Steinberg & Moorad.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2003 Assante Corporation (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :LMS) Steinberg & Moorad scored another victory today when U.S. District Court Judge Ronald S.W. Lew Ronald S.W. Lew (Chinese name: 刘成威; born 1941) is a U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California in the Ninth Circuit. Outside of Hawaii, Judge Lew was the first Chinese-American appointed to the federal bench after being appointed by upheld the jury verdict in the action against David L. Dunn and Athletes First. Judge Lew denied all defendants' motions to set aside or reduce the verdict and move for a new trial. He also directed Dunn to personally pay the firm an additional $2.74 million in attorney fees. In addition, the judge noted that had the jury not awarded $44.66 million, he would have used his equitable powers to increase damages against Dunn and Athletes First. "We are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by the judge's decisions and are pleased that this chapter in our history is now behind us," said Jeff Moorad, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Steinberg & Moorad. "With the addition of people like Warren Moon to our team, we remain uniquely positioned to continue to set the industry's standard for the representation of professional athletes." The National Football League Players Association The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor union of players in football's National Football League. It was founded in 1956, but only achieved recognition and a collective bargaining agreement several years later. has also issued a disciplinary complaint against Dunn. Steinberg & Moorad is widely recognized as one of the premiere sports agencies in the country. The firm, based in Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor redirects here. For the MTV reality series, see . Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, 10 miles south of downtown Santa Ana. , has negotiated more than US$1 billion in NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga contracts. It is a subsidiary of Assante Corporation, a leading North American provider of financial and life management services for high net worth individuals. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Assante Corporation takes a multidisciplinary approach to financial planning, investment advice, wealth management, estate and succession planning, insurance and business and sports management services - Assante Life Management Solutions(TM). The company's mission is to simplify and enhance the lives of its clients by providing integrated financial and personal services that are tailored to each client's unique objectives. |
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