Eric S. Eissenstat

Shareholder/Director
Oklahoma City Office
Chase Tower
100 N. Broadway, Suite 1700
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-8820
T (405) 232-0621
F (405) 232-9659
eeissenstat@fellerssnider.com
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Examples of Representative Matters

• Defense of multiple class action suits in the areas of antitrust, securities, insurance, consumer protection, telecommunications and oil and gas
• Plaintiff’s verdict on behalf of Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust in computer failure case of $7.2 million in actual and punitive damages
• $53 million judgment in favor of WilTel Communications in a dispute involving sale of billion dollar business
• $30 million actual and punitive damage verdict against Fortune 100 company in oil and gas business tort and antitrust case
• Defense verdict on behalf of Farmers Insurance Company in a $90 million claim after a three week trial
• Defense verdicts in antitrust/Robinson-Patman cases
• Copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants involving multiple industries
• Defense verdict in multimillion dollar telecommunications arbitration on behalf of Fortune 100 telecommunications company
• Defense verdict in agency litigation involving multimillion dollar claims on behalf of national insurance company; also successfully obtained $130,000 verdict for violation of covenant not to compete and interference with business relations
• Prosecution to successful resolution of federal and state Sherman Act and Robinson-Patman claims against major furniture retailer
• Defense verdicts in employment discrimination related cases
• Prosecution of trademark infringement claims to permanent injunction for major home developer
• Successful defense of national retailer against antitrust and Unfair Sales Act claims and prosecution of Lanham Act/Unfair Competition counterclaim in grocery industry
• Successful prosecution of business tort claims on national oil and gas company against numerous defendants involving claims of illegal blending of crude oil
• Defense verdict on behalf of regional brokerage firm against securities fraud claims
• Defense verdict in multimillion dollar business tort/employment litigation involving medical professionals and obtain actual and punitive damage counterclaim
• Defense verdict on behalf of major law firm in professional liability action
• Several million dollar plus settlements for plaintiffs in personal injury/wrongful death claims
• A few examples of appellate decisions where Mr. Eissenstat was trial and appellate counsel:
  • May v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., 151 P.3d 132 (Okla. 2006)
  • Badillo v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., 121 P.3d 1086 (Okla. 2005)
  • Century Martial Arts Supply, Inc. v. Nat'l Assn. of Prof. Martial Artists, 129 Fed. Appx. 426, 2005 WL 896433 (10th Cir.) [argued appeal]
  • Harris v. Farmer Ins. Exchange, 64 Fed. Appx. 733, 2003 WL 21246582 (10th Cir.)
  • Branch v. Farmers Ins. Co., 311 F.3d 1241 (10th Cir. 2002), consolidated with Davis v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., 311 F.3d 1250 (10th Cir. 2002)
  • Branch v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc., 55 P.3d 1023 (Okla. 2002)
  • Whitehead v. Rainey, Ross, Rice & Binns, et al., 997 P.2d 177 (Okla. Civ. App. 2000)
  • Continental Trend Resources, Inc. v. OXY USA, Inc., 44 F.3d 1465 (10th Cir. 1995) and 101 F.3d 634 (10th Cir. 1996)