CASES (A to Z)

Advocare International, L.L.C. The firm represented this Texas health goods provider in several California medical bankruptcies.

Anson Computers. The firm represented the official creditors committee of this wholesaler/distributor of computer hardware systems.

Argon Industries. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this plastic bag manufacturer.

Auspex Systems, Inc. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this NASDAQ-traded company, which was a pioneer in network data storage for large enterprises. Although Auspex was no longer operating upon filing chapter 11, with little or no cash to pay creditors, Brinkman Law Group's efforts created a bidding frenzy for the sale of the company's intellectual property, resulting in payment in full with interest to unsecured creditors.

B&D Auto & Truck Salvage. The firm represented this auto salvage/ metal recycling yard through chapter 11 and a successful sale as a going concern, which paid unsecured creditors in full.

Betta Products, Inc. The firm represents the official creditors committee for this wholesaler of paper products.

Boston Market (Boston West, LLC). The firm represented the official creditors committee involving the bankruptcy of this large chain of fast-food chicken eateries.

Boutit, Inc. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this company, which was a record company and record label founded and owned by rapper Percy Miller, aka "Master P."

Bumble Bee Tuna. The firm represented the official creditors committee in this case involving the well-known canner and distributor of tuna and seafood products. The firm's efforts lead to a plan providing payment in full to unsecured trade creditors.

Carnot Technical Services. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this company in the environmental testing industry. Through the firm's efforts, the creditors were paid in full in this case.

Clarent Corporation. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this pioneer wholesaler of voice over the Internet hardware and software. Clarent Corporation was a NASDAQ-traded company.

Consumer Review, Inc. The firm represented the official creditors committee of this online consumer information service company.

Contemporary Dialysis, Inc. The firm represented the official committee of unsecured creditors for this magazine publisher in the medical arena. The firm was instrumental in obtaining a negotiated plan with the debtor for payouts on the effective date of approximately $.50 per dollar.

Craig Consumer Electronics. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this wholesaler of the Craig stereo brand in its bankruptcy case.

Dimensional Stone Institute, Inc. The firm represented the official committee of unsecured creditors for this construction trade-related magazine publisher. The firm was instrumental in negotiating and confirming a committee-supported plan of reorganization that paid unsecured creditors about $.50 on the dollar.

Driven Image, Inc. The firm represents the official creditors committee for this nationwide company that rented luxury vehicles.

Fabric in USA, Inc. The firm represented a group of three factors/creditors of this wholesaler/jobber in the fabric/garment business.

Golden Bird. The firm represented the principal of this chain of fried-chicken restaurants in the negotiations involving the sale of corporate and personal assets in bankruptcy.

Golf Club Factory Outlets (a/k/a U.S. Golf Centers). The firm represented the official creditors committee for this chain of 8 retail stores in the golf retail business.

Grand Hotel. The firm represented the partnership that owned and operated the Grand Hotel, an eleven acre hotel complex next to Disneyland that was involuntarily caught up in Walt Disney Co.'s expansion plans. After a lengthy court battle, the firm productively enjoined Disney's efforts to foreclose and obtained the confirmation of a plan which paid all creditors claims in full with interest, and returned millions of dollars to the partnership.

Heartland Dairy. The firm represented Ralph's (an affiliate of Fred Meyers), Smith's Foods and Stewart/Walker Company as involuntary petitioning creditors of a major producer of water beverages and milk products in the state of Arizona.

Home Express. The firm represented a group of reclamation claimants in this case involving a 30-plus chain of stores in the houseware-retailer market. The firm has successfully negotiated allowance for most of the reclamation claimholders it represented.

Kenetech Windpower. The firm represented a trade creditors committee in this alternative power company with over $100 million in assets and approximately $1.5 billion in claims.

Lumenyte International Corp. The firm represented the official unsecured creditors committee for this business involved in the manufacture and wholesale of fiber optical materials. The firm successfully negotiated an increase of payments to be made to creditors from an estimated $.10 per dollar over two years to an estimated return of over $.50 per dollar.

Mace Group, Inc. dba McCally. The firm represents the official creditors committee for this resaler of computer parts and accessories.

Merchants Delivery Systems, Inc. The firm represented the creditors committee in the bankruptcy case involving a regional LTL trucking company. The firm was instrumental in obtaining a turnover in control and the sale of the company to a national trucking concern.

Meris Laboratories The firm represented this medical laboratory in its efforts to acquire several other laboratories out of chapter 11 proceedings and then later in Meris' own pre-chapter 11 workout efforts, leading up to its acquisition by Unilab.

Money Pro. The firm represented the chapter 11 creditors committee for this chain of check cashing/payroll advance stores.

Outsource International, Inc. (Tandem/ Labor World temporary staffing). The firm represented the official creditors committee for this national temporary staffing services firm, which was a NASDAQ-listed company prior to chapter 11.

Pacific Arts Publishing, Inc. The firm represented the official creditors committee in this bankruptcy case involving a business in the wholesale/mail order distribution of educational/arts-related videotapes.

Potomac Energy Corporation. The firm represented the official creditors committee in this bankruptcy involving a commercial electric power plant. The firm found the buyer for the company's assets, and successfully negotiated a reduction in an environmental clearing claim hereby achieving a dividend of over $.80 on the dollar.

Prometrix Corporation. The firm represented the official creditors committee until this case was converted to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The firm continued to act as special counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee, and successfully prosecuted insiders of the corporation, to achieve a settlement paying creditors over $.80 per dollar.

QPS, Inc. The firm represents the official unsecured creditor's committee of this former resaler of computer hardware and computer accessories.

Rampage Retailing/Clothing. The firm represents the official creditors committee/post-confirmation disbursing agent and trustee in this bankruptcy in the fashion-retailing business.

Relianse, Inc. The firm represented Relianse, Inc., a telecom equipment supplier, in a breach of contract/collection matter involving Fones4All Corporation, a local phone services carrier in the Southern California area. The firm recovered the equipment Fones4All Corporation wrongly took from Relianse, Inc., along with a cash settlement.

Resort Theaters of America. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this regional chain of movie theaters.

Servall Packaging Industries. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this company in the plastic packaging industry.

Sheehan Memorial Hospital. The firm represented the official committee of unsecured creditors for this not for profit hospital.

Sole Group, Inc. The firm represented several petitioning creditors in this case involved in the production and wholesale distribution of bottled-water beverages.

Spectra F/X. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this designer/manufacturer of theme parks, ride systems, rock concerts, and casino shows.

Statordyne Corporation. The firm represented the official unsecured creditors committee of this manufacturer of patented uninterruptible power supply units, effectively confirming a creditor committee-sponsored plan of reorganization.

Stueve Brothers Farms (formerly known as Alta Dena Farms). The firm represented the official creditors committee in this bankruptcy case involving over $50 million in assets in this business involved in the production of milk and milk products. The firm's efforts led to a confirmed plan that paid all creditors in full with 7% interest.

Thieves Market. The firm represented the creditors committee in this chain of 16 retail stores in the boot and westernware business.

Tile and Decorative Surfaces Magazine Publishing, Inc. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this magazine publisher in the construction trade. The firm successfully fought and negotiated with the debtor to raise the effective date distributions to creditors from the original $.03 per dollar proposed by the debtor to the final $.50 per dollar distribution negotiated by the Committee and finally paid to creditors.

Vermax. The firm represented the official creditors committee for this manufacturer of faux marble bathroom fixtures.