James R. Bedell

Achieved a significant summary judgment decision for election technology company Smartmatic in its defamation case against MyPillow and Mike Lindell. The Court found Lindell’s accusations were false and defamatory per se and that MyPillow was vicariously liable for their publication. The ruling also found injunctive relief was appropriate pursuant to the Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The case will be proceeding to trial in Minnesota Federal Court in 2026. 

Defeated class certification and prevailed on Daubert arguments dismissing the opinions of class plaintiffs’ damages and consumer survey experts, successfully arguing on behalf of telehealth company that plaintiffs’ claims involved too many individualized questions regarding injury and damages, rendering class treatment inappropriate.

Defended manufacturing corporation in breach-of-contract action brought by former vendor claiming over $2 million in damages.  Served as first chair for a multi-day arbitration and secured a full defense verdict.

Represented Fortune 100 technology company in trade secrets lawsuit in California state court involving enterprise collaboration software brought by former potential vendor seeking in excess of $50 million dollars in damages. Helped obtain favorable settlement for a fraction of that amount on the eve of trial.

Obtained summary judgment for publicly traded critical infrastructure company in $100 million trade secrets lawsuit brought by former vendor.

Successfully secured a full defense award for a Fortune 100 technology company in arbitration stemming from a breach of contract claim seeking damages in excess of $1 million.