Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.) has over 35 years experience working on complex civil litigation matters. As a judge on the San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Warren presided over many of San Francisco’s most high profile cases. As an arbitrator at JAMS, Judge Warren arbitrates high-stakes cases in the areas of employment, environmental, intellectual property, insurance, professional malpractice, real estate, and business commercial. Frequently selected as an arbitrator in complex disputes, Judge Warren is known for his ability to maintain case momentum, manage discovery, keep costs under control, and draft insightful and well reasoned awards.
Representative Matters
- Arbitrated case involving millions of dollars in damages flowing from misuse of public land for private purposes
- Nationwide wage and hour class action involving alleged misclassification of employees, rest breaks, meal breaks, and overtime disputes
- Bad faith and breach of insurance contract case involving failure to defend and indemnify; breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing; damages; determination of attorneys’ fees and costs
- Contract dispute involving ownership of intellectual property rights in electronic games; contract interpretation; cross licensing; determination of attorneys’ fees and costs
- Breach of contract dispute between telecommunications companies involving ownership of bandwidth; transmission resale rights; damages
- Licensing dispute involving computer chip fabrication technology; cross licensing; ownership of intellectual property; mergers and acquisitions; determination of attorneys’ fees and costs
- Legal malpractice claim involving copyright ownership in sculptural works; damages; attorneys’ fees and costs
- Chair of three arbitrator panel in case involving acquisition by major Silicon Valley company of smaller start-up with patent portfolio; claimants sought damages in excess of $70 million
- Chair of three arbitrator panel in two companion international cases involving creation, sale and licensing of patented ocular devices; claimant sought damages in excess of $60 million
- Chair of three arbitrator panel in case involving lending issues in connection with the construction of a new office building in San Francisco; claimant asserted over $15 million in damages
- Chair of Panel in statewide dispute involving broker vs. agent issues under California insurance regulations; class issues, typically, representative claims, and damages; settled prior to arbitration hearing
- Chair of Panel in contract interpretation dispute between two major public agencies over water transfer agreement
