In July 2013, an Israeli court ruled in favor of the Bronner brothers, represented by Meitar, in a complex inheritance dispute with their siblings, which is a part of a broader dispute involving a worldwide diamond and real-estate business.
Meitar represented SanDisk in the defense of a motion to certify a class action relating to media players, leading to the dismissal of the action.
Meitar represented the directors and officers of Leadcom Integrated Solutions in opposing a motion to certify a NIS 115 million class action relating to an allegedly misleading prospectus. The court dismissed the motion, finding that the issue is not suitable for adjudication as a class action.
In July 2013 the Supreme Court held that the statute of limitations on a bank’s claim for damages due to a breach of an undertaking to register a mortgage securing a loan, commences on the date the borrower ceased to pay the monthly payments of the loan, and not, as claimed by the appellants, at the time the obligation to register the mortgage was violated. The Bank is represented by Meitar (LCA 4090/13 Deutsch vs. Bank Leumi).
Meitar successfully represented ZAP Computing Ltd. in a legal action for trademark infringement and passing off in connection with the mark “Dapei Zahav” (Israel’s “yellow pages”), leading to the cessation of all infringing activities.
Meitar successfully defended the board of directors of Partner Communications Ltd. in opposing a motion to certify a derivative action seeking NIS 653 million in damages and alleging negligence in the approval of dividend distributions. The motion to certify was denied in its entirety.
Meitar successfully defended ASML, a Netherlands company, in a NIS 20 million subrogation action brought by Migdal Insurance Company. The action was dismissed in light of a foreign jurisdiction provision in the agreement between ASML and the insured (Tower Semiconductor).
