Rodriguez v. Saldivar
Practice Area: Real Estate
Date: July 2, 2019
Outcome: Defense Judgment
Description: Represented a landlord that was being sued by a tenant for breach of contract, fraud, and emotional distress arising out of an alleged agreement whereby tenant was to sell her home, use the sale proceeds to fix up the landlord’s property, and in exchange live in the property for the rest of her life. After two weeks of jury trial, the plaintiff rested her case and we filed a motion for non-suit on all causes of action on behalf of our landlord client. The Court granted our motion for non-suit on all causes of action and entered a defense judgment in favor of our landlord client on all causes of action. Our landlord client thereafter obtained a judgment against the tenant for costs that he incurred to defend the lawsuit.
Busch v. T. Bear Investments, LLC
Practice Area: Real Estate
Date: February 19, 2019
Outcome: $728,117.30 judgment
Description: Represented a homeowner that hired a real estate professional to improve his home. The real estate professional agreed to perform the improvement work for a certain amount of money, accepted the money, and refused to finish the work for the agreed upon price. The real estate professional was not a licensed contractor. We filed a lawsuit against the real estate professional for a full refund of the money paid, plus treble damages and attorney fees. After a 1 day evidentiary hearing, a judgment in the amount of $728,117.30 was obtained in favor of our client.
Confidential Matter
Practice Area: Business
Date: June 28, 2018
Outcome: Confidential Settlement
Description: Represented a husband and wife that invested in stock options with their sister and brother in law. The sister and brother in law accepted the funds from our clients, purchased the stock options that substantially increased in value over the course of a few years, and thereafter claimed that the money was a loan and not an investment in the stock options. Thereafter, the sister and brother in law kept the proceeds from the sale of the stock options. A lawsuit for breach of contract and fraud was filed in order to recover our clients’ share of the stock option proceeds. After the trial started, the parties entered into a confidential settlement. Our client was very pleased with the outcome.
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. v. Excell Excavating, Inc.
Practice Area: Construction
Date: March 7, 2016
Outcome: $950,000
Description: Represented an excavation subcontractor that worked on a Montrose Chemical Corporation clean-up site. The general contractor decided not to pay this subcontractors last invoice and claimed that this subcontractor owed a refund for negligent work and unauthorized work. The general contractor was quickly presented with evidence to refute its reasons for non-payment. The general contractor paid $950,000 to settle within 6 months of the lawsuit being filed.
Mejia v. Lopez et al
Date: September 16, 2015
Outcome: Defense Judgment
Description: Represented a real estate broker that was sued by one of its agent’s customers for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud. Obtained a judgment of dismissal in favor of our client after filing a series of demurrers. Thereafter, recovered costs for our client.
Client was awarded 3-year restraining order with the ability to renew .
