REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Settled emotionally charged family dispute regarding division of shares of multi-million dollar corporation. As part of the complex settlement, shares were redistributed, property acquired by the corporation was placed in a trust, and potential tax issues were addressed, as well as indemnity issues and community property issues as to the spouses of the shareholders.

Action by a condominium owner against a homeowners association for breach of the CCRs in failing to remediate water intrusion from neighboring unit, which resulted in several hundred thousand dollars in damage. HOA contended they were not liable for the damages as the water intrusion arose from pipes for the exclusive use of the neighboring premises and therefore excluded pursuant to the CC&Rs. Unit owner contended the damages were not excluded as the water intrusion was a result of common area pipes.

Plaintiff sought payment of invoices for goods delivered. Defendant filed cross-complaint contending goods were defective and sought off-set.

Plaintiff invested proceeds from a personal injury recovery with Defendant in a house-flipping business. After several successful flips, the next few are unsuccessful, resulting in the total loss of Plaintiff’s investment.

Owners of a successful restaurant chain filed suit against their children for fraudulently siphoning money and assets from the business. Defendants contend that they were running the business and Plaintiffs had ceded all authority to them.