REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Family trust and partnership owned four properties valued at over 30 million dollars. The partners were unable to agree on a division of the assets and an administrator was appointed to conduct the sale. In the meantime a settlement agreement was entered into whereby it was required that the properties be sold in an expeditious matter. Certain buyers were obtained for the properties, however one of the partners refused to sell as the offers were below market value. A motion to enforce settlement was filed and denied by the trial court, which found that consent was reasonably refused and unanimity was required pursuant to the agreement. The agreement called for mediation prior to litigation.

Plaintiff, a start-up restaurant, rented space on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles along the proposed metro line path. Plaintiff contended the road closures, construction, and limited access caused the restaurant to fail. The inverse claim was in favor of the Defendants, but a jury found in favor of Plaintiff on a negligence theory and awarded substantial damages.