Commercial Contract
Representative Cases
- Numerous cases involving disputes between general contractors performing work for homeowners, office building owners, and homeowner associations.
- Disputes between developers, builders, architects, lenders and purchasers of luxury homes in urban, coastal and rural areas.
- Several cases with investor disputes over restaurants (Thai, Mexican, American café), a commercial bakery, and nursing home facilities. Purchase-sale agreements, financing obligations, management and operation agreements were in dispute.
- Several cases involving allegations of fraud and embezzlement surrounding breach of contract between homeowners and interior designers. One case had concurrent felony criminal charges against the defendant arising out of their relationship with the homeowner. This case included addressing a restitution stipulation with the Attorney General’s Office, criminal defense counsel and the civil lawyers.
- A dental patient sued her dentist for breach of contract stemming from three dental implants that were surgically placed that she claims failed. The dentist denied that he agreed to pay another dentist to repair the original work.
- Bad faith lawsuit by a homeowner against their property insurer because of real and personal property damage sustained in the Woolsey fire. Allegations that the homeowner was underpaid on the claim, the investigation was delayed and not thorough, and professional negligence against the insurance agent. The insurer denied all those claims.
- Action for breach of contract and conversion by a health care company against a pharmaceutical company. Dispute over clinical trials on pharmaceutical products and services performed.
- Dispute by a physician and his medical offices against the vendor of medical billing software. Counter claims by the vendor against the designer of the software.