Stacie Feldman Hausner, Esq.

• Plaintiff sued defendant for breach of a royalty and licensing agreement related to green sustainability in the travel industry.
• Storage unit holder sued the storage facility and the door manufacturer/installer when a safe filled with millions of dollars of memorabilia and sentimental items was stolen from his storage unit.
• Plaintiff bought a truck from defendant and immediately the truck failed to work, prompting plaintiff to seek to rescind the purchase agreement.
• Shareholder dispute about ownership interests and job responsibilities in a startup canned food company.
• Partner dispute regarding ownership interest, compensation, and use of the company logo in restaurant ventures in numerous locations.

• Metal company sued an account manager/sales representative for secretively operating a competing business, stealing trade secrets and siphoning business away from the company.
• Towing company sued the City and County for allegedly unconstitutional behavior in their failures to award a towing contract.
• Owner of a subdivision of a company sued other related entities and individuals regarding his percentage of interest in the company and his entitled payment for services provided.
• Hospital sued several companies and individuals when they allegedly fraudulent invoiced for fire protection services and chemical supplies over the course of eight years.
• A shipping company sued a distribution center for failure to alert the company that the shipment was received so that it could collect payment from the sender prior to the distribution center’s release of the container.
• Wealthy business man sued the woman he had an affair with to recover assets he held in the woman’s name, including, money in 5 banks accounts in China and the US, their house, gold bars, and corporate shares in some of his companies.
• An Asian gay doctor felt discriminated against and harassed by his medical partners due to his identity and sued to have his partners purchase his ownership interests.
• Purchaser of automotive parts business sued seller for violating the non-compete clause that was part of the purchase agreement and for selling parts with purchaser’s trademark.
• Owner of a license to celebrity photographs sued a website for keeping the photographs on its website for years, claiming copyright infringement. There were also issues involved related to the statute of limitations and standing.
• Bank sued an individual for failing to pay a personal guarantee on a loan modification. Individual countersued the bank, notary and his business partner for declaratory relief, alleging that his notarized signature on the loan modification was forged.
• Septic tank contractor sued landowner and recorded a mechanic’s lien for failure to pay for phase 1 of the contract. Landowner countersued for failure to complete the project for the amount agreed to in the contract.
• Cabinet manufacturer sued its purchaser for its alleged failure to pay for the delivered cabinets as indicated by invoices, purchase orders and sales orders.
• Claim for breach of contract related to the transfer of intellectual property and ownership interest in a high-tech automobile company.
• Foreign fruit distributor sued a US fruit distribution company related to payments for non-conforming fruit.
• European bike distributorship sued US bike distributor and manufacturer for breach of a 3-year distribution contract.
• Four California Cities sued the County for allegedly improper calculations regarding contract costs for law enforcement services provided by the County.
• Customer sued the restorer of his Alfa Romeo for damages associated with an alleged faulty restoration.
• A talent booker sued a music festival for breach of contract.
• A racecar driver sued his support team for conversion, breach of contract and various claims related to the maintenance and support services for his racecars.
• Purchaser of a hospice business sued the Seller for CAP overpayment incurred prior to the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement.
• Restaurant owners sued an employee friend for failure to repay promissory notes while the employee countersued for discrimination and retaliation.
• A car enthusiast sued the company who restored his Alfa Romeo claiming fraud and breach of contract.
• The purchaser of a pharmacy (that included real property and the business) sued seller for misrepresenting the square footage of the building, FDA compliance, and expiration of various inventory.
• Business dispute involving a television station and the its television broadcasting network. Case was resolved by entering into a new favorable contract for both parties that involved advertising time, revenue sharing, and crawlers.
• Class action lawsuit in which the class sued for wrongful collection letters due to the discharge of debt from an earlier settlement agreement.
• Students sued their now defunct vocational school, as well as the owner, for fraudulent representations during recruitment as to job placement as well as predatory collection practices.
• The seller of a pharmacy sued to rescind a purchase agreement that sold the pharmacy for $20 million in a secured note, due to the failure of the purchaser to pay money on the note. The purchaser of the pharmacy sued for fraud, alleging that the purchase price was obtained by seller’s fraudulent representation of revenue in the reporting of PPO compounding versus workers’ compensation claims. Additionally, the son of the seller cross-complained against the purchaser for breach of an oral agreement for the purchaser to reimburse him for out-of-pocket marketing expenses.
• Dispute in which an investor sued a start up company for unfair dilution of interest resulting from subsequent rounds of financing.
• Gas company sued the company who installed it’s tanks for negligence when the tank started leaking 15 years after installation.
• Breach of contract case in which billing service provider for doctors alleged that client doctor breached the terms of their contract for services when he failed to timely and fully pay 5.5% fee on amounts collected from insurance providers and Medicare/Medical, and when he then discontinued his use of billing services for the year remaining on the contract.
• Dispute in which a janitorial service company sued an apartment building owner for breach of a 3 year contract when the apartment owner terminated the contract and use of janitorial staff after 2 months of work.
• A private lender alleged that a downtown LA jewelry company owed him $1 million to repay money lent to the company.
• An entertainment company alleged embezzlement and fraud when one of its partners wrongfully took property and money from the company. Resolution consisted of the partner selling her interest in the company (value determined by agreed upon appraisers), returning stolen inventory, and returning access to social media platforms.
• Dispute arose after partners divided a construction company into two separate entities. One of the former partners alleged that the partnership’s accountant and former partner breached their fiduciary duty when they failed to accurately account for assets and liabilities prior to the partnership division.
• Technology company owner sued the purchaser of his technology for fraud.
• An elderly woman sued brokers, lenders, title company, escrow company and notary for fraudulent deeds taken on her property without her knowledge. She settled for cancellation of the deeds and monetary compensation.
• Designer sued distributor and manufacturer of hotel mirrors for design defect because of its failure to meet specifications with regard to illumination.
• Company sued a former employee for stealing money and accounts during the course of his employment.
• Plaintiff sued defendant for breach of contract for default related to the sale of an automobile loan.
• Business dispute involving cross claims related to a services contract between an engineering firm and a large biofuel company.
• Several class action lawsuits involving allegations that defendant violated the TCPA. Cases also involved potential issues with class certification.
• Plaintiff sued defendant bank for allegedly placing an inquiry on plaintiff’s credit report without authorization and then refusing to remove it.
• Numerous lemon law cases in which a car owner sued the manufacturer for numerous problems with his/her luxury cars.
• Lemon law dispute involving 15 repair orders for transmission and seat belt system issues in a luxury car that had less than 60,000 miles.
• A usury case in which multiple parties invested money with their friend for various business opportunities over the course of many years. The friends argued that the payments involved usurious loans at a rate of 15% interest.
• Breach of contract dispute relating to the distribution and sale of solar energy.
• Multi-million dollar dispute involving the alleged breach of contract between an e-gaming company and its distribution platform.
• Dispute involving the alleged failure to compensate a health insurance agent for continual enrollments after termination of his association with the agency. Many accounting issues were involved in the dispute.
• Dispute involving a forged deed of trust and failure to pay on a large personal loan.
• Breach of contract dispute involving a textile manufacturer and distributor who would purchase the materials overseas and deliver them to the United States manufacturer.
• Dispute involving job duties and compensation for a family-run advertising partnership.
• Numerous disputes involving the division of assets following the separation of partners under partnership agreements.
• Married couple sued their credit card company for failing to reimburse the couple for money paid to wedding venue due to guests suffering from food poisoning.
• Workers Compensation Insurance case in which worker classification codes were allegedly erroneous in order to get lower workers compensation premiums from a PEO.
• Dispute for promissory fraud in which plaintiff alleged that defendants promised him a regional distributorship in the solar energy industry.
• Commercial landlord sued his tenant, a martial arts studio, for breach of contract when the studio failed to make timely and complete lease payments due to a loss of funding from an investor.
• Dispute involving a photographer who sued a storage property owner for conversion when the storage facility allegedly removed and lost millions of dollars in photographs from the photographer’s leased storage unit 3 days after the expiration of her storage lease.
• Fraud dispute in which the buyer of a multi-million dollar bank note sued the seller of the note for fraudulent representations regarding the price that the seller had initially paid for the note.
• Breach of contract dispute involving an oral agreement in which plaintiff gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to defendant to invest in his businesses, including the production of a movie. Plaintiff alleged that defendant inappropriately gained large returns on the investment and managerial fees, while plaintiff lost his entire investment.
• Woman sued her friend for conversion when her friend took her money from her bank account while the woman was incarcerated.
• Contract dispute in which plaintiff alleged that he loaned several hundred thousand dollars to defendant friend and that, pursuant to an oral contract, the defendant promised to pay back a certain amount monthly plus interest. When the payments stopped, which happened relatively quickly, plaintiff sued defendant for the remaining amount.
• Breach of contract case involving a contract in which defendant agreed to restore plaintiff’s vintage car. Plaintiff alleged that defendant breached the contract by taking an unreasonable amount of time to restore the vehicle and then returning the vehicle in a state of disrepair. Defendant cross-complained for breach of contract, arguing that he incurred additional expense in trying to restore the vehicle, was not given enough time to finish the vehicle, and was required to return the vehicle without receiving full payment.
• Dispute involving a breach of contract between a vending machine company and a gymnastics studio. The vending machine company alleged that the gymnastics studio breached the contract by failing to cancel the automatic year renewal provision in the written contract, and by putting the vending machines into an off-site storage facility.
• Fraud and breach of contract dispute in which a celebrity sued his friend for a million dollars in fraud, alleging that his friend defrauded him when he colluded with the celebrity’s girlfriend to take his money. The celebrity alleged that his friend encouraged him to write company checks to cash, so that the friend could then give the cash to the celebrity’s girlfriend. The celebrity also alleged that his friend wrongfully took some of that money for his own personal use. The friend counterclaimed for breach of an oral employment contract, alleging that he provided employment services for which he was never compensated. The celebrity claimed that defendant’s compensation solely included the perks of being part of his entourage.
• Dispute in which a company, who provided nurses for in-home care to a medical provider who needed additional assistance, sued for breach of contract when the medical provider allegedly failed to make full payment pursuant to the terms of the contract.
• Lemon Law Case in which plaintiff sued car company for failure to adequately repair the car despite numerous attempts
• Breach of contract dispute arising when a production company failed to return an investment into the production of a movie.
• Dispute in which a landowner sued a mortgage company for damages resulting when the mortgage company used an allegedly adhesive and unfair contract for the extension of the mortgage.
• Dispute in which a senior care company sued family members of an elderly woman staying at the facility to collect on money owed for senior care emergency services while living at an assisted living facility. The family argued that they owed no money because they never consented to the emergency services and the billing constituted financial elder abuse.
• Dispute in which a homeowner sued a home entertainment and alarm system installation company for negligence and breach of contract. The homeowner alleged that the company failed to install a properly functioning system and, despite numerous attempts to make repairs, it was unable to repair the system. The homeowner sued for millions of dollars, alleging that the improperly functioning upscale entertainment system decreased his enjoyment of his property and caused him to lose several hundred thousand of dollars when he sold his house. The company counter-claimed for failure to pay the full amount due under the contract.
• Purchaser of a violin for $100,000 sued the seller of the violin and his alleged agent after receiving an appraisal more than 10 years later that valued the violin at a nominal amount.

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• Homeowner sued unlicensed sub-contractor for significant damages related to custom-made kitchen cabinetry.
• Lessor of a restaurant space in Hollywood sued the commercial tenants for allegedly removing everything from the restaurant, including the fixtures, upon termination of the lease.
• Tenant in a rent-controlled unit moved out for water intrusion repairs and the landlord alleged that tenant had abandoned the property because tenant did not communicate or return for a few months. Tenant sued for wrongful eviction and habitability issues.
• Twenty-six year tenants sued their landlord for illegally collecting rent given that the multi-family dwelling had not been permitted and had been illegally subdivided.
• Tenant sued regarding habitability and illegal use for an apartment room rental where several tenants were living in the common area.

• Tenant family members sued landlord and real estate company for renting unpermitted space, uninhabitable conditions, and wrongful eviction in violation of rent control laws and the Covid moratorium.
• Tenant sued her landlord and the HOA when she suffered from mold exposure due to a failure to repair and remediate damage from a leaky pipe found in an internal wall in the unit.
• Tenant sued landlord for mold that allegedly exacerbated her Lupus autoimmune disease.
• Broker sued homeowner when the homeowner fired him during the listing period.
• Commercial lease between a bank tenant and a religious institution landlord regarding the terms of an option to extend under a lease amendment.
• Partition action between siblings who inherited parent’s house after one sibling lived in the house for 9 years without payment, but paid to repair the roof and other items in the house.
• Tenant sued landlord for renting an unpermitted unit, moving her out to make repairs, and then never allowing her to move back into the unit.
• Homeowner sued HOA for damages related to upper unit’s hardwood floor installation causing a sound nuisance and violation of the CC&Rs.
• Daughter held title of her house in her name and father sued her for title to the house, claiming that they had an oral agreement in which he is the true owner of the house. Father claims that he lived in the house for more than 20 years and made the mortgage payments. The daughter claims that the mortgage payments were below fair market value “rental payments.”
• Tenants sued landlord for cockroaches, bed bugs, and holes in the wall after complaints and violations issued by the Housing Department.
• College-student tenants sued their landlord when, after summer break, they returned to find that they were locked out of their house without notice because landlord failed to adequately repair and remediate a sewage leak in the apartment.
• Subcontractor sued owner/general contractor for labor and material costs and owner/general cross-claimed for costs related to subcontractor’s alleged abandonment from the job.
• Tenant sued for mold in a bathroom, failure to provide relocation assistance and failure to provide a Tenant Habitability Plan.
• Four HOA homeowners sued the HOA and the roofer as it related to damages from water leaks and the alleged failure to remediate and repair the dry wall in the units.
• Past HOA president sued new HOA board for CC&R violations and for disparaging his name to other members of the HOA.
• Dance teacher living in an HOA sued the HOA for CC&R violations and for harassment and defamation.
• Buyer of a home built in 1923 sued the seller, his inspector, the termite company and the seller’s agent for damages related to a failure to disclose significant roof and foundational issues.
• Tenant family sued landlord for damages related to an allegedly significant infestation of bed bugs.
• Tenant with bipolar disorder sued HOA, Landlord and Property Manager for constructive eviction of his rent-controlled unit and habitability issues when the roof and kitchen leaks went unrepaired and un-remediated, leading to significant mold intrusion.
• Tenant sued landlord of a rent control property for forcing her into homelessness because of an eviction and failure to maintain her personal property.
• Sibling dispute regarding the ownership interest in a trust whose sole asset was an apartment complex. Dispute involved probate issues and transfers of partnership interests.
• Buyer of a home sued the seller and seller’s real estate agent for failure to disclose drainage and roofing issues.
• A homeowner sued his HOA and the HOA board members for statutory violations regarding how the board operated as well as alleged defamatory remarks made about him that allegedly have impacted his career as a real estate attorney and arbitrator.
• HOA case in which the downstairs homeowner is suing the upstairs homeowner and HOA for damages relating to, amongst other things, noise emanating from her floors which allegedly do not comply with the requirements in the CC&Rs.
• Car wash tenant sued landlord for failure to disclose contamination and foreclosure proceedings that prevented him from exercising his option. Landlord sued for $200k in rent.
• 77 year old woman sued HOA for failure to fix common area support structure in her unit and floor joists for 2 years, allegedly causing her to have to live for 2 years with opened walls from water, mold and termite damage.
• Elderly tenants sued their landlords for injury to their back, necks and shoulders when the ceiling of the apartment building fell on them during a roof repair of the building.
• Plaintiffs served as property managers in exchange for a rent reduction and they sued the landlords for Labor Code violations and habitability claims as a result of water intrusion and bed bugs in their unit.
• Homeowner sued HOA for discrimination, for negligently maintaining the easement on her property for her front lawn, and for injury to her back that she suffered when they allegedly overwatered her front lawn. Case settled with many non-monetary, creative components.
• Tenants sued landlord with Alzheimer with regard to habitability claims, RSO violations, tort claims and breach of contract.
• Tenants sued landlord and real estate company for disgorgement of rent and damages related to leasing an unpermitted residential property and using a commercial lease for the residential space.
• Tenant of a rent-controlled apartment sued her landlord for years of abuse and neglect regarding repairs related to habitability issues.
• Pro per tenant sued apartment complex for evicting her, removing her property, having her arrested and forcing her into homelessness.
• Homeowner sued HOA for failing to tender a claim under the HOA policy for water damage after the homeowner installed a toilet without help from a licensed professional.
• Commercial tenants sued landlord for a repeated failing HVAC system over the summer months that made it difficult for them to operate their dentistry businesses.
• Thai restaurant owner could not build out his space and make rental payments on a 10-year lease in downtown LA so landlord sued him for breach of lease. Settlement included an immediate move-out of the premises.
• Homeowners in Beverly Hills sued their HOA for damages related to water intrusion, harassment, emotional distress and mold.
• Tenants sued their landlord for habitability issues related to mold and bed bugs.
• Tenants sued their landlord for cockroaches and mold.
• Homeowner sued her HOA when she had water intrusion from the roof and it took the HOA 2 years to fix her unit, during which time the HOA allegedly ruined her personal property and prevented her from accessing her unit.
• College student tenant sued the landlord for habitability issues related to cockroaches and mold.
• Homeowners sued the city and the construction company working on a sewage line when sewage water backed into their home, allegedly causing significant damage.
• Buyer of a home sued the seller for alleged failure to disclose in the transfer disclosure statement hillside sluffing and shedding of rocks in the Hollywood hills. Settlement involved a rescission of the sale and additional money for damages.
• Father and daughter sub-tenants sued the landlord and management company when the furnace caught fire while they were in the house, completely destroying the house and all of their possessions.
• Tenant sued landlord for property damage and personal injury as a result of her asbestos exposure.
• Plaintiff sued defendant for fraud related to a promissory note for a purchase of property that was promised to be recorded by a deed of trust.
• Broker sued the seller for commission when the seller allegedly breached the exclusive listing contract and sold a $7 million property with another broker.
• Homeowner sued the HOA for damages related to water intrusion into the garage and a converted office space from an HOA maintained planter outside the unit.
• Bank sued the owner of property for a failure to pay a personal guarantee on a loan modification and sought to foreclose on the collateral of the property. Owner sued the bank for declaratory relief, alleging that his signature on the loan modification was forged.
• Tenant sued his landlord of a commercial lease for extensive damages due to the fitness studio next door allegedly creating a loud noise that interfered with the tenant’s ability to do business as a spa.
• Buyer of a home sued the seller and brokers for failure to close escrow while the seller contended that buyer had wanted to cancel the deal and that the seller had a right to cancel.
• Tenant sued her landlord and property manager when she was allegedly constructively evicted due to water coming through a 4 foot hole in the roof without repair, which thereby allegedly causing water intrusion damage and mold.
• Homeowner sued her HOA and its Management Company for an alleged failure to abide by the CC&Rs when rejecting her construction plans and for allegedly imposing illegal fines.
• Homeowner sued HOA for failure to give proper notice for meetings and for harassment.
• Apartment building owner sued property manager for fraud when she allegedly collected more rental money than she sent to the owner.
• Tenants sued landlord for damages related to mold and a strong odor emanating from an alleged broken sewage pipe. Tenants had several hospital visits allegedly related to these conditions.
• Joint tenant boyfriend and girlfriend sued one another for partition both alleging fraud in purchasing a home in joint tenancy. Allegations included bank fraud, insurance fraud and fraud in the inducement.
• Buyer sued seller and inspection company for failure to disclose leaks and foundational issues. Seller cross-claimed against broker for allegedly giving negligent advice not to disclose.
• Buyer of a house in West Hollywood sued seller for a partial failure to disclose mold and structural issues.
• Neighbors sued one another for damages caused by a driveway easement and soil erosion from the hillside.
• Commercial landlord sued lessee and sub-lessee for millions of dollars related to an alleged failure to pay rent and alleged damages to the warehouse when the sub-lessee made significant unpermitted changes to the space.
• Residential landlord sued tenants for their failure to pay the full lease amount when the tenant reduced the payments because the road in front of the property was closed for construction which prevented them from parking in the secured garage.
• Homeowner dispute with the HOA regarding allegations of harassment and violations of the CC&Rs from alleged personal attacks on the homeowner from board members.
• Person with an option to purchase land on a lease sued the owner of the property for breach of contract when the owner refused to sell the property.
• Buyer of a house sued a roofer who did work for the seller of the house for negligence when his house leaked 3 years after the purchase.
• Homeowner sued HOA for failing to approve his plans for a Residential Care Facility for the elderly.
• Homeowner sued HOA when a pipe in the kitchen cracked and flooded her condominium.
• Landlord sued commercial tenant day care center for failing to pay rent for a year during the pandemic because the day care center could not operate during this time.
• Tenant and landlord sued each other related to rental payments in a single-family dwelling partitioned into 2 units. Tenant claimed he did not have to pay rent because of permitting violations. Landlord wanted eviction and payment for last 4 months of rent.
• Tenant sued landlord for habitability issues related to the 2-year rental of a rural home in Northern California when feces, decomposed vermin and mold contributed to alleged serious medical issues.
• Landlord sued for fraud and ejectment of tenants who were paying rent control sums much lower than fair market value due to their alleged employment relationship with the previous landlord-owner as residential managers.
• Tenant sued landlord for habitability related issues and retaliation when she denied sexual advances made by the landlord’s brother/maintenance worker who lived on the property. She alleged that she lost her parking spot, lost use of the external hose, and was subject to late night harassment by the brother, all of which interfered with her enjoyment of the property.
• Buyer of a condominium in Santa Monica sued the seller and the real estate agent for listing and marketing the property as having a private patio with hedges, when the HOA only approved the hedges temporarily for staging purposes and then required the buyer to dismantle it.
• Buyer of a house sued the seller for trying to cancel the purchase agreement when, during escrow, the kitchen caught on fire while the seller was cooking.
• Joint tenant sued for partition after he loaned the other joint tenant, who was his ex-girlfriend, money to pay off the loan and paid all of the HOA fees without compensation. The other joint tenant claimed that the joint tenancy was invalid and that her ex-boyfriend was a predatory lender.
• Tenants in Common sued others for partition and interference with prospective economic advantage when they allegedly interfered with his sale of his interest in 24% of the property.
• Seller of house sued the buyer when the buyer refused to turn over $50,000 in escrow from a one-day late departure from the house, given that the amendment to the escrow agreement had this amount as a penalty for late departure.
• Buyers of a home sued the seller for failure to install 17 windows correctly causing considerable water damage.
• Sellers of a Beverly Hills home wanted to cancel the purchase agreement on grounds that buyer could not fund the escrow by close of escrow. The buyer contended that an amendment to the agreement that charged money per day for a funding extension governed the escrow and, since it had no expiration date, the sellers had no right to cancel.
• Plaintiff sued her escrow company for failing to require joint written instructions thereby allegedly leading to a fraudulent conveyance of a deed.
• Plaintiffs sued the escrow company, the notary, the Title Company and various defendants when money they had given for a real estate investment was procured by alleged identity theft and the disbursement of the funds went to various entities unrelated to the real estate. Plaintiff sued for conversion, negligence, fraud, and the like.
• Title defect dispute regarding the title of a subdivision of a property and the deed of trusts, foreclosure, notice of sale, and other related issues.
• Dispute involving a restaurant’s failure to pay the full lease amount during the Covid pandemic.
• Numerous disputes involving commercial tenants who failed to pay lease amounts during the Covid pandemic.
• Purchaser of 2 commercial properties sued the Title Company for damages resulting from the Title Company’s failure to provide the loan at the requisite time. The Title Company accidentally deposited the loan into the wrong bank account and it took approximately one week to retrieve the money. Meanwhile, plaintiff alleges that he was unable to complete the deals at the close of escrow as planned, and instead, incurred extensive damages from a hard money loan and inability to purchase one of the properties.
• Purchaser of a home in San Francisco sued the seller for failure to disclose structural issues that he allegedly knew about due to a bathroom remodel.
• Residential tenants sued landlord for habitability concerns related to mold and termites in their unit.
• Plaintiff and defendant entered into a joint venture to purchase and construct a residence to sell for profit. Plaintiff sued to recoup the amount of money invested in construction of the property. Issues involved a lis pendens, forensic accounting, and a method to recoup sale proceeds from the eventual sale of the property.
• Plaintiff brought a partition and quiet title action regarding property deeded and left by her deceased father to her, her step-mother and half-siblings.
• Purchaser of a 1920s house sued seller for failure to disclose foundational issues.
• Purchaser of a property sued seller trustee for failure to disclose structural issues and the seller cross-claimed against her real estate broker.
• Section 8 Tenant sued her Landlord for wrongful eviction and habitability issues.
• Plaintiff sued defendant for fraudulent conveyance of a deed and quiet title.
• Plaintiff sued defendant for malicious prosecution related to a property division dispute.
• Commercial landlord sued his tenant for unpaid rent during Covid.
• One partner sued his other partners related to a buyout of his partnership interest in a medical group, while the other partners cross-claimed for reimbursement for embezzlement and fraud.
• Tenant sued the property manager and owner of an RV Park for sexual harassment and wrongful eviction.
• Buyer real estate developer sued the developer seller for failure to meet RTI conditions in the Purchase Agreement.
• Commercial tenant sued landlord for lock out and failure to meet conditions for owner improvements so that tenant could make the necessary tenant improvements.
• Homeowner sued his handyman who did a remodel of his house, alleging negligence, failure to obtain a contractor’s license and failure to obtain necessary permits.
• A homeowner sued his cousin who was managing a construction project, alleging that the cousin stole his money, rather than pay the subcontractors. The cousin counterclaimed for failure to pay compensation pursuant to the oral contract.
• A homeowner sued his contractor for damages allegedly resulting from problems with the pool construction and retaining wall on his property. Significant insurance coverage issues were at issue in this dispute.
• Homeowner alleged that he suffered damages as a result of the HOA delaying his construction project for years by not approving his plans.
• A dispute arising out of a commercial grant of utility easement by previous owners of both commercial properties. One side argued there was a violation of the easement in a new construction project while the other side argued that the easement allowed for the construction. The dispute involved significant insurance coverage issues.
• Landlord filed an unlawful detainer action to remove a commercial automobile repair business tenant from the large outdoor premises owned by the landlord for failure to pay rent. He also asked for a large award of damages in the amount of unpaid rent. The tenant argued that it couldn’t pay rent due to economic hardship as a result of the Covid pandemic.
• Purchaser of undeveloped land sued the seller for fraud, alleging that the owner collected money for the land prior to owning the land, and sold the land for three times the value of the land without disclosure.
• Tenant sued residential landlord alleging statutory fraud and discrimination as it related to Section 8 Housing and the energy distribution arrangement during his tenancy.
• Residential tenants alleged breach of warranty of habitability and injuries from toxic mold in the unit.
• Quiet title action between separated spouses and the wife’s mother who had originally purchased the property.
• Tenants sued their landlord for habitability issues associated with an apartment that had not been permitted by the City.
• Tenant sued her landlord for habitability issues related to mold and water intrusion.
• A homeowner sued the seller of his house for failure to disclose conditions with the electricity and lack of permitting in the house. He alleged that he bought the house for $15 million and that it was worth much less because the seller had rehabilitated the property without permits and without safe electricity and foundation in the house.
• Homeowners sued their HOA for refusing to pass their plans for building an enclosed structure on their deck.
• Commercial landlord tenant dispute regarding unpaid rent, utilities and property damage when a restaurant removed everything inside the restaurant before returning the property to the landlord.
• Alleged failure to disclose water intrusion event.
• Habitability case related to the rental of an unpermitted unit – a storage unit converted into an apartment. Allegations involved treble and punitive damages.
• Beauty salon owner sued commercial landlord for retaliation and interference with her quiet enjoyment of the property.
• Residential tenant sued his landlord for failure to return his security deposit.
• Commercial landlord sued tenant for breach of contract, waste, and conversion for destroying fixtures upon vacating the premises.
• Brother and sister dispute involving the potential sale and/or buyout of a mutually owned income property.
• Seller allegedly failed to disclose termite issue to buyer.
• Alleged breach of commercial lease in which tenant gutted warehouse premises to use for cannabis industry and allegedly breached the lease when it defaulted on rent payments for business reasons. Case involved the potential triggering of many penalty provisions in the lease.
• Tenant, who lived in an unpermitted garage, sued landlord for return of rent and damages related to mold and destruction of photo memorabilia and original music tapes that had been destroyed by a water leak in the closet.
• Breach of lease dispute in which the owners of a multi-million dollar rental property wanted the tenant and social influencers living on the property to vacate the premises due to a breach of lease.
• Breach of commercial lease case and failure to return a security deposit.
• Owner of a property sued his contractor for negligence and breach of contract arising from a remodel. Case involved issues of whether the contractor was licensed (given alleged failure to obtain worker’s compensation insurance), and many other construction defect and breach of contract issues.
• Family members sued each other regarding the division of property from their parents’ estate.
• Case in which buyer purchased a property to develop into condominiums, subject to seller obtaining city approval of the project. Two and a half years later, buyer wants rescission of the purchase agreement because none of the plans have been approved.
• Four siblings involved in a dispute regarding the division of three properties soon to be inherited from their elderly parents and held in trust in individual sibling’s names.
• Landlord-tenant dispute in which tenant sought damages for remediation of mold and reconstruction of a storage facility and garage in a long-term residential tenancy.
• HOA case in which a homeowner had unknowingly bough a townhome with an unlicensed storage facility built atop a common area. This facility had been there for 20 plus years with the HOA’s knowledge, yet no prior complaint.
• Investor invested in the development of income producing property. The developer who had sought her investment transferred the property, prior to development, to a different entity for the infusion of capital from the sale of a different property, thereby diluting the investor’s interest. The investor alleged violation of the operating agreement.
• A borrower transferred property to plaintiff, who paid the borrower’s mortgage for several years without assuming a transfer of the mortgage to plaintiff’s name, without paying off the mortgage, and without receiving at third party authorization from the borrower. When the plaintiff wanted to sell the property, the mortgage company refused to release the payoff amount (necessary for the sale) because plaintiff’s name was not on the mortgage, it is an alleged violation of borrower’s privacy rights, and the borrower refused to give authorization to release the payoff information. As a result, the sale on the property fell through and the plaintiff alleged resulting damages.
• Tenant rented a multi-million dollar house and alleged extensive water damages and mold.
• Tenant sued landlord for habitability based on extensive vermin, bugs, lack of security, lack of gas, and lack of hot water. Tenant also alleged the landlord wrongfully threatened to call immigration and took illegal actions to evict him. Tenant additionally sued for personal injury as a result of an infected bug bite.
• Dispute between neighbors and a developer who wanted to construct apartment buildings and was limited by a 1946 restrictive deed that limits development to duplexes and single family residences.
• Dispute arising from a contractor’s alleged negligent construction of a new swimming pool and deck in the backyard of landowner. It also involved significant insurance coverage issues under a CGL policy.
• Tenants sued landlord for retaliation when landlord served a rent increase and then a 60 Day Notice within a few weeks of tenants calling the Health Department regarding habitability issues in the unit, including sewage backups.
• Multi-party dispute involving water leakage from the roof into 4 units. Unit owners sued the roofer, owner in unit above, owner in charge of the roof deck, and the Homeowners Association.
• Dispute in which the tenants sued their landlord for personal injury damages and lack of habitability due to pervasive toxic mold during the tenancy.
• Dispute in which a commercial tenant sued its landlord developer for interference with business relations when its landlord developer engaged in a neighboring very large development project that restricted the tenant’s ability to physically access its business.
• Dispute in which the tenant and landlord sued one another due to the condition of a large beach-front Malibu property during the tenancy and upon return of the property to the landlord.
• Dispute involving the division of a joint tenancy property in which the property was held in an LLC, and one of the joint tenants had newly inherited the property after the passing of his father and multiple renovations by the other joint tenant.
• Dispute involving damages incurred to personal property when a metal rod was stuck deep in the ground during a water well project in which the driller passed away prior to the completion of the project. There were many CGL coverage issues involved in the dispute.
• Dispute involving the alleged intentional fire in a condominium complex that damaged the property of the other residents. Insurance subrogation, homeowners association and coverage issues were involved in the case.
• Dispute involving a commercial lease in which the tenants built out the space to convert into a restaurant and when returning the property, they had removed the kitchen and other built-ins without landlord approval and knowledge.
• Dispute between a landlord and tenant for a commercial space when the work done to the property was done by an unlicensed contractor, which allegedly devalued the purchase price of the property.
• Plaintiff contractor sued defendant contractor for breach of contract regarding profit sharing arrangement on a public works project.
• Dispute in which plaintiff home purchaser sued defendant seller and real estate agent for failure to disclose flooding.
• Dispute in which defendant’s alleged water and pipe damage in his medical office caused extensive water damage to a tenant renting medical office space on a lower floor.
• Breach of residential lease case and habitability case due to construction at a beachfront expensive residential property.
• Breach of commercial lease and interference with business due to owner’s development of an adjacent property and the impact of that development on the leased property.
• Dispute involving a commercial lease and issues surrounding construction done by the tenant during the terms of the lease and the condition of the property when the tenant vacated.
• Dispute involving the issue as to whether the exchange in ownership interest of a piece of commercial property should be characterized as either a sale for a section 1031 property exchange or a loan at a 6% rate secured by the commercial property. The minimal written agreement referenced the property as a “sale,” but the transaction was structured as a loan and extrinsic evidence referred to the transaction as a loan. The characterization of the property transfer had implications on whether plaintiff or defendant/cross-complainant was owed money due to the fact that the subsequent sale of the commercial property was at a significantly smaller purchase price than the initial transfer of the property.
• Dispute involving a commercial real estate lease that contained an exclusivity provision negotiated by a doctor tenant. Doctor tenant argued that, pursuant to the negotiated exclusivity provision in the lease, the landlord could not lease space on the ground floor to an urgent care facility. He alleged significant damages based upon the interference it would have with his medical practice.
• A commercial lease dispute with tort and breach of lease claims. The dispute resolved with a six-figure settlement and an agreement for the leasing party to move to another one of the landlord’s property for no rent.
• Dispute in which tenants sued their landlord for return of security deposit, ADA discrimination on basis of refusal to allow for an emotional support animal, fraud in the lease, and bad faith.
• Dispute involving the sale of a house in Santa Monica canyon by the bank. Prior owner of the house sued the buyers alleging that it involved a fraudulent sale without proper notice. The plaintiff alleged more than $1 million in damages.
• Dispute involving the issue of whether an easement should be granted, and for what price, to a land-locked property in Topanga Canyon from a non-profit organization owning adjacent property. The non-profit organization was designed to preserve the natural habitat in the canyon and they were concerned with the use, sub-division and building of structures on the property.
• Property line dispute in which plaintiff sued neighbor defendants for removing expensive and mature trees from plaintiff’s property and subsequently building a wall on plaintiff’s property. Defendants claimed that they were remodeling their house and that the removal was accidental because they believed that the trees and wall were on defendants’ property.
• Property line dispute involving neighboring property owners in Mandeville Canyon. Plaintiff sued defendants alleging that defendants owed plaintiff money for improperly using plaintiff’s property for a garage, parking, pool equipment and fountain equipment.
• Dispute involving the breach of a commercial lease. Plaintiff pharmacy sued the landlord for breach of a commercial lease when the landlord allegedly failed to properly prepare the leased space in order to meet the stringent guidelines required by the pharmacy licensing board. The landlord counter-claimed for breach of the commercial lease, given that plaintiff never moved into the property.
• Claimant sued HOA and property manager for FHA, FEHA, Unruh Act and Bane act violations due to sexual harassment by the property manager of her condominium complex. She also sued for retaliation after she complained.
• Real Estate Broker and Brokerage Firm sued one another regarding commissions after date of termination, defamation, and insurance reserves.
• Purchaser of a town house sued the seller for failure to disclose a flood event.
• Multi-party dispute involving a wrongful foreclosure action and the subsequent wrongful purchase of property.
• Commercial landlord sued his tenant, a martial arts studio, for breach of contract when the studio failed to make timely and complete lease payments due to a loss of funding from an investor.
• A homeowner of a condominium sued his Homeowners Association and another homeowner, for the extensive damage that resulted when water dripped through the roof of their unit. The Homeowners Association also sued the homeowner in a declaratory relief action for a violation of its rules and procedures.
• Dispute involving the alleged breach of a commercial lease agreement in Beverly Hills. Landlord sued tenant alleging that she breached the commercial lease by vacating the premises a few years early. Tenant alleged that she had to leave early because she detrimentally relied upon misrepresentations about square footage size, causing her to not have enough useable space to run her retail business. Landlord also sued real estate brokers for interference with business relations and breach of fiduciary duty because they found the tenant a new space during the terms of the lease.
• Right of view case in which a neighbor sued another neighbor because the neighbor’s trees and hedges blocked the other neighbor’s ocean view.
• Property line dispute in which one neighbor sued another for alleged encroachments caused by one of the neighbor’s fences and its underground footings.
• Dispute in which a tenant sued his landlord for wrongful eviction from a rent-controlled apartment in Venice. The tenant alleged that the landlord wrongfully evicted him so that he could improperly convert the property to commercial use only, which is not subject to rent-control restrictions. The tenant sued for $1 million in damages.
• Dispute between sibling property owners regarding two income properties, managed by one sibling, and left to both siblings in the estate of their mother. Dispute involved whether to sell each of the properties, and if so, at what value and pursuant to what valuation process.
• Dispute between numerous family members regarding undistributed proceeds from the sale of real property transferred equally to them upon the death of parent property owners. One family member argued that he should be reimbursed for the money he spent on lawyer fees and improvements to the property made for the purposes of sale prior to the equal distribution of sale proceeds.
• Tenant sued her landlord for the return of her security deposit and the value of her lost belongings. She alleged that, in response to complaints about the habitability of the premises, the landlord wrongfully served her with a 60 day notice to vacate and then, prior to the expiration of the notice period, the landlord locked her out of the premises, refusing to allow her to recover her belongings.
• Tenant sued her landlord for wrongful eviction and negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She alleged that, in response to her complaints about the habitability of her apartment, her landlord wrongfully evicted her after entering her apartment, without permission and the 24 hour notice provided for in the lease, to find her naked. The landlord counter-claimed for a breach of lease that he alleged had occurred because the tenant had been sub-letting rooms in the apartment in violation of the written lease.
• Tenant sued her landlord for the return of her security deposit, when prior to moving into a leased mansion in Beverly Hills, she chose not to move in after learning that one of the guest houses was not permitted for habitability and that there was asbestos in a room in the main house. The landlord counterclaimed for breach of lease.
• Dispute involving a tenant who sued for the return of his secured parking spot, or a substantial reduction of the rent, when the landlord took his secured parking spot away in a rent-controlled apartment, where tenant had lived for 15 years. The tenant alleged that the landlord knew the importance of the parking spot to the tenant and that he denied him of this spot solely so that the tenant would have to move, thereby allowing the landlord to rent the apartment to another tenant without rent control restrictions.
• Dispute in which the tenants alleged that the landlord erroneously refused to pay for emergency plumbing repairs.
• Dispute in which tenant sued landlord for rent paid over a 4 year tenancy, alleging that defendant illegally collected rent because she was living in an unpermitted guest house.
• Dispute in which plaintiff sued to remove ex-husband defendant’s name from the title to real property that was transferred to her and her then husband through her mother’s will. Defendant had a loan on the property in his name.
• Dispute alleging treble damages and $50,000 in attorneys fees in a case involving alleged bad faith refusal to return a large security deposit.
• Numerous habitability disputes involving claims by tenants relating to various defective conditions, including vermin, insect infestation, noisiness and improperly working electricity and plumbing.
• Numerous disputes involving the lease of residential property in which tenants fail to pay rent due to loss of job, imprisonment, domestic partnership separations and/or relocation. Issues typically involved whether the landlord properly mitigated damages, whether the withholding of a security deposit return was proper, and the arrangement of payment plans when money is admittedly owed on a lease.
• Dispute in which a homeowner sued the Homeowners Association for flooding in her unit allegedly caused by a ruptured sewage pipe.
• Multi-party dispute in which a homeowner sued the Homeowners Association and overhead unit owner for flooding occurring in his unit.
• Multi-party dispute in which a homeowner sued the HOA and overhead unit owner for damage caused to his unit from water dripping from the balcony of the overhead unit.
• Multi-party construction defect dispute in which the owner of a property claims that the construction of the atrium and it’s attachment to the house caused flooding in the house. The homeowner sued the roofing contractor and general contractor for breach of express warranty for the allegedly inadequate installation of and subsequent repairs made to the roof. The homeowner sought damages for the replacement of the roof, costs for years of repairs, and the resultant water damage to his interior property. Statute of limitations issues existed, as well as issues regarding whether the language of the warranty and the pleadings allowed for the recovery of resultant damages.
• Construction defect dispute in which a homeowner sued her pool surfacing and maintenance company for breach of express warranty, implied warranty and negligence, alleging that the pool surface needed to be replaced due to faulty surfacing and maintenance of the pH balance in the pool water.
• Construction defect dispute in which the homeowner sued defendant home entertainment and alarm company for inadequate installation and repair of the system, leading to the alleged loss in value and enjoyment of the property
• Construction defect dispute in which homeowners sued roofing company for water damage to the interior of the house after heavy rains.

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• Postal worker sued employer for wrongful termination, hostile work environment and adverse employment actions related to refusal to give FMLA, accommodations related to a workplace injury, and for adverse employment actions related to a weapon possession charge unrelated to the workplace.
• Female assistant sued her employer construction company owner for sexual harassment and sex discrimination. She had “Me Too” evidence from 6 other female employees.
• Partner dispute and employment dispute regarding ownership interest and use of the company logo in a restaurant venture involving numerous locations.
• Security guard at an auto parts center sued for wrongful termination, harassment and hostile work environment when he was terminated after he complained about another employee making racial slurs to him. There were issues involving whether there was a joint employer relationship.
• Minimum wage earner sued her property management company employer for pregnancy discrimination.

• Woman factory worker sued for pregnancy discrimination and failure to accommodate when she was terminated after an extension to her leave for post-partum depression
• A trainer sued a non-profit retirement community for terminating her after she expressed her political opinion to residents in the community.
• Woman working at a non-profit entity helping the unhoused community alleged sexual harassment and retaliation related to a co-worker who allegedly rubbed her feet, flirted with her, made inappropriate sexual remarks and physically intimidated her. She alleged that her employer failed to investigate and timely remove the alleged harasser.
• Female associate sued the owner of a store and the manager for sexual harassment alleging that the manager of the store groped her, stared down her shirt, rubbed his groin against her and then terminated her employment when she complained.
• Executive sued her employer for disability discrimination when she was terminated for taking medical leave for a disability and for not engaging in the interactive process.
• Medical assistant sued her employer for terminating her when she took medical leave for mental health issues.
• Car sales manager sued company for retaliation when they terminated him after he complained about the company’s illegal practice of charging for optional items.
• Wage and hour case where a property manager sued her company for wage and hour violations, claiming that she is a non-exempt employee.
• PAGA case involving a construction company and violation of Labor Code based on meal and overtime requirements.
• Ten-year employee sued her employer for pregnancy and gender discrimination when she returned to work after maternity leave and lost a promotion, lost many of her job duties and lost her ability to make a commission.
• Wage and hour claims by physician assistant and health clinic worker against a medical clinic regarding meal and rest break violations and rounding of time.
• Wage and hour claim by model against a retail company that she worked for 23 times and received late payment, and therefore, asked for waiting time penalties. The retail company sued the model’s talent agency who controlled the payment.
• Law enforcement plaintiff sued his employer for adverse employment action when it transferred him to a location far from his home after plaintiff filed a complaint.
• Deli worker at a grocery store sued for failure to accommodate when she was forced to lift heavy items after notifying the store management of her pregnancy.
• Fitness studio worker sued the fitness studio for male-on-male sexual harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation and hostile work environment.
• Wage and hour case and retaliation case brought by a delivery truck driver against his company who complained about not being paid for meal breaks and unpaid work in which he had to wait in his truck for delivery. He claims that he was retaliated against when he complained about the violations to management.
• Four-month employee dishwasher sued her employer restaurant for wrongful termination and sexual harassment when a fellow dishwasher made inappropriate sexual advances, she complained, the restaurant allegedly failed to investigate, and then the restaurant allegedly terminated her employment in response.
• Public figure sued employer for wrongful termination when she was terminated shortly after launching a sexual harassment investigation against the CEO related to another employee’s complaints.
• 75-year-old security guard sued her employer for age discrimination and retaliation when she was terminated after complaining about negative age-related comments made by other employees.
• A doctor sued for harassment and discrimination related to his identity as Asian and gay and therefore sought to have them buy his shareholder interests in the partnership.
• Pre-litigation dispute involving the manager of a public agency claiming that the officer created a hostile work environment based on gender.
• Music executive sued her employer record company alleging she was terminated for disability discrimination after she revealed that her cancer was in remission.
• Employee sales woman for an auto parts store sued for being denied her FFCRA benefits and being wrongfully terminated when she refused to work in person due to childcare issues during Covid.
• Plaintiff sued for sexual harassment and retaliation as it related to her sales work for an insurance company. The insurance company claimed she was an independent contractor and they had no knowledge of the harassing behavior by another independent contractor.
• Insurance agent sued the insurance company for whom she worked for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract related to its alleged failure to give her proper insurance commissions.
• Sander for window coverings sued employer for wage and hour violations and disability discrimination due to her delayed offer to return to work after a covid shutdown.
• A member of a recruitment team sued the employer for hostile work environment related to poor behavior of other employees and retaliation for her complaints about the widescale termination of minority employees without explanation.
• A member of a sales force sued for retaliation when he was terminated one week after a PIP and after he complained about discrimination.
• Hotel Lobby receptionist who was briefly employed sued for disability discrimination when her employment was allegedly terminated because she parked in the hotel’s only handicap parking space, rather than employee parking.
• Employee sued employer that terminated her employment 6 months after acquiring the company where she had been employed for 25 years and after she had worked remotely during the pandemic due to being immunocompromised.
• Military vet sued her employer when it failed to reinstate her after active duty under USERRA.
• Temporary employee sued staffing agencies and the warehouse alleging wrongful termination because of his age and an injury that occurred while working.
• Employee of transportation company sued her employer for a hostile work environment, retaliation, and disability discrimination when she was allegedly terminated in response to her complaints about a supervisor, complaints about a physically and sexually harassing co-worker, and after she had filed worker’s comp claims.
• Employee sued his government employer for racial and disability discrimination in its failure to promote him after two years of investigating allegedly improper performance concerns and allegations against him. The employee remained employed by the company throughout the litigation.
• Employee of a mailing company sued for wrongful termination, harassment, and hostile work environment based on an alleged racially discriminatory work environment.
• Employee sued her employer for retaliation, wrongful termination and discrimination when she was ultimately fired after her romantic relationship ended with the owner of a large company.
• Employee alleged retaliation and wrongful termination when she was terminated after a sexual relationship with the older owner of an entertainment company and after complaining about a sexist work environment.
• Health care workers sued their employer for wage and hour violations when they lived at the health care facility and allegedly worked 24-hour days/7 days a week, and were allegedly paid for 8-hour days.
• Wage and hour, PAGA claim, and age/disability discrimination claims by a chef in a restaurant.
• Employee sued automotive employer for age discrimination and retaliation when she was terminated for allegedly complaining about her supervisor’s illegal activities and reporting OSHA violations.
• Employee injured while performing maintenance work on a tractor in the course and scope of his employment sued his employer for disability discrimination and related causes of action when he was terminated following his injury.
• Employee sued manufacturing company for wrongful termination related to the need to accommodate her diabetic condition and allergy to cleaning supplies.
• Maintenance service manager sued his employer property management company for violations under CFRA and FEHA when the employer failed to give him FMLA and terminated him after he broke his ankle.
• Employee sued his employer for sexual harassment by the supervisor and retaliation in response to his complaints to the EEOC and HR Department.
• Employee sued her employer for sexual harassment, rape and wage and hour claims.
• Employee sued her national employer for wrongful termination after an alleged inadequate investigation regarding a violent incident during work.
• Employee welder sued his City employer for alleged retaliation related to his complaints regarding Cal-OSHA violations during his probationary employment.
• Employee of a clothing company sued employer for wrongful termination and retaliation when she was terminated after a 5 year intimate relationship with the owner because she allegedly had another boyfriend. Employer claimed she was terminated because she made charges on the corporate credit card without authorization.
• Model, who used a modeling agency, sued the company she modeled for regarding their failure to pay her immediately upon termination.
• 15 year old employee agricultural farm worker sued her employer for alleged sexual assault and battery that allegedly occurred while working on the farm and driving home from work.
• Caretaker of an elderly couple who lived at the residence 24/7 sued her employer for wage and hour violations for failure to pay minimum wage and overtime. Instead, the employer paid a daily rate.
• Wage and hour dispute involving claims that a full-time nurse providing elder care services was inadequately paid for his 24 hour/ 7 day a week care.
• Employee sued a fast-food chain restaurant for pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination. There were bankruptcy issues and insurance coverage issues that impacted the ultimate resolution of the dispute.
• Flight attendant sued an airline for its alleged failure to engage in the interactive process related to a uniform shoe accommodation for an injured foot.
• Attorney employee sued her law firm for damages as a result of her wrongful termination for poor performance.
• Employee sued her employer medical clinic for racial discrimination and hostile work environment.
• Employee in a large manufacturing company sued her employer for racial and gender discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. She sought lost wages and emotional distress damages. She also brought wage and hour claims based upon unpaid overtime and shortened meal breaks.
• Employee administrative assistant sued her large national employer for pregnancy discrimination, harassment and hostile work environment.
• 20 year employee sued her large international employer for racial discrimination and wrongful termination due to the alleged discriminatory behavior of her new supervisor.
• A 15-year employee welder sued his employer for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate and wrongful termination. He alleged that his termination for a safety violation was a pretext for terminating him because of his work restrictions that resulted from an injury at work.
• A part-time employee sued a national coffee franchise company for wrongful termination and sexual harassment when a supervisor made sexual advances toward her after work while drinking at a bar.
• An employee sued a large national franchise store for sexual orientation discrimination due to repeated homophobic comments made by supervisors and others during her employment, even after she lodged complaints.
• An employee sued for wrongful termination and racial discrimination that she alleged had occurred repeatedly by co-workers at a large national retail store.
• An employee sued a national pharmacy for wrongful termination, age discrimination and disability discrimination when she was terminated after 20 plus years of employment and an injury to her arms that made it difficult for her to perform her existing job duties.
• An actor sued for wrongful termination when he was terminated by the theater after rehearsals but before opening night. The actor alleged that he was fired for racially discriminatory reasons and because he asked for a copy of the signed employment agreement.
• An independent contractor who performed construction sued a construction company for wrongful termination and harassment when they sent him home from the construction project for marijuana use. He claimed that he suffered from a repetitive pattern of sexual harassment and bullying from supervisors at the job.
• An employee sued a technology company for sexual harassment because the supervisor allegedly made repeated sexually-themed jokes and comments.
• An employee sued his company for wrongful termination, age/race discrimination when he was terminated from long time employment due to complaints about work conditions, job duties and her supervisor.
• Claimant sued HOA and property manager for FHA, FEHA, Unruh Act and Bane act violations due to sexual harassment by the property manager of her condominium complex. She also sued for alleged retaliation after she complained.
• An adjunct professor sued the college where she worked for age discrimination when the college terminated her employment after 7 years of allegedly good reviews.
• A faculty member sued the college where she worked for failing to grant her tenure, despite her alleged good reputation, hard work and good reviews.
• Assisted family members, who jointly owned and operated a family publicity management company, in defining their job responsibilities and determining a fair compensation structure so as to avoid future family resentment and discord.
• Segment producers of a popular television talk show sued employer television talk show when they were terminated for refusing to perform job duties that conflicted with their morals and values.
• A nurse sued the medical provider where she worked for many years alleging that she was wrongfully terminated because of age discrimination and retaliation for reporting poor work by some of the attending doctors.
• Professor of a University sued the University for fraudulent hiring, failure for reappointment, failure to award tenure, discrimination and harassment.
• Low wage car washer sued carwash company and manager for sexual harassment.
• Member of a celebrity entourage sued the celebrity for failure to compensate him for his work.
• Contractor sued his employer/property owner for failure to adequately compensate him for his work, despite an agreement that the contractor would collect all money under the project’s budget.

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• Partners in 2 different movie companies needed to divide up the companies, producing/acting credits, job responsibilities, percentage ownership, and loans made to the company when they no longer wanted to work together.

• College aged woman sued her insurance carrier under an uninsured motorist policy for a hit and run T-bone car accident.
• Subrogation claim related to fire damage that occurred allegedly from a faulty motor in a fan.
• Insurance company sued defendants for $1 million settlement amount paid on a wrongful death action while declaratory relief action pending in federal court regarding coverage and apportionment.
• Division of insurance proceeds related to fire in a mini-mall.
• Subrogation claim related to a fire in the apartment belonging to 2 college students.

• Declaratory relief action with both parties to an automobile accident covered by the same carrier. The carrier was trying to nullify the contract as to one of its insureds due to false representations regarding the accident.
• Insured radio broadcasting station sued its insurance broker, the broker’s sub-agent/insurer’s agent, and the insurance company when the insurance company denied coverage to the insured for fire damage to its broadcasting infrastructure.
• Young musician with shoulder injuries sued his insurance company under an uninsured motorist policy when it failed to tender the policy limits.
• Claimant sued insurer on an underinsured motorist claim for a rear-end accident with multiple injections for thoracic and lumbar spine injuries.
• Insured sued for bad faith related to the failure of its carrier to offer money on an underinsured motorist claim when the arbitration award was for $150,000.
• Homeowner sued his insurance company for failure to pay when a dishwasher’s motor diverter failed thereby causing significant water intrusion into the kitchen and hallway.
• Insured sued her insurer for bad faith related to an alleged delay and misrepresentation of coverage under her Uninsured Motorist policy.
• Subrogation case in which insurance company sued the fan manufacturer of a stove, arguing that the insured’s kitchen had fire damage because the fire originated in a defective motor in the fan.
• Subrogation case in which insurance company sued the manufacturer of a dishwasher, arguing that its defective parts caused the water damage to its insured’s kitchen.
• Plaintiff sued his underinsured motorist carrier for the policy limits due to his damages including 2 back surgeries and a neck surgery.
• Insured sued insurance company under an uninsured motorist policy.
• Plaintiffs sued defendant for malicious prosecution related to the division of property.
• Insurance company sued its policy holder for rescission alleging that the policy holder made material misrepresentation in the application for the policy.
• Policyholder who was a tenant hair salon owner sued his insurance company for alleged failure to pay for entire loss of business amount resulting from fire and water damage caused by another tenant in the building.
• Declaratory relief action brought by insurance company due to misrepresentations in reporting of an automobile accident.
• Company owning a fitness center and the building where it was located sued insurer for it’s failure to defend the theft/property loss of cannabis equipment that the company claims was for business purposes related to it’s fitness center. The equipment was located in an adjacent space that was also owned by the fitness company.
• Life insurance beneficiary sued the life insurance company for bad faith and failure to pay benefits under the policy.
• Dispute involving the alleged intentional fire in a condominium complex that damaged the property of the other residents. Insurance subrogation, homeowners association and coverage issues were involved in the case.
• Dispute over insurance coverage as it relates to retaining wall on a property and damage to the homeowner, rather than the neighbor.
• Dispute over insurance coverage as a result of a judgment against the insurance holder.
• Dispute over the implications of insurance coverage as a result of a bankruptcy hearing.
• Homeowner sued insurance carrier due to failure to cover significant damage from water intrusion from a water heater.
• Beneficiary on a life insurance policy sued the insurance company for denial of coverage and bad faith.
• Lawyer sued his client for failure to pay for contingency fee work performed prior to settlement and termination.
• Case in which a person sued her insurance company for bad faith related to denial of his claim for property damage resulting from smoke from an electrical short-circuiting in the house.
• Fee dispute in which attorney sued client for 40% of settlement amount when case was settled after the termination of the relationship and may have included occurrences outside of the attorney-client relationship.
• Insurance Declaratory Relief action regarding a duty to defend or cover under a CGL policy in which a contractor is a policyholder in a dispute with a property owner involving negligence allegations.
• Client sued her attorney for malpractice and breach of contract because her attorney settled a $1 million arbitration award for $650,000 due to defendant’s threats of bankruptcy, and because the attorney allegedly failed to disclose the entire settlement amount (which would have allowed her to understand the apportionment of the settlement funds).
• Medical malpractice case involving a 76 year old woman who fractured her hip when dismounting from an MRI table. Her doctor had ordered her to have a sedative due to claustrophobia prior to the MRI and she was not offered one by the hospital
• Interpleader action to divide life insurance proceeds between wife and children of a previous marriage due to alleged problems with beneficiary designation.
• Attorney sued his client for half a million dollars when she refused to pay plaintiff pursuant to a 36% contingency fee agreement on a judgment. Plaintiff alleged that he is entitled to 36% of the judgment given that he represented his client through a trial that resulted in a favorable judgment for plaintiff. Defendant client alleged that the money was not due because the attorney stopped providing services prior to the entry of judgment. The settlement was complicated by the fact that an attorney’s fees motion was pending on appeal after being denied by the trial court.
• A client sued his criminal defense attorney for a return of the money that he paid to the attorney pursuant to a retainer agreement. The client alleged that the attorney provided minimal services for him, and accordingly, is not entitled to the retainer money.
• Divorce attorney sued her client for failure to pay her full attorney’s fees resulting from her representation of her client in divorce proceedings.
• Numerous insurance coverage disputes regarding CGL policies.
• Numerous insurance coverage disputes regarding homeowner’s policy.
• Numerous fee disputes in which attorneys sued their clients for failure to pay legal fees.

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• Purchaser of automotive parts business sued seller for violating the non-compete clause that was part of the purchase agreement and for selling parts with purchaser’s trademark.
• Owner of a license to celebrity photographs sued a website for keeping the photographs on its website for years, claiming copyright infringement. There were also issues involved related to the statute of limitations and standing.
• Software company alleged violation of licensing agreement and copyright infringement by an investment bank whose manager bought single user software and shared it with other employees.
• Dispute involving various movie studios who claimed to have the intellectual property rights to make a motion picture based on a comic book character.
• Dispute involving allegations of a trademark violation regarding the design of the restaurant’s signage. Settlement involved creative remedies.

• Dispute involving a technology company who claimed that another technology company fraudulently purchased its technology.
• Dispute involving homeless individuals and advocates against the city for violations regarding the storage and impoundment of personal property.
• Plaintiff sued US for it’s delay in making an immigration decision of an immigrant with a Visa.
• Eastern European plaintiff sued the US Government for it’s denial of his I-485 application to adjust his status to lawful permanent resident.

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• Insured sued its insurance company for breach of contract and violation of Unruh when the insured’s claim was delayed and partially paid allegedly based on racial motivations.
• A transgender woman (biologically born as a male) who was incarcerated in a male prison sued the state, the warden and the prison official when she was forced to orally copulate the officer and then was put into administrative segregation without food and water in an attempt to make her sign a release of claims related to the sexual encounter.
• Insured sued its insurance company for breach of contract and violation of Unruh when the insured’s claim was delayed and partially paid allegedly based on racial motivations.
• A transgender woman (biologically born as a male) who was incarcerated in a male prison sued the state, the warden and the prison official when she was forced to orally copulate the officer and then was put into administrative segregation without food and water in an attempt to make her sign a release of claims related to the sexual encounter.
• Plaintiff sued defendant for injuries she sustained when defendant intentionally drove his car onto the sidewalk to hit pedestrians who were protesting the COVID mandates.

• Rear end auto accident by a truck driven by an employee of the state during the course and scope of employment. Back and neck injuries involved.
• STD case in which woman and man who were dating claimed that the other one infected him/her with the herpes virus.
• Woman sued the city when she was stepped into a pothole at night, resulting in a non-displaced Jones fracture to her foot.
• Plaintiff sued her insurer under UIM policy for nerve pain resulting from a car collision.
• Domestic abuse case in which boyfriend allegedly committed assault and battery on his girlfriend on numerous occasions, one of which resulted in a fractured wrist with extensive surgery.
• Plaintiff sued a pharmacy when the plexiglass protection on the pharmacy counter fell on her foot causing orthopedic and nerve injuries.
• Car accident case involving a catering truck and back injuries.
• Bicyclist sued the US government when he was struck by a postal vehicle in an intersection, alleging damages related to back surgery and Traumatic Brain Injury.
• Numerous plaintiffs with differing injuries divided up insurance proceeds.
• Elderly woman injured when a car driving passengers backed into her car.
• Man severely and permanently injured his dominant hand when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle.
• Wife sued when a motorcycle rider was killed in a crash with the driver of a car who was under the influence and left the scene of the accident.
• 7 year old girl suffered a head injury when she fell into a freezer case by tripping on a ball in a super market.
• Plaintiff sued a driver for an auto accident that resulted in him receiving 2 spinal surgeries and a wrist surgery.
• Woman sued an elevator manufacturer and a medical building when the elevator mis-leveled causing her to fracture her foot and break her arm.
• Claim under FTCA related to an automobile accident that involved the driver for the Veterans Administration and damages related to cervical spine and shoulder.
• Car was t-boned by a big rig resulting in significant back, neck and shoulder damages to the plaintiff.
• Woman sued the spa when the massage therapist allegedly sexually assaulted her by touching her genitals repeatedly.
• Dispute involving a minor who was in her apartment lobby when a delivery service driver touched her and tried to kiss her against her will.
• Pregnant mom sued for injuries to her pelvis, back and knee from a T-bone accident leading to a multi-million dollar settlement.
• Elderly plaintiffs suffered injury to their back, necks and shoulders when the ceiling of the apartment building fell on them during a roof repair of the building.
• Plaintiff sued a gym and the instructor when a resistance band snapped and significantly injured her eye.
• Plaintiffs sued uninsured motorist carrier when she was injured in an 8 car rear end collision.
• Woman sued a bakery when she slipped and fell on masa dough and injured her back, knees and shoulder.
• Unhoused man sleeping on beach at night sued the city when he was allegedly run over by a patrolling beach vehicle.
• 3 children were injured when a city gate fell on them, fracturing orbital bones and causing TBI injuries.
• College aged woman sued her insurance carrier under an uninsured motorist policy for a hit and run T-bone car accident.
• Ninety-six year old woman tripped on an elevator that allegedly had not levelled properly on the floor in a medical building, resulting in a fractured shoulder.
• City sued landlord for violating the city’s tenant harassment ordinance and home-sharing ordinance.
• Plaintiff sued a nursing care facility for professional negligence and elder care abuse when she fell while using the bathroom, developed sores on her feet, and lost significant weight.
• Plaintiff sued employer/driver and the trucking company when a rear end collision allegedly caused him to suffer TBI and orthopedic injuries.
• Products liability case in which plaintiff sued for damages as it related to an allegedly defective medical implant device.
• Plaintiff sued defendant for soft tissue back injuries resulting from a car accident in an intersection with disputed liability.
• Dispute involved the split of $1million insurance proceeds between two plaintiffs who suffered in the same accident, but had different serious injuries.
• Plaintiff sued a landscaping company driver for rear end auto collision with damages related to 2 back surgeries, future wrist surgery, and future medicals.
• Plaintiff sued a medical transport company when it allegedly failed to secure his wheelchair properly and at an emergent stop, he flew out of the chair and suffered severe damages.
• Plaintiff sued a national store when an employee tripped her and alleged caused her damages to her shoulder that required surgery.
• Woman who slipped and fell on a wet mat in a restaurant sued the restaurant and the company who supplied and maintained the mats for damages related to her back surgery.
• Bike rider sued a motorist who allegedly sideswiped him and knocked him off his bike which allegedly caused severe damages.
• Plaintiffs rear-ended defendant and claimed defendant was liable for quickly stopping because plaintiffs had been rear ended by a different car and could not avoid hitting defendant.
• An eighty-year-old man sued a motel for premises liability when he fell off a curb while pushing a luggage cart allegedly because the curb was not well marked and the area was not well lit. The man broke his hip and tore ligaments in his knee.
• Plaintiff sued a courthouse and elevator company when she severely injured her shoulder while getting off of an elevator due to the alleged mid-leveling of the elevator with the floor.
• Person living in an apartment (but not a tenant) sued the owner of the apartment building for his personal injury damages when he was attacked in the apartment by a homeless person.
• A seventy-year-old man sued the driver of a car that lurched forward while he was crossing in a cross walk thereby allegedly causing him to trip, fall to the ground, fracture his orbital bone, and permanently injure his eye.
• Military veteran sued defendant for the recurrence of PTSD, TBI, and chronic orthopedic damages related to a rear end collision.
• Family whose cat suffocated in a litter container sued the litter company.
• Plaintiff sued the school district when she allegedly was raped in a secluded area of her high school campus, claiming that the school district was negligent in its supervision.
• Client sued his lawyers for spending $1,000,000 on a case that he lost and alleges should never have been brought to trial.
• Plaintiff sued a homeowner for severe damages she suffered when using the front steps without a guardrail to vacate the premises. She alleged premises liability related to the unsafe steps.
• Auto accident with concussion and post concussion syndrome injuries.
• Vaginal mesh injury case with significant alleged damages.
• Plaintiff sued a Mall for damages suffered to his ankle in need of surgical repair as a result of a fall through plywood covering a hole in the grass area of the mall next to the parking garage.
• Plaintiff was injured by a Postal Truck and sued under the FTCA.
• Plaintiff fractured her foot while jumping on a sponsor’s bed while attending a music festival and sued the festival and the sponsor.
• Rear-end auto accident with significant back injuries for drivers and passengers.
• Police officer who was driving a three-wheeled cart to issue parking violations sued the driver of a car who hit her vehicle while they both were working. She suffered significant injuries and was unable to work for several years.
• Numerous automobile accident cases with severe injuries and others with less severe soft tissue injuries.
• Auto accident in a parking lot with contested liability and knee and shoulder injuries.
• Family of an elderly woman alleged elder care abuse by an elder care worker providing services in her home.
• Auto accident with severe injuries and potential future back surgery.
• Auto accident with significant foot injuries and a pre-existing foot condition.
• Plaintiff alleges that her civil rights were violated when she was arrested for making a criminal threat to a 911 operator when she learned that animal services came to her residence to post her citation for having her dog off leash.
• Person sued a railroad company who conducted it’s own criminal investigation for negligence because the investigation led to his wrongful arrest and alleged wrongful incarceration for 9 months. The railroad contended that it did not make the independent decision for the arrest and that the incarceration was due to the person’s failure to appear to his mandatory criminal court hearing.
• Woman sued the city and a mall for severe injuries she suffered when she tripped and fell at night on a stationary, permanent object in the tree planter at the mall.
• Plaintiff sued a national retail company when she slipped and fell on liquid spilled in the store.
• Auto accident occurring in an intersection with severe back injuries.
• Plaintiff sued insurance carrier for failure to provide underinsured motorist coverage.
• Plaintiff sued hotel for severe injuries when a glass shower door exploded.
• Plaintiff sued the county and city for excessive force during an arrest when the officer’s knee broke his neck. Plaintiff also sued the county for failure to provide handicap accessibility in the shower and his cell, allegedly causing plaintiff to fall and suffer further injury.
• Driver of a cement trick sued the US for damages to his back, neck, and shoulder that occurred when a postal truck collided with him after entering his lane on the freeway. He sued under the FTCA.
• Driver and passengers of a car sued the government under the FTCA for damages suffered in a car collision with a secret service agent.
• Plaintiff sued the federal government and drug manufacturer for severe injuries allegedly resulting from his medical care during his immigration detention.
• Civil rights dispute in which an inmate sued LA County for violations of rights due to excessive force during handcuffing, improper search in which his private parts were allegedly fondled, and improper removal of court documents from his cell.
• Plaintiff sued the federal government for its failure to grant DACA immigration status and for wrongful detention and removal proceedings done in alleged retaliation for her immigration activism.
• Large products liability case in which plaintiff alleged damages as a result of a faulty medical implant used for an off-label indication.
• Student sued the city and school district for alleged civil rights violations related to a school bullying situation.
• Person alleged personal injury as a result of damages suffered while visiting a national large retail company.
• Slip and fall case with alleged extensive damages that occurred at a multi-billion dollar international retail store.
• Students sued each other and their university as a result of an alleged sexual assault and alleged botched Title IX investigation.
• Personal injury dispute arising from significant damages to a passenger because of the airline’s alleged failure to provide her with a wheel chair and luggage assistance when she arrived to LAX. Alleged damages included damage to arms, shoulders, knees and cervical and lumbar spine. She required surgeries, injections, rehabilitation and future surgeries.
• FHA case in which an alleged “tenant” of a low income mobile home park owned by the City sued the City and its management companies for failing to provide a “reasonable accommodation” for parking due to tenant’s alleged back disability. The City alleged that he was only a guest of the mobile home park, not a “tenant,” and accordingly, had no right to park nor reside at the mobile home park.
• Car accident in which plaintiff suffered severe injuries to her cervical and lumbar spine.
• Case involving a child who drowned in a swimming pool at a birthday party.
• Case involving a truck driver who lost his leg when his truck collided with an automobile.
• Brain damage case as a result of automobile accident.
• Pedestrian death as a result of an automobile accident.
• Catastrophic automobile accident involving severe injuries to cervical and lumbar spine.
• Case involving a paraplegic injured while playing wheelchair basketball at his rehabilitation facility.
• Car accident in which plaintiff suffered severe injuries to her cervical and lumbar spine.
• Slip and fall case arising when a woman suffered significant back and leg injuries from slipping on water on the floor of a hotel bathroom during a work convention.
• Numerous slip and fall cases involving a large national franchise stores where plaintiffs were injured when slipping on liquids resulting from broken products.
• Dispute in which a family sued for personal injury damages due to alleged toxic mold in their residence during their tenancy.
• Person sued his friend for damages to his back when he fell off a bridge when entering his friend’s swimming pool. He alleged that the pool was in an unsafe condition because it had no handrails and a sharp object on the step where the handrail used to be attached.
• Civil Rights dispute involving the alleged excessive use of police force during a traffic stop.
• Civil Rights dispute involving alleged excessive police force during a police visit to someone’s home, resulting in brain and emotional distress injuries.
• Plaintiff sued defendant in a road rage case for damages to his car, emotional distress damages, cost of medical bills and punitive damages when defendant blocked the road with his car, and then exited his car to hit plaintiff and plaintiff’s Ferrari with a crow bar.
• Plaintiff sued defendant for an accident in which defendant’s car collided with plaintiff’s motorcycle. Plaintiff alleged millions of dollars in damages, including costs for medical treatment, spinal surgery, rehabilitation and emotional distress. Plaintiff also made a large claim for future damages, which defendant contested on the ground that, after plaintiff’s surgery and recovery, plaintiff had a subsequent motorcycle crash and injury.
• Plaintiff sued her ex-husband for sexual assault when her then husband allegedly repeatedly physically forced her to have sex with him, leading to infertility and emotional distress.
• Plaintiff sued a high-profile defendant when he was allegedly hit and severely injured by defendant’s car while walking in a parking lot.
• Claimant sued HOA and property manager for sexual harassment by the property manager of her condominium complex. She also sued for retaliation after she complained.
• Dispute resulting when defendant’s dog allegedly attacked plaintiff neighbor’s dog. The dog died of the injuries after plaintiff incurred $40,000 in medical and rehabilitation expenses.
• Plaintiff attorney sued his client for defamation, alleging that his client posted disparaging and defamatory remarks on AVVO.
• Plaintiff, who was a pregnant obstetrician, sued defendant for rear-ending her car. She alleged significant lost wages, claiming that the accident forced her to go on bed rest, thereby preventing her from treating patients and obtaining new clients.
• Plaintiff was bit in the arm by defendant’s dog in an apartment building where they both lived. Plaintiff sued defendant and the apartment building. Plaintiff asked for $1 million in damages due to medical costs, emotional distress, and future medical costs.
• Numerous car accident cases involving contested liability issues, large damages, and/or insurance coverage/reservation of rights issues.
• Dispute brought by the Homeless Task Force against a city for it’s alleged unconstitutional actions involving the impoundment and storage of homeless people’s property.

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• Subrogation claim related to fire damage that occurred allegedly from a faulty motor in a fan.
• Subrogation claim related to water damage to a home due to a leaking refrigerator.
• Woman sued pressure cooker manufacturer when she was burned over her torso and arms when her food allegedly exploded as she opened the pressure cooker.
• Subrogation claim related to a faulty part in a washing machine that caused significant water damage to the first floor of a home.