City of San Marino v. Claypool
May 07, 1999OUTCOME: Settled during trial
Represented a municipality in an action to enjoin an elderly hermit from maintaining a twelve-foot high wall illegally erected in a residential neighborhood.
Bethesda, MD
Litigation Lawyer at Bethesda, MD
Practice Areas: Litigation, Appeals
OUTCOME: Settled during trial
Represented a municipality in an action to enjoin an elderly hermit from maintaining a twelve-foot high wall illegally erected in a residential neighborhood.
OUTCOME: Court verdict for client
Represented the defendant in a partnership dispute wherein the client's partner sought to enjoin the defendant from participating in the operations of their industrial lighting manufacturing business.
OUTCOME: The Appellate Court reversed the lower court and remanded the case back to the trial court.
Represented the Appellant in the appeal of a trial court judgment entered against the Appellant relating to an allegation that the Appellant, as an alleged General Partner of a limited partnership, per ... sonally owed the Respondent money on an open book account. The trial court entered judgment against Appellant despite the fact that the Respondent failed to submit evidence that the Appellant was the General Partner.
OUTCOME: Court verdict for municipality
Represented a municipality in an action wherein the municipality sought to enjoin the defendants from maintaining two separate residences on a single residential lot.
OUTCOME: California Court of Appeal reversed the ruling of the lower court.
Represented the Appellant in an appeal from a lower court's order awarding attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing cross-defendants
OUTCOME: Settled during trial
Represented a national industrial machinery company in an action against a private security company to recover damages for the theft of over $1,000,000 in hydraulic equipment from a private storage fac ... ility.
OUTCOME: Jury verdict of $3.9 million for plaintiffs
Represented the plaintiffs in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud jury trial against a well known Hollywood movie director.
OUTCOME: Settled prior to trial
Represented a commercial nursery in an action against the client's insurance company to recover damages sustained due to the substantial delay that the insurer took in adjusting the client's fire loss/ ... business interruption claim.
OUTCOME: Settled prior to trial
Represented a seafood distributor in an action against the client's insurance company to recover damages relating to the bad faith denial of the client's fire loss claim.
OUTCOME: he jury returned a verdict for my client and awarded both compensatory and punitive damages.
Represented the plaintiff in a legal malpractice action relating to the dismissal of the underlying case due to the defendants’ failure to prosecute the action. Although my client’s case was dismissed ... , the defendants continued to advise my client that her case was active and that they were attempting to negotiate a settlement.