Attorney Jack Marshall LaPedis's Legal Cases

Real estate

Ari-SCC 3, LLC v. Joseph J. Blake & Assocs., Inc.

May 08, 2017

OUTCOME: The judgment in favor of Joseph J. Blake & Assocs., Inc. was affirmed.

The gist of the complaint was that 22 plaintiffs invested in property, and certain costs and other information about the investment was allegedly concealed from them. Information that was allegedly hid ... den from plaintiffs was that the Property's anchor tenant, Medtronic, would likely be moving to a new office campus and not renewing its lease. The complaint alleged Joseph J. Blake and Associates, prepared an appraisal of the Property used by LaSalle before lending money to "the ARGUS Defendants." Plaintiffs alleged, "[Blake] aided and abetted the ARGUS Defendants by preparing an appraisal (the 'Appraisal') which reflected a 75 [percent] probability that Medtronic would renew its leases when in fact he/it/they knew the substantial information that Medtronic would not renew for the reasons stated above. The Appraisal was: "a. Known by [Blake] to be disseminated to [P]laintiffs and the Class and intended to be relied upon by them in making the decision to invest in the securities; "b. Used by [LaSalle] in making the loans; and "c. Otherwise used to market and promote the sale of the securities."

Real estate

Gee v. Joseph J. Blake & Assocs., Inc.

May 08, 2017

OUTCOME: The judgment in favor of Joseph J. Blake & Assocs., Inc. was affirmed.

The gist of the complaint was that 19 plaintiffs invested in property, and certain costs and other information about the investment was allegedly concealed from them. Information that was allegedly hid ... den from plaintiffs was the impact of a nearby city highway widening project that eventually reduced the number of parking spaces available at the investment property. Plaintiffs alleged they would not have acquired the Property had they known about the widening project. Plaintiffs alleged, "[Blake] aided and abetted the ARGUS Defendants by preparing an appraisal report (the 'Appraisal') for the Property[,] which reflected a value for the Property of $13,900,000 and rental projections for the Property." Plaintiffs maintained the valuation was a false statement and the rental projections failed to take into account the impact of decreased parking for the tenants after the city widened the highway. They alleged the following: "[Blake] knew or recklessly disregarded substantial information regarding the [h]ighway [w]idening and loss of parking. [Blake, responsible for the] appraisal[,] knew that the representations in the [a]ppraisal would be disseminated to Plaintiffs as part of the TIC Offering and further knew that the [a]ppraisal would be provided to [LaSalle] in making the Loan for the Property Acquisition."

Real estate

Creger v. Hudson 141 Homeowners Association

Jun 10, 2015

OUTCOME: The orders granting in part and denying in part the motions to strike and awarding attorney fees were affirmed.

Following multiple hearings, the trial court granted the motions to strike filed by the HOA defendants, RHO and the B&B defendants in part, and granted the motions to strike by the individual RHO defen ... dants and the Troff defendants in their entirety. With respect to attorney fees, the trial court denied RHO's request and awarded fees to the individual RHO defendants, the HOA defendants, the B&B defendants and the Troff defendants. Plaintiff appealed from each order.

Real estate

Du Boise v. Peterson

Dec 06, 2013

OUTCOME: The order granting the anti-SLAPP motions was affirmed, as was the order awarding attorney fees.

Plaintiff, cross-defendant, and appellant Lisa Du Boise appealed from an order granting three special motions to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16,2 and an o ... rder awarding attorney fees in favor of defendants, cross-defendants, and respondents Rosslyn Hummer, Frederick J. Ufkes, Eric Peterson, and the law firms of Rutter, Hobbs & Davidoff, Inc. (RHD), and Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP (H&C), attorneys in this malicious prosecution action. The attorneys represented Rodney Unger in the underlying action to recover funds that he deposited in Du Boise’s bank account. On appeal, Du Boise contended: 1) the trial court abused its discretion in making evidentiary rulings; 2) the attorneys lacked probable cause to pursue one or more of the causes of action in the underlying case; and 3) the trial court abused its discretion by awarding excessive attorney fees.

Real estate

Bolgar v. Harris Properties, Inc.

Feb 26, 2013

OUTCOME: The prefiling order entered against Bolgar on March 15, 2012, was affirmed.

Bolgar filed a notice of appeal from a "default judgment," from some "other" order relating to service of process.

Jack Marshall LaPedis's Legal Cases (5)

Ari-SCC 3, LLC v. Joseph J. Blake & Assocs., Inc.

Gee v. Joseph J. Blake & Assocs., Inc.

Creger v. Hudson 141 Homeowners Association

Du Boise v. Peterson

Bolgar v. Harris Properties, Inc.