William A Markham's Legal Cases (15)

Real estate

Tamburo v. Lipari (SF. Sup. Ct., Case No. 312202

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OUTCOME: Petitioner's requests granted in entirety

In a judicial partition that proceeded to a final evidentiary hearing, the trial court granted Mr. Markham's client substantially all of the relief that she had requested, which included (1) a decree o ... f partition and partition sale, (2) the entirety of all contested proceeds, (3) a removal of various liens at the other side’s sole expense; and (4) attorney's fees and costs. The property was worth approximately $900,000 at the time of the partition sale, and all of the client’s proceeds were recovered from the sale.

Real estate

Tedcom International, Inc. v. Flamingo Industries, Inc. (Alameda Cty. Sup. Ct., 2000-074279

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OUTCOME: Stipulated judgment/dismissal

In a complicated commercial dispute in which Mr. Markham represented a supplier of mailbags against a distributor, the distributor dropped its cross-claims and gave a stipulated judgment to Mr. Markham ... 's client on the day of the trial call. The stipulated judgment was for approximately $200,000, along with interest.

Real estate

Oakland Unified School District v. Cheng (Alameda Cty. Sup. Ct., Case No. 2002-051449).

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OUTCOME: Successful settlement/eminent domain

In a complex eminent domain proceeding, Mr. Markham represented a large polypropylene factory located in Alameda County. The Oakland Unified School District condemned the property and made an initial o ... ffer of approximately $2.8 million. After a substantial litigation, the condemnor agreed to pay approximately $4.4 million for its taking.

Real estate

City of Santa Cruz v. Lau (Santa Cruz Cty. Sup. Ct., Case No. CV 151983).

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OUTCOME: Successful settlement/eminent domain

In a complex, novel eminent domain proceeding, Mr. Markham represented the owner of commercial property that the City of Santa Cruz chose to condemn and take so that it could transfer ownership to a pr ... ivate developer. This case was brought after the US Supreme Court ruled in the Kelo case that such takings were permissible upon a proper showing. The condemnor's original offer was approximately $1.6 million, and its final stipulated award was worth approximately $3.1 million.

Antitrust and trade law

Price-Fixing Investigation

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OUTCOME: All charges dropped

Mr. Markham successfully advised a group of distributors of petroleum by-products in a price-fixing matter that concerned the prices at which a dozen major petroleum refineries sold a petroleum by-prod ... uct.

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