Orinda, CA
Litigation Lawyer at Orinda, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Real Estate ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Arbitration Award
Plaintiff purchased residence from Timothy Burns, who failed to disclose various construction defects in the residence. Matter ordered to binding arbitration. Arbitrator awarded full costs of repair an ... d any and all fees and costs.
OUTCOME: Settled
Large plaintiff class of homeowners sued for blue water and construction defects. Settled after mini trial on key issues before Judge Ellen James.
OUTCOME: Settled
Plaintiff an employee of a tenant in the Kaiser Center in Oakland, California allegedly slipped and fell enetring the Center at 8:30 a.m. during the summer. She injured her leg and hip due to what she ... claimed was an overspray from a nearby irrigation valve. Defendant irrigated the landscaping at 1:00 a.m.. The case settled during trial when various motions in limine eliminated much of plaintiff's evidence.
OUTCOME: NASD Award
Group of plaintiffs were defrauded into investing their savings into what they were told would be Treasury Bills at Dean Witter with promises of a 12% return. The funds were actually traded in the opti ... ons market on uncovered puts and calls. NASD panel awarded full reimbursement of the funds invested, interest and punitive damages.
OUTCOME: 12-0 Jury verdict
Plaintiff a young straight A student at BYU was rear ended by a Termite truck and her head became lodged between the headrest and the door jamb, resulting in mild frontal lobe damage and a serious TMJ ... problem. Award of damages of approximately 7 times specials.
OUTCOME: Settled
Foreclosure on Prager Winery resulting from non-payment of loan. Alleged lender fraud action defeated as was bankruptcy stay resulting in settlement during jury trial for full payment of any and all su ... ms due and owing including attorney's fees.
OUTCOME: 10-2 Jury Verdict
The McNeals purchased an expensive diamond ring while it was on sale at half off, then after using the ring claimed that the diamonds must have been switched as it only appraised for what they paid for ... the ring. Milens sued for the purchase price and won.
OUTCOME: Defensed
Defensed claim by plaintiff that broker violated Subdivision Map Act and committed fraud in the sale of real estate.
OUTCOME: Defensed
Plaintiff alleged that the City's demolition of her abandoned building constituted inverse condemnation.
OUTCOME: Defense Judgment
Thinking he was investing $250,000 in the Silver Market while the Hunt Brothers of Texas were buying up silver in the early 1980's, with the market rapidly rising and falling in response, defendant dis ... covered that he was in fact sold US coin which was only 90% pure. He promptly stopped payment on his check and the US coin dealer sued for the purported difference in value between his purchase and the value the silver allegedly fetched upon resale. Ira Harris defensed the complaint by establishing that the record trail of plaintiff's under the table purchases and over the courter sales were unreliable.
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