Breach of Contract

Representative Cases

Breach of contract, dispute over proper functioning of custom industrial equipment, alleged loss of business and damage to reputation and goodwill involving a highend home furnishings company. Settled.

Dispute over alleged failure to pay for luxury merchandise for resale. Issues involving alleged breach of personal guarantees, defamation, fraud, and theft. Settled through follow up post mediation.

Breach of contract over performance of customer service outsourcing agreement involving providing call center services for customers of industrial equipment company. Allegations that the staffing was inadequate and calls mishandled, business lost and the manufacturer's reputation damaged. Settled.

Investors victimized by identify theft/password theft lost substantial retirement account assets, and brought claims for breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty against brokerage and advisory firms. Settled.

Breach of contract to provide manufacturing and distribution of chemical ingredients made to certain specifications integral to a healthy drink sold by plaintiff. Settled.

Numerous disputes involving contract interpretation and breach of contract. Significant involvement in disputes involving consumer fraud, misleading or inadequate disclosures, and statutory violations (e.g. PAGA, CLRA and UCL violations), partnership, LLC and shareholder disputes, business torts including interference with contract and prospective economic advantage, defamation, on-line dating, entertainment including concerts, sporting events, theatre, venue management, event promotions and ticketing.

A federal court breach of contract lawsuit involving dispute of gate fees between an airport authority and one of its constituent airlines.

Breach of contract action for commissions allegedly owed to an executive search firm which sourced an employee who accepted and then rescinded an acceptance of an offer of employment and then later joined the company, which alleged it did not owe a finder’s fee.

Three separate arbitrations against a cryptocurrency platform asserting claims for violations of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1693 et seq.) alleging that security flaws in a product for holding the consumer’s cryptocurrency resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses.

Two-day arbitration hearing on claims that a used vehicle was sold with an open recall, and the dealership allegedly failed to disclose a vehicle condition report indicating the vehicle had engine problems. The dealership allegedly failed to determine and disclose the vehicle had been in a prior accident that resulted in the hood being replaced. Claimant sought, among other things, an injunction to prevent dealership from selling vehicles with open recalls, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.

Commercial arbitration by consumer who used his RV for business purposes against an RV repair facility which failed to fit the vehicle with properly measured and sized replacement doors allegedly resulting in the vehicle being unavailable for use and forcing the owner to forego and cancel lucrative business opportunities. Consumer brought a claim for breach of contract.

Claimant, a homeowner listed her home for short term rental on an online platform. She alleged the renter held a party and damaged the home and sued the rental platform for breach of the rental listing agreement and failure to compensate them adequately for the damage.

Claimant, a renter of a home listed on a short-term rental platform, alleged the room they rented was uninhabitable and not commensurate with what was advertised, likewise a second room in the same home to which they were relocated. The claimant brought claims for breach of contract and violations of the CLRA and UCL.

Corporate governance including disputes involving shareholder rights, compliance with charters and by laws, timing of annual meeting and corporate authority.