Business

• Pool Contractor charged double original contract price. At the same time, owner made numerous requests for additions to work or contractor left job unfinished, charging $60K unpaid. Owner asserted poor workmanship, work not authorized, etc. Very few written changes.
  

• Mediated a breach of contract and fraud matter where the claim is set at a multimillion-dollar stake for a phone service in South Africa.
  

• Successfully resolved a suit involving a claim of a defective valve allegedly causing the corruption of several million dollars’ worth of silicon chips
  

• Appointed by the Federal Court as a Special Master in claims under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
  

• Appointed by the Federal Court in a matter involving multiple lawsuits alleging fraud and violation of various federal contract statutes in connection with the construction of federal facilities in two states
  

• Appointed by the Federal Court as Special Master in a multimillion dollar case involving large industrial HVAC installations
  

• Appointed by the Federal Court as Special Master in a dispute between two major telephone and online language translation services – the dispute involved a bitter fight over market share
  

• Served as referee at the deposition of plaintiff in a hotly contested allegation that blood donations by the defendant had been used by a prominent medical facility for purposes not authorized by the donor – a rare blood type was involved
  

• Appointed by the Federal Court as a Special Master to advise the Court whether counsel had committed fraud in certain representations to the Court
  

• Mediated a matter involving the failure of a winery and the disposition/disappearance of its wine inventory
  

• Mediated the terms of sale of a dental practice, with suggestions of fraud and misrepresentation
  

• Mediated a claim between a business customer and a major bank concerning alleged mishandling of substantial funds
  

• Mediated a claim by a trucking company against a major manufacturer for alleged multiple breaches of warranty
  

• Mediated a dispute between several brothers involving the buyout of one brother’s interest in the family ranching operation
  

• Mediated a dispute between a manufacturer and a customer alleging delivery of non-conforming aircraft parts
  

• Mediated a claim by the owner of an exceptionally valuable classic car against a restoration company for failure to complete restoration work and for poor workmanship
  

• Mediated, on an ongoing basis, a dispute between and among the members of a homeowners’ association board, including providing for a necessary board election and supervision of the vote

• Plaintiff sued to quiet title on ranch land. Cross-defendant/Cross-Complainant sued on a theory that he had been defrauded of his inheritance (part of the ranch). He named all others with an even remote interest in the property, as well as the CPA who did accountings. Extreme statute of limitations issues. Case resolved primarily by granting water source easement to ranch.