Civil Litigation

This office handles many other types of civil disputes, including cases involving consumer fraud, contract disputes, discrimination claims, ADA claims, intentional torts such as assault and battery, sexual harassment, domestic violence, police misconduct, and invasion of privacy rights.

Please telephone us to talk about your particular case. There is never a charge for consultation.

Examples of non-landlord-tenant cases the firm has handled:

1. A real estate broker, and his friend and his sister conspired to defraud a mentally challenged woman (62 IQ) out of her fully-paid-for home. After proving to the jury that the trio tricked the woman into selling her home by telling her that she was actually refinancing, the jury awarded the now-homeless woman $700,000.00.

2. An interior designer hid secret "up-charges" in her billing, and hired unlicensed contractors, including an unlicensed electrician who installed dangerous wiring in the clients' home. After a court trial, the Judge rendered a decision awarding the clients most of what they paid the designer, and their attorney's fees and costs.

3. A senior citizen sued two lawyers for malicious prosecution after they (unsuccessfully) sued her for legal fees for services she never agreed to. The case ended with a favorable settlement for the consumer, where she recovered three times the amont of the original claim against her.

4. A woman was sued by her abusive ex-fiance to recover a $60,000 engagement ring he had given her. After the woman cross-complained, accusing the ex-fiance of domestic violence, the ex-fiance dropped his case and paid her attorney's fees.

5. A woman who was confined to a wheelchair sustained strains and sprains when her wheelchair tipped over on an MTA bus. She incurred no medical bills related to the accident. She sued for damages under the California Disabled Persons Act, alleging that the bus operator violated the ADA when he failed to make sure her wheelchair was properly secured. The MTA originally offered a "nuisance value" settlement, claiming that the woman was not injured. After the trial judge indicated in a motion ruling that he believed the bus operator violated the ADA by failing to secure the wheelchair, the case settled on favorable terms for the passenger.