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Large Settlements<\/h1>\n

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$10.4 Million Settlement in Complex Real Estate Dispute<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a confidential settlement agreement, we recovered approximately $10.4 million for a trust whose trustees had made complex, improper transfers of substantial real estate interests from the trust to a partnership. This case depended upon complex issues of land valuation and fiduciary responsibility.<\/p>\n

$4.4 Million Settlement in Complex Eminent Domain Litigation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a complex eminent domain proceeding, we represented a large polypropylene factory located in Alameda County. The Oakland Unified School District condemned the property and made an initial offer of approximately $2.8 million. After a substantial litigation, the condemnor agreed to pay approximately $4.4 million for its taking. Case name<\/strong>:\u00a0Oakland Unified School District v. Cheng<\/em> (Alameda Cty. Sup. Ct., Case No. 2002-051449).<\/p>\n

$3.1 Million Settlement in Cutting-Edge Eminent Domain Litigation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a complex, novel eminent domain proceeding, which received first-page coverage in The New York Times<\/em>, we represented the owner of commercial property that the government agency chose to condemn and take so that it could transfer ownership to a private developer. This case was brought after the US Supreme Court ruled in the Kelo<\/em> case that such takings were permissible upon a proper showing. The condemnor\u2019s original offer was approximately $1.6 million, but under the final settlement agreement the condemnor\u2019s transferee agreed to pay at least $2.6 million in cash or pay $1.9 million and provide assets worth another $1.2 million for a total of $3.1 million in value.\u00a0Case Name<\/strong>: Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Cruz v. Lau et al<\/em>. (Sup. Ct. of Cal., Santa Cruz Cty. 2005, Case No. cv-151983).<\/p>\n

$2.2 Million Settlement of an Insurer\u2019s Bad-Faith Denial of Insurance Obligations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On behalf of an insured \u2013 a prominent sales executive of a Fortune 500 company \u2013 we brought suit in federal court against a disability insurer for refusing in bad faith to honor a disability insurance contract. The insurer\u2019s original offer was to pay nothing and waive costs. The final settlement was for approximately $2.2 million. This case was litigated in federal court under the ERISA statutes.<\/p>\n

Real Property Settlement in Novel Post-Condemnation Dispute<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a sequel lawsuit to the Lau condemnation, we brought suit on behalf of Mr. Lau after the condemnor\u2019s transferee defaulted on its payment obligations to Mr. Lau (the condemnee), whom we continued to represent.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, we sued the condemnor, its transferee, and related parties, alleging that the original taking was unlawful because it was not done for a necessary public purpose or for the reasons set forth in the resolution of necessity, and alleging further that the transferee\u2019s recorded security (given in exchange for the taking) should be treated as an \u201cequitable mortgage\u201d that protected the condemnee from foreclosure by the transferee\u2019s construction lender.<\/p>\n

In a confidential settlement, whose terms were subsequently publicly disclosed by the press<\/a>, our client, Mr. Lau, recovered $530,000 in addition to his part of the original recovery, which was $1.7 million, so that the Lau parties\u2019 total recovery was $2.455 million, as opposed to the condemnor\u2019s original offer of $1.6 million.<\/p>\n

The case raised a series of novel challenges concerning the interplay between a public condemnor, a defaulting private transferee, and the transferee\u2019s lender. Case name<\/strong>:\u00a0Lau v. Cirillo et al\u00a0<\/em>(N.D. Cal. 2013, Case No.\u00a05:13-cv-03946-LHK).<\/p>\n

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