Cappello & Noël is experienced in every facet of business litigation, enabling the firm to decisively and effectively develop, litigate and try complex business cases.
The firm’s extensive record of trial victories gives clients the expert representation needed to successfully pursue legal recourse, no matter the size and legal firepower of the opponent. Clients range from entrepreneurs to established businesses involved in litigation against large corporations and financial institutions. The firm is experienced in handling the most complicated cases, especially those with tremendously long and intricate paper trails. It often uncovers the “smoking gun” during discovery, which allows for early settlement or success in court.
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Awards & Verdicts | Complex Business Litigation Sample Cases
Verdict: $41.7 million jury verdict in case involving breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriated trade secrets, breached employee contracts and other misconduct.
Verdict: $6.5 million in compensatory damages and $1.2 million in punitive damages.
Settlement: negotiated a $50 million buyout of oceanfront land for 45 homeowners.
Verdict: $3.49 million jury verdict in a legal malpractice case.
Verdict: $1.5 million jury award in a breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the covenant of good faith and contract breach case.
Verdict: $4.6 million jury verdict in a breach of contract trial.
COMPLEX BUSINESS LITIGATION NEWS
SBRPA Files Legal Challenge To Halt Enforcement of Santa Barbara Rent Freeze and Eviction Restriction Ordinances
A lawsuit was filed by four separate apartment property owners as well as the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA) on April 3 in federal district court in Los Angeles seeking an injunction to stop [ More... ]
Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision In Favor Of Montecito Country Club Requiring Adjacent Neighbor To Remove Hardscaping and Landscaping Improperly Placed in Easement And To Restore Property To Previous Condition
The Second Appellate District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court’s decision that property owners adjacent to Montecito Country Club must remove hardscaping and landscaping they installed without permission on an easement owned by the [ More... ]
SBRPA To File Legal Challenge To Halt Temporary Santa Barbara Rent Freeze Ordinance
Calling the City of Santa Barbara’s temporary rent freeze ordinance illegal, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA) is taking legal action against the city to invalidate the freeze, according to Cappello & Noël LLP, [ More... ]