Verdict & Settlements
$1,120,942
Investor Securities Fraud
Plaintiff Kylae Jordan filed a securities fraud action against Landon Long, his mother Linda Long, ICON Holdings, Inc. and Infusion Factory, LLC among other family members. In May 2018, Plaintiff invested $500,000 in Defendants’ manufacturing business in exchange for three million shares of preferred stock.
$935,000
Owner VS Contractor
Plaintiffs employed eight experts and performed a ten month investigation using state of the art technology including ground penetrating radar. Plaintiffs’ investigation conclusively established the pool was not properly constructed requiring complete …
$705,000
Owner VS Contractor
Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendant breached the parties’ contract, violated California laws and local building codes, and defrauded the Plaintiffs into paying sums the defendant was not entitled to.
$550,000
Owner VS Contractor
Represented Plaintiffs-homeowners against their former contractor for claims of negligence, breach of contract and disgorgement pursuant to Bus & Prof Code Section 7031(b). Plaintiffs alleged Defendant negligently constructed the pool, decking, and arbor. The Court agreed and entered judgment in favor of Plaintiffs for more than $550,000., 2021
Defense Judgment
Landslide
Scott Radcliffe obtained a defense judgment in a landslide case in San Francisco. The case involved two uphill property owners suing their downhill neighbor claiming she was strictly liable for loss of lateral and subjacent support, negligence and nuisance after the parties’ 10-foot by 80-foot concrete retaining wall failed that separated their rear yards. Plaintiffs sought damages of more than $1.8 million and were awarded nothing.
Defense Verdict
Breach of Contract
Plaintiff alleged Defendant fraudulent induced it into an oral contract for the purchase of $500,000 of brass check valves.
More Verdict & Settlement Cases
- Cannabis Law – Obtained Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings dismissing Plaintiff’s Corporate Code Section 709 claim seeking judicial determination to remove Cannabis Company’s Chief Executive Officer., 2021
- Construction law – Obtained Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings dismissing Plaintiff’s Mechanic’s Lien., 2021
- Construction Defect Litigation – Tried a 3 month trial during the pandemic resulting in a judgment of $475,000. Heavily disputed action with sixteen witnesses including eleven experts testifying at trial, 2021
- Construct defect/assault – confidential settlement in favor of plaintiffs, 2021
- Premises liability claim alleging permanent loss of eye – Obtained favorable Defense settlement, 2021
- Cannabis Law – County fined landlord $3.1 million dollars. Successfully negotiated settlement for $7,500, 2020
- Cannabis Law: County fined landlord $1.8 million. Resolved for $50,000, 2019
- Cannabis Law – following successful administrative hearing, fine of $657,000 reduced by City to $10,000 and resolved, 2019
- Cannabis Law – Represented a large Sacramento cannabis courier against its commercial landlord who attempted to lock client out from premises. Immediately obtained mandatory injunction reinstating client to its business followed by a favorable, confidential settlement, 2019
- Pedestrian versus vehicle – defense settlement on eve of trial, 2019
- Cannabis Law: partnership dispute – favorable confidential settlement in favor of plaintiff, 2019
- Cannabis Law: City fined landlord $667,000. Resolved for $0.00., 2019
- Trade secret litigation – defense verdict reached on demurrer with attorney’s fees awarded and Court finding that plaintiffs’ claims were objectively specious, 2019
- Property damage dispute – summary judgment granted, 2019
- Commercial Real Estate – represented nightclub against billionaire landlord for wrongful eviction. Confidential settlement in favor of client/night club, 2018
- Cannabis fine – fine of $657,000 resolved for $0.00, 2018
- Commercial Lease Dispute – represented a restaurant being sued against a national real estate developer. Following filing of Restaurant’s Cross-Complaint, matter settled with developer receiving nothing and paying client five figure settlement, 2018
- Professional Malpractice – Complete defense verdict obtained on Plaintiffs’ claims for $2.7 million in damages despite finding that client fell below standard of care in rendering services. Successfully litigated issue of lack of causation between malpractice and Plaintiffs’ alleged damages., 2018
- Cannabis cultivation/ partnership dispute – defense verdict, 2018
- Commercial Lease Dispute – represented restaurant against landlord, a $2 Billion REIT. Obtained favorable six figure confidential settlement for breach of lease, 2017
- Trial for Commercial eviction – represented landlord against restaurant for unlawful assignment and failure to pay rent. Following trial, landlord was awarded $50,000 in damages and restored possession, 2017
- Breach of Contract/Fraud: Following six-week jury trial, verdict award and costs of $400,000 for skincare manufacturer against distributor, 2015
- Legal Malpractice – represented a national real estate developer against their former transaction attorney for malpractice. $550,000 settlement obtained, 2014
Media Mentions and Publications
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- Blackbird, Bar Rouse kitchen nightmare far from over
- 2017 Legal Profiles
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Attorney Suzanne M. Alves is a civil litigator with extensive experience in all areas of business and commercial litigation and appeals, handling cases in courts throughout the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area and Northern California.
Scott Radcliffe is a dedicated and aggressive litigator. His practice focuses on complex business and commercial disputes, real estate litigation, legal malpractice, and personal injury lawsuits representing both plaintiffs and defendants.
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