L A W O F F I C E S O F G R E G O R Y Y. L I E V E R S
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e M a t t e r s
B u s i n e s s
▶ Represented plaintiff in suit claiming
fraud and breach of contract arising out
of a real estate development agreement.
No settlement offer by defendant.
TRIAL RESULT: $1.35 million judgment
for plaintiff.
▶ Represented plaintiff in action for
fraud and breach of fiduciary duty related
to failed partnership. No settlement offer
by defendant.
TRIAL RESULT: $667.000 jury verdict
for plaintiff.
▶ Represented plaintiff in action
for breach of contract.
TRIAL RESULT: $905,000 judgment for plaintiff.
▶ Represented defendant, an accounting
firm, in lawsuit alleging conspiracy
to steal clients from another firm.
Plaintiff alleged damages of $25 million.
RESULT: Settled for mid-five figures,
most of which was paid by client’s liability insurance carrier despite carrier's initial
coverage denial.
T r u s t s & E s t a t e s
▶ Represented beneficiary in action
to remove and surcharge successor
co-trustees.
TRIAL RESULT: Co-trustees removed
and surcharged $105,000; client appointed
successor trustee.
▶ Represented proponent of will in
will contest involving $500,000 estate.
Will signed by only one witness.
TRIAL RESULT: Judgment for will proponent.
▶ Represented beneficiary named in Probate Code § 850 petition. Petitioners sought damages of $200,000 plus punitive damages. Two week trial.
TRIAL RESULT: Judgment for beneficiary.
▶ Represented plaintiff in suit to enforce
30-year old oral “Marvin” agreement against estate of deceased companion.
No settlement offer.
TRIAL RESULT: $256,000 jury verdict
for plaintiff.
M i s c e l l a n e o u s
▶ Defended contractor sued by school district
for construction defects; prosecuted cross-action for breach of contract. Co-trial counsel in six week jury trial.
TRIAL RESULT: $1.36 million jury verdict
for client.
▶ Defended repossession firm sued for
running over plaintiff in the course of aborted
repossession attempt. Plaintiff suffered
a crushed pelvis and had medical specials
of $412,000.
TRIAL RESULT: Jury verdict for defendant.
▶ Represented nursery owner in quiet title
action challenging existence of easement benefitting client’s property. Invalidation
of easement would have resulted in client’s property being undevelopable, reducing
market value by over $2 million.
TRIAL RESULT: Judgment for nursery owner.
▶ Represented plaintiff in suit to enforce oral "Marvin" agreement. Defendant's settlement offer: $10,000.
TRIAL RESULT: $248,840 jury verdict
for plaintiff.
E m p l o y m e n t
▶ Represented defendant employer sued for alleged pregnancy discrimination.
TRIAL RESULT: Jury verdict for defendant.
▶ Represented defendant employer in action for pregnancy disability discrimination.
TRIAL RESULT: Defense verdict.
▶ Represented female victim of sexual harassment. No touching alleged.
RESULT: Pre-litigation settlement of $250,000.