Legal Opinion

Enpalm, Lcc v. Teitler Family Trust

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 30, 2008No. B194372PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RUBIN, J.

Defendants Tracy P. Teitler, Teitler Investments, and the Teitler Family Trust appeal from the order reducing their award of contractual attorney fees after they were awarded judgment in a real estate fraud and breach of contract action. We hold that the trial court properly applied equitable principles to reduce the fee award and therefore affirm the order.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY1

In December 2003, Ezri Namvar bought a Beverly Hills apartment building owned by the Teitler Family Trust (the Trust). Namvar was a principal of EnPalm, LLC, and he soon after assigned his…

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