Legal Opinion

Laleh v. Johnson

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided January 14, 2016No. Court of Appeals 14CA2033PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE FOX

¶1 After several family business deals soured, Ali Laleh, Khalil Laleh, and Leila Tabrizi became involved in contentious litigation. They now appeal a judgment granting all of court-appointed expert and special master Gary C. Johnson’s fees and costs. We affirm the judgment in part, reverse in part, and vacate in part, and remand with directions.

I. Background

¶ 2 Ali Laleh and his brother Khalil Laleh (collectively, the brothers)- each own vaiious small businesses. Leila Tabrizi is married to Ali- and.owns related business entities. The litigation started from a forcible,…

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3Cited by8 opinions

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