Ojjeh v. Brown

Filed 12/31/19 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE BASSEL OJJEH, Plaintiff and Respondent, A154889 v. STEPHEN BROWN et al., (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 18CIV01902) Defendants and Appellants. Defendants Stephen Brown (Brown) and Ignite Channel, Inc. (Ignite) solicited and obtained $180,000 in investments from plaintiff Bassel Ojjeh to produce a documentary film on the refugee crisis in Syria. Plaintiff later sued, claiming that no “significant” or “substantial” work had been performed on the film, and that…