California Housing Finance Agency v. Hanover/California Management & Accounting Center, Inc.

Opinion

ARONSON, J.

California Housing Finance Agency (CHFA) sued John G. Schienle, Robert L. McWhirk,1 and Hanover/Califomia Management and Accounting Center, Inc. (HC), for various torts including fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty. CHFA also accused Schienle and McWhirk of having a financial interest in a government contract they made while in their official capacity as CHFA employees, a violation of Government Code section 1090 (all statutory references are to the Government Code, unless otherwise noted). A jury found for CHFA, awarding it compensatory and…