Ghadrdan v. Gorabi

Opinion

MOSK, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendants and appellants Alex Gorabi and Angelino Men’s. Wear, Inc. (defendants), 1 appeal from a monetary judgment entered against them and in favor of plaintiff Sam Ghadrdan (plaintiff) after a jury trial. In the published portion of this opinion, we hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it excluded evidence of a plea agreement and conviction of a corporation, of which plaintiff was the chief executive officer and sole shareholder, to impeach plaintiff and show plaintiff’s motive and knowledge. In the unpublished portion of this opinion, we…