Turning Defeat Into Victory
The owner of a computer school that suffered a crippling burglary of high-tech equipment came to us after losing a trial--while he was represented by a different lawyer--against his insurance company. He had immediately sought compensation from his insurance company in order to resume operations and prevent canceling classes. After a grueling eight month insurance investigation, the insurer claimed the owner was not entitled to any payment under the policy because he allegedly misrepresented or concealed material facts during the course of the investigation. The owner sued unsuccessfully, seeking compensation for replacement equipment and business income losses. Once we were retained to replace the prior lawyer, we successfully asked the judge to grant a new trial, defeated a petition for leave to appeal that decision, and then won the second jury trial, obtaining a jury verdict of $534,000. The verdict included compensation for all losses claimed: business income loss, lost equipment and software, building repairs and extra costs incurred.
