REPRESENTATIVE JUDGMENTS AND PUBLISHED APPELLATE OPINIONS
RIKUO KOTSU v. RIKUO CORPORATION
Steinmeyer Roth LLP successfully represented Rikuo Kotsu, a Japanese transportation corporation against Rikuo Corporation a real estate conglomerate with operations in California and Hawaii. Steinmeyer Roth LLP conducted depositions in Japan and worked closely with Rikuo Kotsu's Japanese counsel throughout the pre-trial phase of the litigation. After a six week trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Rikuo Kotsu was awarded a judgment exceeding $113 million dollars.
interlocutory judgment (PDF) tentative judgment decision (PDF)WOOD v. SANTA MONICA ESCROW
Steinmeyer Roth LLP represented Plaintiff Craig Wood as Trustee of the Peterson Living Trust in an elder abuse lawsuit filed in Ventura County Superior Court. The Court of Appeals affirmed the firm's legal analysis and fashioned new law relating to the recovery of attorney fees as a result.
published appeal decision wood v. santa monica escrow (PDF)WOOD v. EDDIE JAMISON
Steinmeyer Roth LLP represented Plaintiff Craig Wood as Trustee of the Peterson Living Trust in an elder abuse lawsuit filed in Ventura County Superior Court. The defendants in this tragic case included a lender and a California attorney, who also happened to be the Playgirl Man of the Millenium. After our law firm prevailed at trial, the attorney, Eddie Jamison, filed an appeal seeking to overturn the judgment finding him liable for elder abuse. The Court of Appeals found Jamison's conduct so egregious and harmful to the law profession that it felt compelled to admonish him in a published decision.
appeal decision (PDF) statement of decision and judgment (PDF)