After seven years of protracted litigation, Gerald M. Murphy and Bryan S. Silverman obtained a complete defense verdict on a claim for real estate fraud. Following a five-week jury trial, the jury returned a full defense verdict on fraud claims against a corporate officer of the seller company pertaining to the sale of a remodeled single-family luxury residence in Alamo, California. In a subsequent one-week bench trial, Judge Danielle Douglas of the Contra Costa County Superior Court issued a detailed statement of decision denying the alter ego and successor liability claims against the corporate officer and an alleged successor corporation of the seller company. The evidentiary presentation covered more than 500 exhibits and involved five experts in construction defects, real estate valuation, and forensic accounting.
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