California Court of Appeal

In action to recover lost profits due to negligent flooding of premises, which delayed the launch of an online toy retail outlet, the speculative nature of plaintiffs' evidence that they would realize net profits from the online enterprise failed to raise a triable issue of material fact as to their ability to prove lost profits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2002
• Published 01/30/2002

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman, Edward A. Hoffman, Los Angeles;  Law Offices of Bernie Bernheim, Bernie Bernheim, North Hollywood, and David C. Parisi, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Irvine, and Robert F. Helfing, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.