California Court of Appeal

In a waste management service provider's breach of contract suit against a city, trial court's grant of the city's motion that it did not breach the franchise agreement when terminating it and judgment for the city in its cross-complaint seeking to void the contract and disgorge funds from the plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) there was no error in the trial court's application of the alter ego doctrine to hold the individual accountable for the company's actions as he acted within his official capacity in advising the city on its waste collection operations; 2) there was sufficient evidence showing that the campaign contributions and jobs for the council members' relatives were provided in return for the council members' approval of the franchise agreements with the company; and 3) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the introduction of evidence about the individual's prior involvement with payments to public officials in connection with government contracts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2010
• Published 07/19/2010

Judges

• EPSTEIN, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip D. Dapeer, Gary J. Goodstein