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Top Verdicts

Feb. 16, 2012

Top Plaintiffs' Verdicts by Impact--Vicken Massoyan, Maggie Antaramian, both individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. HL Leasing Inc., a California corporation, Heritage Pacific Leasing, Estate of John W. Otto, Dan


The biggest challenge Ara Jabagchourian had in trying his case was what he called "the empty chair problem."


In this class-action, the 800 members had invested more than $93 million, as of April 2009, in HL Leasing Inc. Massoyan v. HL Leasing Inc., 09-CECG-01839 (Fresno County Super. Ct.).


The company claimed to be buying equipment leases on the secondary market. In return, HL Leasing was to pay 9 percent interest monthly for three year...

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