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Litigation

Apr. 2, 2014

Kings County breach of contract award may be state's largest this year

A jury in Kings County unanimously agreed to hand a plaintiff $128.6 million on breach of contract and intentional interference claims Friday, a sum believed to be the county's largest verdict and one of the state's largest this year.


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A jury in Kings County unanimously agreed to hand a plaintiff $128.6 million on breach of contract and intentional interference claims Friday, a sum believed to be the county's largest verdict ever and one of the state's largest awards this year.


The allegations revolve around a real estate deal for more than 34 square miles of ranchland near Hanford. The plaintiff, a real estate develope...

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