“This is a partnership dispute where one side is improperly using the courts to extract a greater settlement,” an attorney for Flywheel Capital’s Ben Hrouda said.
Denver real estate firm partners feud over use of investor funds
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 11.4.21
Jefferson County restaurateurs square off in a shareholder suit alleging that $365,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans is unaccounted for.
Judge nixes part of Denver’s homeless encampment ballot question
“I’ve never seen a city work so hard so that they don’t have to do the work,” said Garrett Flicker, who spearheaded Initiative 303, after hearing the decision.
Northstar CEO found in contempt of court over failure to deposit $21M
Brian Watson, whom Amazon has accused of bribing its employees to win development deals, claims his real estate firm is broke and can’t comply.
Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over homeless camp ballot measure
Denver seeks to nullify the portion requiring it to respond to complaints within 72 hours or risk being sued. No ruling had been issued as of 8 p.m. Sunday.
Steve Bachar arrested on felony charges of securities fraud, theft
The charges involve a shuttered startup and are unrelated to the millions of dollars he has been ordered to repay PPE vendors he stiffed during the pandemic.
The Perfect storm: Uptown seafood restaurant files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Manzo Lobster & Oyster Bar, which opened last September, has struggled financially due to the pandemic and a lawsuit by a former tenant.
The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 10.21.21
Subcontractors claim they were stiffed by builders, and one says it is owed nearly $1 million. A Mimi’s Café is accused of abandoning a Lakewood property.
Customer sues dating service for dearth of ladies in database
The plaintiff says he paid $9,409 to The Denver Dating Co. for access to “a huge number of single women” in his age range but there were only five.
Affiliates of Englewood developer file for bankruptcy after $10.6M verdict
A judge ruled the defendants failed to exercise “reasonable diligence in investigating” complaints of methamphetamine fumes by tenants who suffered injuries.
