Frank-Lin Distillers Ltd. v. Megawine, Inc., et al.

Corporate client, a beverage distributor, and its owner, also a client, were sued for failure to pay well over a million dollars. The owner was sued as the alter-ego of the company. We filed a cross-complaint alleging breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, arguing that the supplier prevented the client from enjoying the benefits of the contract and that the client was not the alter-ego of Megawine and not responsible for its debts. The jury returned a verdict of $333,000 on Megawine's cross-complaint, agreeing with our breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing argument. The Judge subsequently ruled in our client's favor that he was not the alter-ego of Megawine and awarded him his attorneys' fees and costs of $160,000.