Vincent Mehdizadeh v. Phillip E. Koehnke et al

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Case Number:

2:17-cv-04368

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

Terry J. Hatter, Jr

Firms

  1. January 03, 2018

    Pot Exec Says Atty's Arbitration Pact Doesn't Apply To Him

    A California lawyer wants to ignore the distinction between representing a corporation and representing its officers by arguing that a retainer agreement should send a malpractice suit against him to arbitration, a onetime marijuana industry entrepreneur argued in a Tuesday filing.

  2. November 29, 2017

    Atty Seeks Arbitration For Ex-Pot Co. Exec's Malpractice Suit

    The attorney accused by a former marijuana vending machine mogul of being partly to blame for alleged securities law violations that led to a $12.3 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a California federal court on Tuesday that the malpractice suit against him and his firm belongs in arbitration.

  3. June 13, 2017

    Ex-Pot Co. Owner Seeks To Shift SEC Fraud Claims Onto Atty

    The former majority shareholder of a medical marijuana dispenser, who in March agreed to settle fraud allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for $12.3 million, filed a complaint in California federal court on Monday seeking to shift some of the blame onto his former attorney.