Other Torts

Successfully resolved dispute over vehicular mistaken identity. Defendant left his luxury vehicle with a valet service in Beverly Hills prior to entering a restaurant. While dining, he received an emergency call and quickly left the restaurant and entered and drove off in a vehicle that belonged to a rental company, though it was very similar looking to his own. While driving, he collided with a metal pole and abandoned the vehicle in order to get to his family emergency. The rental company sued him and the valet service for theft, conversion, and negligence and sought damages for loss of use and diminished value of vehicle as well as treble damages.