Stay updated with breaking news from William Dato. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Parties exchange drafts of a contract and before signing one party surreptitiously substitutes provisions in the copy to be executed. Some might call this promissory fraud, but as Justice William Dato explains in an opinion published yesterday, that would be a misnomer
Print An appeals court ruled against dismissing lawsuits filed by Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner and a local developer in a defamation case involving conflict-of-interest allegations made by a political rival, a campaign manager and an alter ego. The lawsuits, which were filed in 2017, will return to the Superior Court for a jury trial. The case stems from the 2016 Solana Beach City Council election, when psychiatrist Ed Siegel was one of six candidates vying for three at-large seats. According to court documents, Siegel received a text in August 2016 from his campaign manager, Brian Hall, s...