Cardinale

Cardinale v. Miller

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166 Cal. Rptr. 3d 546·222 Cal. App. 4th 1020
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 8, 2014No. A132611; No. A133065California1,913 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Siggins, J.

Keith Knapp and his company Home Loan Service Corporation (CHL) tread a path to this court that is well worn by their various codefendants in Noreen Cardinale’s long-fought action arising from an abusive loan scheme. (See Cardinale v. Miller (May 17, 2010, Al25546) [nonpub. opn.] (Cardinale v. Miller 3); Cardinale v. Miller (Jan. 31, 2005, A100606) [nonpub. opn.]; see also Cardinale v. Fitz-Stephens (May 28, 2002, A093851) [nonpub. opn.].) After a jury found Knapp and CHL 1 liable for *1023 conspiring to engage in fraudulent transfers to avoid enforcement of Cardinale’s judgments against Daniel R. Miller, Jr. (Miller), they contend the evidence is insufficient to support the judgment, the special verdict form was critically flawed, the jury’s findings are irreconcilably inconsistent, and there was no legal basis for an award of attorneys’ fees. In the unpublished portion of this opinion we conclude that, in most significant respects, these assertions have no merit. However, our review of the record confirms that a portion of the damage award lacks evidentiary support, and it must be reduced. Accordingly, we modify the damage award and affirm the judgment as modified. In…

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