Arora

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2007, the parties entered into a partnership to manage residential properties. In 2018, Singh and Bindra told Surinderpal2 that they wanted to sell their interest in the partnership. This turned out to be the opening salvo in what would become a full-blown family feud, culminating in dueling lawsuits. After two years of litigation, the parties opened settlement talks. In these talks, the Aroras were represented by Craig Smith (Smith); Singh and Bindra were represented by Suoo Lee. On March 10, 2020, Lee drafted a written settlement agreement and sent it to the Aroras. On March 14, 2020, Smith sent Singh, Bindra, and Lee a redlined version of the agreement. The revised agreement contained several changes, including a provision allowing the Aroras to inspect one of the partnership’s

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Because the Aroras share a surname, we refer to Surinderpal by his first name for clarity. No disrespect is intended.

2 properties on March 16, 2020. The Aroras also sent a clean copy of the revised agreement bearing their signatures. At 3:13 p.m. on March 15,…