Barnett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW BARNETT, et al., Case No. 20-cv-02585-VC

Plaintiffs,

FINDINGS OF FACT AND

v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

BERNARD GARRIGAN, et al., Defendants.

Andrew Barnett and Nazanin Namazi bought a house in Ferndale, California, from Sarah Shevett and Edward Barry. A real estate firm called The Land Man Office brokered the deal, with agents of the firm participating on each side—Bernard Garrigan representing the buyers and Kyla Nored representing the sellers. About a year later, after they began experiencing mysterious illnesses, Barnett and Namazi discovered that the house was riddled with mold. They moved out and sued everyone involved, contending that the defendants knew about and hid the mold. After settling with the sellers, Barnett and Namazi pressed five claims against Garrigan, Nored, and The Land Man Office at a two-day bench trial. The claims are for negligence, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, concealment, and breach of fiduciary duty (against the individual defendants only). I The plaintiffs are domiciled in Oregon, the individual defendants are domiciled…