Stueve Brothers Farms v. Daily CA4/3
This appeal is from a judgment confirming an arbitration award. Appellants are numerous individuals and entities associated with the Stueve family. Respondent James Daily is an attorney who represented the Stueve family members in recovering assets that had been stolen from them by their prior attorneys. A dispute arose between the Stueve family members and Daily regarding Daily’s fees. The Stueve family members, together with several entities, initiated arbitration, contending certain agreements were void and that Daily committed malpractice, entitling them to over $2 million in damages. Daily cross-claimed against the claimants for unpaid fees. Daily prevailed. The arbitrator awarded Daily over $4 million in fees, enforceable against not only the claimants to the arbitration, but several other entities that the individual Stueve family members own, and trusts of which they are beneficiaries. The court confirmed the award. All of the entities subject to the arbitration awar
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