The Splash v. The Irvine Company
Published: Dec. 24, 1993 | Result Date: Nov. 8, 1993 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 491202 – $42,000,000
Judge
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Brian C. Lysaght
(Lysaght Law Group LLP)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Lee E. Cooper Jr.
(technical)
Defendant
Ronald Hendricks
(technical)
Facts
In 1969, Plaintiff Lion Country Safari entered into a 30-year lease with Defendant The Irvine Company for 500 acres of land in Orange County. Plaintiffs built an African theme park on the property. Beginning in 1977, when revenues at the theme park dwindled, LCS sought to put other uses on the property.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiffs contended they demanded $25,000,000 and Defendants made no offers.
Damages
Contract damages $37,390,290; tort damages $258,982; and punitive damages $5,000,000.
Deliberation
3 days
Poll
9-3
Length
6 weeks
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