Civil Litigation
May 2, 2025
Artists settle for $1.26 million in Little Tokyo fire lawsuit
Eleven artists settled for $1.26 million mid-trial after a 2021 Little Tokyo Art Complex fire destroyed their works, raising issues of landlord liability and property damage valuation.
Eleven up-and-coming artists who lost their completed and in-process works, tools and personal belongings in a 2021 fire at the Little Tokyo Art Complex settled with the landlord for $1.26 million in mid-trial after 18 witnesses had testified.
The case raised issues regarding the legal limits of property damage claims, landlord versus tenant liability, and the need for attorneys to quickly adjust to a federal court decision issued during the Los Angeles County Superior Court trial...
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