What Jeffrey’s Been Reading: Tyranny, Inc. December 30, 2024 At the beginning of this year, I started reading Tyranny, Inc. by Sohrab Ahmari, where he offers a compelling critique of modern corporatism, particularly the way corporate power has become deeply entrenched in our daily lives.
Court Hearing Held on Presentation of Final Orders in Homestead Litigation July 29, 2024 On Friday, July 26, 2024, the parties in the Homestead Litigation (Hillius, et al. v. 18 Paradise, LP, et al) appeared before Judge David Freeman to present proposed findings and orders with respect to the court’s final orders in a case that has been ongoing since 2020. Judge Freeman had issued an oral ruling at a hearing on July 3, 2024, following a two-week trial in May 2024, and the parties returned to court to present proposed orders. After nearly...
Judge Issues Key Ruling in Homestead Case July 5, 2024 Following a two-week trial in May, Whatcom County Superior Judge David Freeman rendered an oral ruling in the Hillius v. 18 Paradise, LLP on July 3, 2024. The decision comes at the end of a hard-fought legal battle that has embroiled the Homestead Farms community in Lynden, Washington for nearly 4 years. The judge’s decision addressed numerous claims and counterclaims of the various parties, including the decision to invalidate certain decision made by MJ Management, LLC the management company that...
MJ Management Wins Major Victory in Homestead Golf Course Lawsuit March 22, 2024 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Whatcom County Superior Court Judge, David Freeman, entered a decision in the case of Hillius, et al. v. 18 Paradise, LLP, et al. that has fundamentally changed the direction of the case. The decision dismisses the class action plaintiffs’ claims for violations of the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”) against the Defendants. The court’s decision dismisses a number of parties as defendants and eliminates the plaintiffs’ most significant legal claims in a case that...
MJ Management Seeks Defendant Class Action Counterclaim in Ongoing Homestead Community Litigation October 31, 2023 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON A major change is expected in the Homestead Farms Golf Course litigation, should a recent filing in the case be granted by the court. On October 23, 2023, attorneys for Defendant MJ Management, LLC filed a motion requesting a change to MJ Management’s pleadings. This request includes an amended counterclaim for a Defendant Class Action to prosecute additional claims against the approximate 600 individual parcel owners in the Homestead Planned Residential Community, a golf course community located in...