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Litigation

Sep. 12, 2015

Judge rules that venture misled its investors

A federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday ruled that California Farm Investors LLC, led by prominent entertainment attorney Michael Barnes, had been induced through misrepresentations to invest $825,000 in a failed produce venture.


By Ashley Cullins


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday ruled that California Farm Investors LLC, led
by prominent entertainment attorney Michael Barnes, had been induced through misrepresentations,
false pretenses and concealments to invest $825,000 in a failed produce venture.

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