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Business Law

May 26, 2026

Jury awards more than $40M in farm sale fraud case after 4-week trial

A Los Angeles County jury returned a verdict in favor of the former owners of a prominent Asian vegetable farming business, finding that Minghong Investment Inc. and related defendants committed fraud, financial elder abuse, conversion and multiple labor violations tied to the sale and operation of the farm.

Jury awards more than $40M in farm sale fraud case after 4-week trial
Craig Holden

A Los Angeles County jury has returned a verdict exceeding $40 million in favor of the former owners of a Southern California farming operation specializing in Asian vegetables, concluding a four-week trial centered on allegations of fraud, elder abuse and labor violations tied to the sale of the business.

The May 19 verdict in Felix Chac Chuo, et al. v. Minghong Investment Inc., et al., 22STCV08770, rejected all claims asserted by Minghong Investment Inc. against the plaintiffs w...

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