Palm Springs Fraud and Misrepresentation Claims Lawyers 

California attorneys bring decades of legal experience to resolving complex cases 

For over 70 years, Schlecht, Shevlin & Shoenberger in Palm Springs has been at the forefront of helping businesses and individuals resolve legal disputes, including those involving allegations of fraud and misrepresentation. We provide reliable guidance and support whether negotiating or litigating a solution to a matter. Our law firm serves the entire Coachella Valley and nearby areas of California. 

What constitutes fraud and misrepresentation leading to claims? 

When a party to a business, commercial or real estate transaction makes false statements, acts deceptively or omits crucial information — causing financial harm to another party — they may face legal liability for fraud and misrepresentation. Our law firm has an extensive history of successfully resolving cases where a party’s dishonesty or negligence caused another party to sustain losses. If you believe you have been the victim of such wrongdoing, our business litigation attorneys will carefully investigate the facts and take action to hold the other party accountable. 

What are examples of fraud and misrepresentation? 

There are multiple situations in which one party makes false or misleading statements or omissions that another party relies on to their detriment. The following are the most common: 

• Business and commercial transactions — There may be false claims about products or services, misleading guarantees or performance promises or intentional deception in negotiations, such as providing false financial data in a merger or acquisition deal. 
• Real estate transactions — A seller might conceal property defects or make false statements about a property’s history. There may also be seller impersonation, whereby someone pretending to be the owner attempts to sell or mortgage the property without authorization. 
• Professional and fiduciary settings — Fraud may occur by means of giving misleading investment advice, operating with false credentials or qualifications or failing to disclose material facts that are required to be shared.
• Consumer and personal transactions — A seller might misrepresent the origin or condition of goods or falsely advertise products with claims that are unsupported or misleading. Fraud may also consist of deceptive financing offers that misstate interest rates, fees or repayment terms.
• Digital and identity-based fraud — This includes phishing and impersonation, using fake online listings or marketplaces or creating false identities to open accounts or obtain credit.

Fraudulent inducement may be claimed if a party makes untrue statements or omits material information specifically to convince another party to agree to a contract’s terms. 

Courts look at whether the false statement was material, whether the victim reasonably relied on it and whether the misrepresentation was intentional or negligent. The remedy may include damages, rescission or, in egregious cases, punitive damages.

What will an attorney do to help with a fraud claim and what remedies are there? 

As seasoned attorneys, with a combined 170 years-plus of legal experience, we are well-versed as to the elements needed to establish fraud and misrepresentation in business, commercial, real estate and consumer matters. In representing injured parties, we take these positive actions: 

• Thoroughly investigate how fraud or misrepresentation occurred.
• Gather the evidence to build a strong case and establish liability against the deceitful party. 
• Determine what losses were sustained as the direct result of fraud or misrepresentation. 
• Pursue monetary damages and seek rescission of the contract or other agreement if appropriate. 

Our lawyers are effective negotiators who often seek to resolve cases in the least adversarial and expensive way possible. But when litigation is the best option, we do not hesitate to go to court. 

Contact a trustworthy law firm for help with your misrepresentation claim 

Since 1951, the attorneys at Schlecht, Shevlin & Shoenberger in Palm Springs, California, have helped businesses and individuals navigate complex fraud and misrepresentation claims to positive resolutions. Call our law firm at 760-320-7161 or contact us online to schedule a consultation.