Court: New York Supreme Court, New York County
Date Filed: April 14, 2025
Summary:
The City of Portland, Oregon, sued John Lisman and law firm Raiti PLLC for fraud and conversion on April 14 in New York Supreme Court for New York County. The suit, brought by Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler, accuses Lisman of posing as a vendor on a water filtration project and fraudulently obtaining log-in credentials in order to divert over $6.7 million in project funds to a Chase account belonging to Raiti. The case is City of Portland v. Raiti, PLLC.
Our Take:
Interestingly enough, Portland, OR, the city, has sued here in the New York Supreme (that's the first and lowest level, folks) Court. Stay tuned!
Date Filed: August 26, 2025
Summary:
New Era Design & Construction, Tacee DeWitt Webb and other defendants were sued for breach of contract and conversion on Aug. 26 in Oregon Circuit Court for Multnomah County. The action, brought by JJH Law on behalf of two property owners, seeks $1.7 million in damages and accuses the defendants of diverting project funds for personal use while leaving properties with extensive incomplete and substandard work. The case is 25CV47230, 290 Moonridge LLC, 4778 Naef LLC, Ben Jacobsen, Tanya Cerda v. Taycee Dewitt Webb, New Era Design & Construction, LLC, Bantam Holdings, LLC, New Era Community, LLC, New Era Communities, Llcetal.
Our Take:
Too closew to call
Date Filed: February 24, 2026
Claims:
Contract & Quasi-Contract ClaimsConversion Claim