We are proud to announce that Eric Helmy at NWBizLaw has secured substantial judgments in favor of clients who were the victims of an investment fraud.
In Patel v. DC Aviation et al, King County Case No. 23-2-14784-7 SEA., Defendants defrauded Dr. Vatsal Patel and his wife Danielle Bellini of $250,000. This caused Dr. Patel – a radiation oncologist and serial entrepreneur – considerable damage to his professional standing along with harm to his quality of life. Ms. Bellini also suffered considerable damage to her quality of life.
Hon. Judge Averil Rothrock awarded the Patels a judgment in excess of $5.75 million against Defendants DC Aviation and Rod Manser. This included compensatory contractual damages of over $485,000, contractual expectation damages in excess of $1 million, an award of non-economic damages $2.5 million to Dr. Patel to compensate him for harm to his quality of life, and a corresponding non-economic award of $1.75 million to Ms. Bellini.
This follows a separate judgment for over $4.6 million awarded against defendant Dr. Hesselgesser on the same matter over a year ago.
Altogether, these judgments amount to over 41x the Patel’s initial investment loss, and does not include punitive damages, which are not available under Washington law.
We are very pleased to have been able to deliver such resounding justice for the very deserving Dr. and Mrs. Patel. We thank the Patels for entrusting us with their care, our expert witnesses for their essential contributions, and Judge Rothrock for her compassionate, systematic, and thoughtful approach to this matter.
It is a privilege to deliver our very best on behalf of our clients, and immensely satisfying to deliver such outstanding results to ameliorate the damage to their quality of life.
Cheers, and wishing true justice to all,
The NWBizLaw Team
May 12, 2025