An aerial real estate investor and broker is sueing Shohi Ohtani, Los Angeles Dojers Star and his agent fired him from a luxury housing development of $ 240 million on the prestigious Hapuna coast of Big Island, which brought him to Andorses.
According to the trial filed in the air circuit court on Friday, the agent of Ohtani, Nez Balelo, Developer Kevin J. Hess Senior and Real Estate Broker Tomoco Matsumoto demanded concessions, before demanding that his business partner, Kingsburn Realty Capital left him from the deal.
“Balelo and Otani, who were brought into an enterprise only for Otani’s pracharak and branding value, exploited their celebrity lenses to destabilize the role of the plaintiff in the project and eventually destroy the role of the plaintiff-for any reason other than his own financial selfishness,” claims. “
The suit accused Ohtani and Balelo of tyrannical intervention and unjust enrichment. Hayes, a developer with a 40 -year experience, and Matsumoto, who was to be a listing agent for every $ 17.3 million average homes, says that Ohtani and Balelo also tried to reduce their interests in another, neighbor enterprise.
A spokesman for Balelo’s agency, CAA Baseball rejected the comment. Efforts to reach Kingsburn officials for comments were not immediately successful.
“This case is about the misuse of power,” says the lawsuit. “The defendants used dangers and baseless legal claims, forcing a professional partner to cheat their contractual obligations and the plaintiff of the project they had imagined and created.
“The defendants should be held accountable to their actions, not agents working by fame or back-forth agents. The plaintiffs bring this suit to highlight the malpractices of the defendants and to ensure the rules of contract, fair behavior and accountability to ensure that all-cylbs or not.”
31 -year -old Ohtani, perhaps as the most international star in baseball history from Japan in 2018, with both pitch and ability to hit him which made him doubled for his team. The five-time all-star and three-time most valuable player, he signed a contract of 10-year, $ 700 million with the doseers before last season and helped the team win the 2024 World Series.
The investment material for Vista at Mauna’s resort, which remained online on Monday night, listed Hayes and Matsumoto as part of the management team with Kingsburn. It is called Ohtani “Babe Ruth of Japan” and “1 Resident”, offering him the top billing next to the respected Mauna’s resort, “One of the most famous hotels in Hawaii,” Hapun Beach, “Hapun Beach,” Hapun Beach, “Hapun Beach,” Hapuna Beach, “Hapuna Beach,” Hapuna Beach, “Hapuna Beach,” Hapuna Beach, “Hapuna Beach,” Hapuna Beach, “Hapuna Beach,” Hapuna Beach, “Hapuna Beach was evaluated by #1 beach in America” and two golf courts, designed by Arnold Trent.
“Ohtani will act as a celebrity spokesperson for the project and is committed to buying one of the 14 residences within the project,” says the brochure. “He intends to spend significant time in Vista in the off-season and will create a small hitting and pitching feature for Presiden training.”
The suit says the developers spent 11 years in working on the deal and “as part of a bold marketing strategy” signed an endorsement deal with Ohtani in 2023, “one of the most high-profile endorsments.”
“This partnership with Ohtani will increase demand and create discussion within the Japanese luxury vacation home market, which is a primary target audience for the project,” said the investment brochure. “We see the homeowner of Shohi Ohtani having a significant impact on the global risk of the project and expects to accelerate the pace of sales, helping us achieve our pricing objectives.”
The suit stated that Balelo “quickly became a disruptive force,” threatened to pull Ohtani from the deal if the concessions were not given.
“Kingsburn started capitalizing for every whisper of Balelo,” the suit said. “Over time, it became clear that Kingsburn was more concerned about preserving his relationship with Otani than to respect his obligations for his business partners.”
Last month, did the suit say “a coordinated ambush”, Kingsburn fired Hayes and Matsumoto.
The suit said, “Kingsburn openly admitted during the call that Balello had sought to be terminated and was being fully being demolished to him,” the suit said. “Plagies stand to lose millions in the estimated compensation of homebuilding benefits, construction management fees and broker commissions.”
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Jimmy Golen, Associated Press