Summary:
- Kathy Ireland has alleged fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and unlawful business practices in a suit against her former business partners
- Defendants include Jason Winters and Erik Sterling, who served as Ireland’s managers
- Ireland and co-plaintiffs allege coordinated evasion of service attempts
Santa Barbara, Calif. – Businesswoman, home furnishings veteran and entrepreneur Kathy Ireland, along with co-plaintiffs Dr. Gregory P. Olsen and Barbara Ireland, has filed a motion in Santa Barbara County Superior Court seeking authorization to serve defendants by publication after repeated efforts at personal service allegedly failed.
The plaintiffs are represented by Jared Katz of Mullen & Henzell LLP and Jill Basinger of Stris & Maher LLP.
The motion follows what plaintiffs describe as a coordinated pattern of evasion by all named defendants, even as they continue to comment publicly on the litigation. “If you have time to talk to reporters about a lawsuit, you have time to accept service of it,” said Basinger…