Miami Jury Awards $982K for Civil Theft and Conversion Case
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Case Background
Christian Angarita and his company, Level One Construction LLC, filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court against Pedro M. Menichetti, Pablo A. Menichetti, and their company, Meni Tech LLC. The lawsuit centered on claims that the Menichetti family and their firm improperly took and kept funds belonging to Mr. Angarita and Level One Construction. The original complaint, filed in December 2022, officially started the legal battle. The case proceeded to a jury trial, with the final verdict handed down in March 2025.
Cause
The Plaintiffs leveled serious accusations, claiming the Defendants illegally withheld and misused funds. They asserted three core legal arguments to recover their money.
Unjust Enrichment
The Plaintiffs argued that the Defendants received financial benefits money belonging to the Plaintiffs under circumstances that made it morally and legally wrong to keep the funds. The Plaintiffs claimed the Menichettis were unfairly richer at the Plaintiffs’ expense.
Conversion
The complaint charged the Defendants with conversion, which is the legal term for wrongfully taking or controlling someone else's property, in this case, money. The Plaintiffs argued the Defendants had exercised unauthorized control over their funds.
Civil Theft
The most severe claim was Civil Theft under Florida Statute § 772.11. This claim required the Plaintiffs to prove the Defendants intentionally took their funds with the intent to permanently deprive the Plaintiffs of the use of that money.
Injury
The Plaintiffs suffered direct financial loss, alleging the Defendants’ actions deprived them of a signi
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