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Complaint Review: Utopia Residences - Beverly hills California

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  • Utopia Residences 421 N Rodeo Drive Beverly hills, California USA

Utopia Residences David Robb Taking investors funds and living off of it. No intention of building the ship. Beverly hills California

*UPDATE Employee ..inside information: Utopia Residences & David Robb Won This Dispute In Court

*UPDATE Employee ..inside information: Utopia Residences Calls the Report a Hoax

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Editor’s Comment04/18/2017 - (THIS EDITOR’S COMMENT HAS BEEN UPDATED FROM THE PRIOR COMMENT POSTED ON 03/16/2017).  Ripoff Report believes in transparency and the more information the better.  In this instance, there has been court action regarding this subject Report.  We believe it important to note that not all Court Orders are alike.  Many court orders are absolutely legitimate and we make no representations about this court order situationHowever, we want our users to be aware thatsometimes courts enter orders based upon default which typically means that the defendant didn’t show up.  Sometimes a defendant won’t show up because they didn’t even get notice of the case proceedings in the first place and other times defendants may not show up because they don’t necessarily have the knowledge and/or the financial resources to fight.  Still, in other instances, a defendant may simply appear only to stipulate (settle) the case by agreeing to stipulate to a court order because they are being bullied by the plaintiff and whether what they said was true or not, they just want the matter to go away so they can move on with life and make the plaintiff go away.  Again, we make no representations about this particular court order situation.  We are simply providing you with additional information so that you may be more informed and, coupled with any additional research you feel is necessary, may make your own informed decision regarding the validity of this Report.  As always, we encourage our readers to do their homework and not just rely on one single source for information.  Google, through the Lumen Database, has provided the following document relating to this subject Report:

https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/13995487#

 

END OF EDITOR’S COMMENT

 

THE ORIGINAL REPORT IS UNDER THE LINE IMMEDIATELY BELOW

 

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 David Robb who is chairman of Utopia Residences, informs investors that he has sold many units and that this ship is going to be built. Not one residence has been sold. David Robb lives off the the money the investors provide and doesn't work on anything related to Utopia Residences. This "project" has been sinking since it's inception 8 years ago (it only takes 3 years to build a ship). David Robb hides behind his Harvard education and ill gotten friends to disguise his scheme.

He has no intention of building this ship. His claim is that his private equity group Frontier Group is backing this project is a lie. David Robb and Utopia Residences has many lawsuits including a lawsuit from Samsung Heavy Industries and Christies Great Estates for non-payment and Broken contract agreement. Securities and Exchanges Commission needs to investigate.

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#2 UPDATE Employee ..inside information

Utopia Residences & David Robb Won This Dispute In Court

AUTHOR: Utopia Residences - (USA)

POSTED: Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Utopia Residences and David Robb won this underlying dispute and were awarded over $4 million against the plaintiffs after trial and review by the District Court.  Furthermore, the Court ruled on September 21, 2016 that the information posted in this original Ripoff Report on January 14, 2014, is “false and defamatory.”  The attorney for the opposing side against Utopia Residences and David Robb, named Doug Mitchell, signed that 9/21/16  Court order which is posted on Lumen Database. (https://lumendatabase.org/file_uploads/files/4250676/004/250/676/original/De-Indexing%20Order%20to%20Google%209-21-16.pdf?1488996676)

 

Utopia was able to demonstrate to the Court substantial evidence that the original 1/14/14 Ripoff report containing allegations about Utopia and David Robb was false:

1)    There is absolutely no litigation from Samsung or Christies against Utopia or Mr. Robb in any jurisdiction anywhere;

 

2)    Frontier Group is in fact backing Utopia, as evidenced by the sworn testimony of Utopia’s executives and as indicated in Wikipedia (in the “Financing” section) and in many news articles (see links below)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(cruise_ship)

-http://www.malibuchronicle.com/utopia-luxury-living-on-the-sea/

-http://www.utopiaresidences.com/about/pdfs/Utopia%20Residences%20=%20Haute%20Living%20Editorial.pdf

-http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/12/14/story3.html

 

3)    Utopia is in fact going forward with the development and building of its vessel, and the company has invested funds into hull form testing, and propeller testing…

http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010nov00011.html

 …. and Utopia has secured patents for the vessel, completed marine engineering and architecture work with Elomatic Marine and Tillberg Design and modified its building agreement just this year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(cruise_ship)

 

4)    The allegation that David Robb is or was living off of investor funds with no intention of building the ship is untrue and dismissed immediately given he has not taken a salary from Utopia since May 2012, according to Court records and sworn testimony;

 

5)    There is no evidence of any wrongdoing by David Robb or Utopia, and there has been no SEC investigation.  According to the Court records, the only wrongdoing was committed by the former employees, and the Court ruled against them and punished them with a $4 million judgment.

 

The former employee who was fired from Utopia and posted the false and defamatory information on Ripoff report on 1/14/14 has committed wrongdoing against Utopia and Mr. Robb, as evidenced by the court ruling against that former employee in August 2015 and the Judgment against that former employee entered by the Court in January 2016.  

 

The Court order on 9/21/16 which fully vindicates Utopia Residences and David Robb and which is signed by Doug Mitchell (the attorney who originally opposed Utopia and David Robb) and which labeled the original Ripoff report posted on 1/14/14 both “false and defamatory” can be found here: (https://lumendatabase.org/file_uploads/files/4250676/004/250/676/original/De-Indexing%20Order%20to%20Google%209-21-16.pdf?1488996676)

 

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Utopia Residences Calls the Report a Hoax

AUTHOR: Utopia Residences - ()

POSTED: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The author of report #1115401 regarding Utopia Residences and David Robb is a disgruntled former associate of the company who has no firsthand knowledge of any of the statements alleged in the report and is merely trying to harass and intimidate Mr. Robb and Utopia Residences.  The disgruntled former associate is falsely posing as an investor or insider of the company, and the comments posted by that individual are merely a hoax.

 

The allegations are incorrect, such as allegations that Samsung and Christies have sued the company and that the company has no intention of building the ship and is not engaged in sales of residences.  Also false are allegations that Mr. Robb is somehow acting improperly or that there is something wrong with the Utopia project.  Those and the other allegations are false and should be treated as a hoax as well.

 

If there are any consumers affected by this report, please feel free to contact the management office for Utopia Residences at +1-310-270-4777.  Likewise, if anyone is interested in helping the company resolve this hoax or help to resolve any dispute with the disgruntled former associate of the company, please contact the company at +1-310-270-4777.

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