The broker, who also represented Tom Hanks, was arrested by the FBI this month and faces 10 counts of fraud, amid charges he had cheated clients out of more than $800,000.
FBI indicted Goldman on 10 counts for improperly taking more than $800,000 from clients, including Tom Hanks and guitarist Andy Summers of The Police.
Raimi’s suit was filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of Raimi, his production company, Gillian Greene and attorney Craig Jacobson, who is described as a trustee of certain trusts. Goldman is a resident of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and his company, Goldman Insurance Agency, was said to have been in the city's Newbury Park community.
According to the lawsuit, Goldman provided homeowners and personal liability insurance to Raimi from 2004 through 2011. Then in June 2011, when Raimi tried to reach Goldman, he found his phone number disconnected. That led him to look into what was happening, and he found that Goldman was the subject of an earlier lawsuit claiming there had been negligent misrepresentations concerning insurance premiums.
With help from another insurance broker, Raimi says in the suit he discovered he had been overcharged by at least $72,783, including undisclosed fees that were in addition to the customary commissions a broker would take.
That led Raimi to discover what are described as “other breaches of conduct.” Those allegedly included withholding or failing to refund unearned premiums, commissions and fees from canceled policies. The suit also says Goldman illegally issued certificates of insurance.
In addition to the money he says he is owed, Raimi asked the court to grant him punitive damages, his costs and interest.
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