SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Oct. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orange County businessman R.J. Brandes of Blenheim EquiSports and developer of the country's premier equestrian facility in San Juan Capistrano, did not cheat heiress Joan Irvine Smith and in fact is owed money from their partnership, an arbitrator has ruled. The ruling by arbitrator Gary L. Taylor, a retired United States Federal Court judge, rejected all claims brought by Smith in a lawsuit against Brandes, alleging he bilked her out of money in their partnership to build Oaks/Blenheim Exhibitions. Instead, Taylor ruled, the partnership owes Brandes $2.7 million for funds he advanced the partnership. "I am gratified to be vindicated by this ruling," Brandes said. "I am thrilled the system worked and that it was shown that I did nothing wrong. I did this project...
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