Home Mortgage Alliance Corporation Adds National Trial Counsel, Robins Kaplan, to Its Legal Team in Its Suit Against OCMBC
PR Newswire
SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025
SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Mortgage Alliance Corporation (HMAC) dba Jet Mortgage, announced today that Robins Kaplan, a national litigation firm with multiple offices throughout the country, is joining its legal team, partnering with SeldenLindeke LLP, in its suit against OCMBC, Inc. and former senior executive, Michael Turturro.
In June 2024, HMAC filed suit in Superior Court of the State of California in Orange County alleging that its former executive Michael Turturro and his new employer, engaged in unfair business practices, trademark infringement, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and civil conspiracy.
On May 15, 2025, the Court granted HMAC's motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to stop OCMBC and Turturro from using the infringing "Jet Advantage Mortgage" trade name. In granting the motion the court noted:
"…[t]he majority of factors support that the [OCMBC's and Turturro's] use of the trade name 'Jet Advantage Mortgage' which is nearly identical to the [HMAC's] trade name 'Jet Mortgage' where parties are direct competitors and are both located in Orange County, creates a substantial likelihood of confusion. Here, the evidence supports that Defendants intentionally registered a substantially similar trade name to market and sell their services as direct mortgage competitors. Therefore, Plaintiff establishes a likelihood of prevailing on its causes of action for trademark infringement and unfair competition."
Alfred Hanna, founder of HMAC dba Jet Mortgage, said: "We're pleased that Robins Kaplan, and Jason Fair its Managing Partner of its California offices, are joining with Alan Lindeke and his team at SeldenLindeke to protect our rights to the Jet Mortgage brand and redress the wrongdoing that has occurred. We are looking forward to a speedy trial and a final conclusion to this deplorable episode."
Founded in 2013, HMAC is a national mortgage lender licensed in 47 states with 13 branches employing more than 175 loan officers. Its Jet Mortgage division was established in 2022 and is a national wholesale lender, serving more than 1,900 mortgage brokers nationwide.
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SOURCE Home Mortgage Alliance Corporation
