Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his agent, Nez Balelo, have asked a Hawaii court to dismiss a $240 million lawsuit filed by a real estate developer and broker. The claim states that they actively ousted them from a luxury housing development after recruiting Ohtani to endorse it. Ohtani’s legal team says the plaintiffs misused his name, and the Dodgers’ star is the real victim in the case.

The lawsuit was filed on August 8 by developer Kevin J. Hayes Sr. and broker Tomoko Matsumoto. Shohei Ohtani and Balelo actively demanded the removal of their project partner, Kingsbarn Realty Capital, from the deal. The plaintiffs assert that Ohtani pursued this to secure financial gain through “unjust enrichment.”

Ohtani’s lawyers fired back, stating that Hayes and Matsumoto used Ohta

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