BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boca Raton couple has filed a lawsuit against a Miami interior design firm and its managing partner, accusing them of misrepresenting where furniture was made, pocketing unauthorized fees, and failing to deliver hundreds of thousands of dollars in goods for their home in The Sanctuary community. Eldad and Robyn Gal filed suit June 22 in Palm Beach County Circuit Court against Studio Oleck, LLC and Peter Oleck, claiming the firm was hired in 2025 to procure furniture, rugs, lighting and other items for their Ibis Point Circle residence under a contract that called for a 25 percent procurement fee on top of discounted vendor pricing. According to the complaint, the Gals paid Oleck $379,373.57 over several months, but the firm has delivered only an estimated 15 to 20 percent of the goods purchased.
The lawsuit, obtained by BocaNewsNow.com, centers on several specific big-ticket items. Outdoor furniture the Gals were told came from Turkey turned out, according to customs paperwork cited in the complaint, to have been manufactured largely in China and Indonesia, triggering tariff bills far higher than expected — and the suit claims Oleck missed federal customs deadlines altogether, leaving a furniture shipment that arrived in April subject to more than $32,000 in penalties. A $62,000 order for rugs from India never arrived, the couple says, despite promises of two-week sample delivery and a mid-May shipment date; the Gals canceled that order in April after receiving none of the promised samples. The complaint also alleges more than $18,000 paid for dining chairs resulted in delivery of the wrong, cheaper chairs, and that a $4,000 lantern order was never fulfilled despite repeated requests for a 3D rendering the Gals say they were promised before approving the purchase.
The nine-count complaint, filed by Boca Raton attorney Evan D. Appell, accuses the defendants of breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, among other claims. The Gals say Oleck refused repeated requests for vendor invoices, proof of payment, and documentation showing how their money was actually spent, and that the firm has retained goods the couple already paid for without delivering them. The suit also seeks rescission of the underlying agreement and a full accounting of the funds Oleck received.
The Gals are seeking damages exceeding $50,000, plus interest, costs and attorneys’ fees, and have demanded a jury trial. Studio Oleck and Peter Oleck have not yet filed a response.
