NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Attorneys from about 60 law firms that filed lawsuits on behalf of dog and cat owners in the wake of a national pet food recall have reached a 24 million dollar settlement with lawyers for Canadian manufacturer Menu Food Holdings Inc. and a dozen other groups of defendants.
RECENT CONSTRUCTION DEFECT SETTLEMENTS
53-unit condominium project in Oakland. Settled for $1,800,000 and an adjacent parcel of land in 2008.
Construction defect case brought by owner of three-building business park in Orange County, California, against general contractor for property damage caused by defective soils. Settlement reached with general contractor and multiple subcontractors in December 2007 for $722,500.
Breach of contract case brought by homeowners association against general contractor hired to perform common area repairs to multi-unit condominium complex in Contra Costa, California. Settled just prior to trial in June 2007 for $300,000.
The firm represented the owners of a coastal condominium conversion in an action against the developer for its failure to provide sea protection, resulting in a settlement of $7,000,000 in April, 2007
The firm represented owners of four subdivisions of a gated retirement community in construction defect actions against the builders of the homes, resulting in combined settlements secured between 2006 and 2007 in excess of $6,000,000.
Breach of contract claim brought by building owner against contractor for water-intrusion damages to fivei-building commercial business park in Orange County, California. Settled in August 2006 for $700,000.
Construction defect case brought by homeowners associaton against developer for damages caused by water intrusion at twenty-nine unit condominium complex in San Francisco. Settled in July 2006 for $770,000.
99-unit condominium project in Oakland. Settled for $2,275,155 in 2006
Condominium project on the island of Lanai, Hawaii. 10 of the units suffered from serious soil problems. Settled in 2006 for $5,500,000.
Construction defect case brought by homeowners association against developer concerning water intrusion at sixteen-unit condominium complex in San Francisco, California. Settled in June 2006 for $660,000.
The firm represented the owners of a luxury resort on the California Coast in a combined construction defect and insurance action, resulting in settlement during trial for a nine-figure amount in December 2005 believed to be the largest construction defect settlement in California history.
