David Downing Gilliss's Legal Cases

BEKA Industries, Inc. v. Worcester County Board of Education

Practice Area: Construction / Development

Date: Apr 26, 2011

Outcome: Contractors who do business with county school boards can now be assured that any judgment against the school board will be funded.

Description: A county board of education is subject to the limited waiver of sovereign immunity in an action... more

Practice Area: Construction / Development

Date: Mar 24, 2011

Outcome: TRO for Subcontractor

Description: Obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on behalf of electrical subcontractor client following... more

Practice Area: Construction / Development

Date: Aug 23, 2010

Outcome: Reversal of Citation and Penalty which had been assessed against General Contractor

Description: I represented a General Contractor who was issued a citation by MOSH asserting a “Serious”... more

Practice Area: Construction / Development

Date: Jul 15, 2010

Outcome: Judgment on all counts for the General Contractor plus an award of attorneys' fees.

Description: A complex construction claim by my client (General Contractor) against a subcontractor on two major... more

Practice Area: Construction / Development

Date: Oct 02, 2009

Outcome: Motion to Dismiss-- granted with prejudice.

Description: David D. Gilliss of Pike & Gilliss successfully represented BEKA Industries, Inc. in a lawsuit... more

Practice Area: Construction / Development

Date: Oct 09, 2008

Outcome: Judgment for my client - $1.1 million

Description: Following a 4-day bench trial in the Circuit Court for Worcester County in Maryland, we achieved a... more