Attorney Wahid Ezzat Guirguis's Legal Cases

Construction and development

Award exceeding $1.2 Million to client general contractor from homeowner

Feb 01, 2013

OUTCOME: Contractor client recovered $1.2 Million

Successful representation of general contractor against homeowner for failure to pay balance due on the contract. Following an arbitration spanning over 8 months, client general contractor recovered th ... e balance due, interest, and penalties on the outstanding balance at 2% per month, after successfully proving homeowner violated the California prompt payment statutes.

Construction and development

Defended a concrete subcontractor against delay claims in excess of $15 million on a condominium/resort project

Jan 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Subcontractor paid nothing and obtained a release of its retention exceecing $500k

Defended a concrete subcontractor against delay claims in excess of $15 million on a condominium/resort project. Settled only one month before trial with the subcontractor receiving its retention back ... and without contributing a single dollar towards the delay damages.

Construction and development

Representing Owner, Defeated Contract Termination Claims by Contractor exceeding $30 Million

Jan 01, 2006

OUTCOME: 90% of the amount claimed was defended against. The contractor’s claim was further reduced by substantial costs and expert witness fees recovered by the agency as a result of a statutory settlement offer which the contractor failed to accept.

Representation of a large metropolitan water agency defending contract termination claims of approximately $30 million. Approximately one-half of the claims were resolved at mediation; the remaining cl ... aims proceeded to trial in which client public agency received a favorable outcome. The litigation included issues regarding tunneling, alleged differing site conditions, propriety of contract termination, notice and waiver, and disputed methodology for damages.

Construction and development

Defense of a Water District against claims exceeding $2 million

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OUTCOME:

Successful defense of a Water District against claims exceeding $2 million for breach of contract, delays, and labor inefficiency by a general contractor on a treatment plant expansion project. General ... contractor settled for mostly retention due following a strategic demurrer (objections to the complaint) filed at the outset of litigation.

Construction and development

Representation of an engineering contractor against a public entity and private developer

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OUTCOME:

Successful representation of an engineering contractor against a public entity and private developer. The contractor sought additional compensation for alleged differing site conditions, defective plan ... s and specifications, and resulting delay and loss of productivity costs. The contractor recovered in settlement shortly before trial.

Construction and development

Represented several home owners against contractor for delays and construction defects

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OUTCOME:

Represented several home owners against contractor for delays and construction defects; obtained settlement funds from contractor.

Construction and development

Represented condominium owners and their Homeowners Association in construction defect litigation against developer

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OUTCOME:

Represented condominium owners and their Homeowners Association in construction defect litigation against developer and general contractor. Reached a substantial settlement for the homeowners.

Construction and development

Defeated an anti-SLAPP motion in trial court

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OUTCOME:

Successfully defeated an anti-SLAPP motion in trial court brought by attorneys in defense of a malicious prosecution claim.

Real estate

Defended homeowners against a Constructive Trust action

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OUTCOME:

Defended homeowners against a Constructive Trust action seeking to take their home and caused Claimants to dismiss their action.

Construction and development

Arbitration of a dispute surrounding the sale of a drywall subcontractor corporation

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OUTCOME:

Recovered full amount of claim plus attorneys fees following arbitration of a dispute surrounding the sale of a drywall subcontractor corporation.

Wahid Ezzat Guirguis's Legal Cases (10)

Award exceeding $1.2 Million to client general contractor from homeowner

Defended a concrete subcontractor against delay claims in excess of $15 million on a condominium/resort project

Representing Owner, Defeated Contract Termination Claims by Contractor exceeding $30 Million

Defense of a Water District against claims exceeding $2 million

Representation of an engineering contractor against a public entity and private developer

Represented several home owners against contractor for delays and construction defects

Represented condominium owners and their Homeowners Association in construction defect litigation against developer

Defeated an anti-SLAPP motion in trial court

Defended homeowners against a Constructive Trust action

Arbitration of a dispute surrounding the sale of a drywall subcontractor corporation