Attorney Cody Jack Lewis's Legal Cases

Construction and development

New multi-family apartment complex in Frisco, Texas

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OUTCOME: Resolved lawsuit with over 20 parties through settlement with general contractors, sureties and subcontractors. Client paid nothing to defaulting contractor and recovered a favorable sum.

Project consists of nine buildings, clubhouse and pool, with over 300 units. Project funding through a $31 million HUD insured construction loan. Represent owner in pursuing damages valued at eight-fig ... ures for repairs to non-conforming, defective work and water infiltration. Obtain $4 million reduction of general contractor's $6 million mechanics lien affidavit through motion for summary judgment.

Construction and development

Locomotive turntable repair and diesel shop floor and ramp canopy replacement in Houston, Texas

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OUTCOME:

Project consists of removal and demo of rail and rail ties and installation of new rail support system, catch basins and storm sewer tie-in and replacement of wall cap and regrade; design and geotechni ... cal investigation, demo and installation of shop floor, slab floor system, track foundations, single-axle drop table and drop table pit and in-building industrial waste system; demo and infill of ramps, reconstruction of ramps, installation of canopy, removal of jib cranes, repair of piers, steel roof truss and gutters and replacement of downspout system. Represent common carrier involving mechanics lien claims more than $7 million, defective work claims, design and environmental evaluation and surety disputes.

Construction and development

New trunk sewer interceptor connection in Celina, Texas

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Project consists of construction of interceptor connection to trunk sewer of over 10,000 linear feet of 21-inch ASTM F679 sanitary sewer interceptor. Represent municipality in disputes involving genera ... l contractors and surety, including project delays, trespass and damage to real and personal private property, non-payment claims and surety defenses.

Construction and development

New office for dental practice in Frisco, Texas

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Represent owner pursuing delay and construction defect claims against general contractors, supplementing general contractor's workforce and defending against subcontractor non-payment claims.

Construction and development

Resolve non-payment lawsuit by a pool subcontractor against general contractor

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OUTCOME: Client successfully paid nothing to defaulting subcontractor.

Non-payment lawsuit by a pool subcontractor against general contractor.

Construction and development

Represent concrete subcontractor in arbitration of payment bond claims on air force base projects

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OUTCOME:

Arbitration of payment bond claims on air force base projects.

Residential real estate

Represent hospital authority against tenant hospital operator's claim to purchase hospital under lease purchase option

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OUTCOME: Obtain dismissal of operator's $18,000,000 claim and alternative specific performance claim through motion for summary judgment within 11 months of the case's filing.

Represent hospital authority against tenant hospital operator's claim to purchase hospital under lease purchase option.

Real estate

Represent developer of luxury residential subdivision and trustee in foreclosure

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OUTCOME: Obtained nonsuit of developer and trustee and client's ownership of title to common areas through foreclosure sale.

Subdivision homeowners' association signed $500,000 promissory notes and deed of trust payable to developer for improvements to common areas. Homeowners defaulted under promissory notes. Homeowners' as ... sociation filed multiple claims against developers and deed of trust trustee to avoid paying notes and foreclosure.

Real estate

Represent limited partnerships and guarantor in recovery of past due rent

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OUTCOME: Clients recovered a six-figure settlement from assignees.

Clients assigned 125-month lease of 12,534 square feet of commercial retail space in Collin County, Texas to assignees who defaulted by failing to pay rent. Clients paid rent to landlord, and landlord ... assigned its claims against assignees to clients. Clients filed claims under civil conspiracy, tortious interference, fraud and breach of assignment of lease and asset purchase agreement claims, including alter ego liability through veil piercing, against assignees.

Real estate

Represent commercial tenant against landlord's claim for alleged damages to property after tenant vacated property

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OUTCOME: Obtained summary judgment denying landlord's claim for damages and ordering landlord to return full amount of security deposit to client.

Represent commercial tenant against landlord's claim for alleged damages to property after tenant vacated property and prosecuting counterclaim for return of six-figure security deposit.

Cody Jack Lewis's Legal Cases (11)

New multi-family apartment complex in Frisco, Texas

Locomotive turntable repair and diesel shop floor and ramp canopy replacement in Houston, Texas

New trunk sewer interceptor connection in Celina, Texas

New office for dental practice in Frisco, Texas

Resolve non-payment lawsuit by a pool subcontractor against general contractor

Represent concrete subcontractor in arbitration of payment bond claims on air force base projects

Represent hospital authority against tenant hospital operator's claim to purchase hospital under lease purchase option

Represent developer of luxury residential subdivision and trustee in foreclosure

Represent limited partnerships and guarantor in recovery of past due rent

Represent commercial tenant against landlord's claim for alleged damages to property after tenant vacated property