Oakland, CA
Construction and development Lawyer at Oakland, CA
Practice Areas: Construction & Development, Real Estate ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Case resolved favorably for the client just prior to trial.
Represented window manufacturer in a case involving a renovation of a turn of the century factory turned into residential condominiums.
OUTCOME: Non-suit in favor of my client.
Alleged Real Estate Non-Disclosure case in which I represented a contractor called in to make repairs during the escrow period. Plaintiff alleged that various problems with the home made the home "tox ... ic" and uninhabitable.
OUTCOME: Case settled favorably after 6 weeks of trial
High rise multi-use dormatory had leaks and structural deficiencies. Plaintiff was CSU - SF and sought $100,000,000 and to implode the building due to leaks, mold and structural problems. Defendants ... successfully argued that building could be repaired and did not need to be demolished, saving clients almost $70,000,000
OUTCOME: Favorable result.
Case to collect on default judgment where carrier did not defend underlying action settled favorably before carrier and other defendants answered.
OUTCOME: Settled favorably.
Case against school district settled favorably for district after Plaintiff admitted she "forgot to be careful" at the moment of her fall.
OUTCOME: Favorable settlement reached.
Large construction defect action involving 300+ unit apartment building owned by the Ohio Teachers retirement system. After lengthy battle over an over-blown damages claim, we settled claims against o ... ur client two weeks before trial.
OUTCOME: Settled favorably.
Represented local development company in defense against an action by homebuyers who claimed their new home was "infested" with fiberglass and uninhabitable. They demanded a "buy back" and six figure ... damages. Defense experts showed house met all applicable standards.
OUTCOME: Extremely favorable settlement which will help our client and his family rebuild their lives after this horrific accident.
Client sustained life altering severe back injuries after being rear-ended at high speed by a construction materials truck. Our discovery proved truck was badly overloaded and had not been maintained ... properly. We moved to add punitive damages to the claim, thereby exposing the defendant to an "uncovered" loss and placing insurance carrier at risk of bad faith for failure to settle within limits.
OUTCOME: Insurer dismissed action and paid our clients policy proceeds. It is now litigating against the later named beneficiary on a negligence claim.
Life insurance company asked a Federal Court to absolve them of responsibility for mishandling policy, thereby attempting to force elderly "irrevocable" beneficiaries to litigate with the later (improp ... erly) named beneficiary. We filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that the insurer was not entitled to the relief it sought because it had caused the confusion and competing claims by its own negligence.
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