RESULTS BY PROJECT TYPE
Construction executives seeking legal counsel often tell us they are especially interested in engaging attorneys who have represented clients in legal matters similar to the one(s) they’re now facing. Their curiosity is natural. Prior experience with similar construction projects — and the legal issues surrounding them — can also help our attorneys fast-track assessment, discovery, and identify legal strategy options. Here, many of the firm’s construction law results are now sortable by project type.
Local Public Agency v. Prime Contractor
The firm represented the prime contractor in a claim by a school district that the installed window system was defective. …
General Contractor adv. Electrical Subcontractor
The firm represented the general contractor in defense of an electrical contractor's multi-million dollar dispute concerning delay, disruption, and extra…
General Contractor Awarded Completion Costs and Attorneys’ Fees After Subcontractor Abandonment
The firm represented a general contractor in pursuing a plumbing subcontractor and its performance bond surety for the cost to…
Breach of Contract and Disgorgement for Contracting Outside License Classification
The firm was retained by a general contractor regarding the default termination of a subcontractor on a public school project. …
Firm recovers payment in full versus roofing subcontractor
The firm represented a prime contractor in connection with a dispute involving the renovation of certain Naval buildings and facilities. …
National Subcontractor Prevails in Mediation versus Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The firm represented a national subcontractor in multi-party litigation against the prime contractor and its sureties on a large project…
Judgment Obtained Against the Navy
The firm represented a prime contractor in an action against the Department of the Navy before the Armed Services Board…
Prime Contractor Recovers Damages for Delay, Including Home Office Overhead
The firm’s client was the prime contractor responsible for construction of a new stormwater system on a local public entity’s…
General Contractor Awarded $10 Million Contract After Bid Protest
The firm's client was the second-lower bidder on a public works contract that involved campus improvements for a local school…
Architect v. Lease-Leaseback Contractor
The firm’s client was the lease-leaseback contractor for construction of an elementary school in San Diego County. Several years after…
Prime Trade Contractor Avoids Liquidated Damages Claim
The firm represented a prime trade contractor in a dispute with a school district primarily concerning delay for a project…
General Contractor v. Private Multi-Residential Project Owner
The firm represented the general contractor in pursuit of its contract balance and additional time-related costs incurred on a multi-residential…
General Contractor v. Federal Government, Department of Veterans Affairs
The firm represented a general contractor against the Federal Government related to a federal construction project for the Department of…
General Engineering Contractor v. State of California, Department of Transportation
The firm represented a general engineering contractor in pursuit of recovery of cost overruns resulting from delay, disruption, and inefficiency…
McGee v. Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC (Second Appeal)
The firm represented a lease-leaseback contractor performing work for the Torrance Unified School District. A third party filed a lawsuit…
Federal Public Works Subcontractor v. Contractor
The firm represented a mechanical subcontractor pursuing claims for extra work, delay, and disruption experienced while performing work at a…
Subcontractor v. Owner and Payment Bond Surety
The firm represented a subcontractor seeking recovery of the subcontract balances due for work it performed at two public schools. …
Concrete and Masonry Subcontractor Claim on a Private Project
The firm represented a concrete and masonry subcontractor in a claim for recovery of its subcontract balance due on a…
Firm Wins Precedent Setting Decision On The Enforceability Of Forum-Selection Clauses In Federal Miller Act Claims
Forum-selection clause enables general contractor to litigate in agreed venue. The firm's client was a general contractor who hired a…
Firm Obtains Dismissal Of General Contractor In Design Defect Case
The firm's client was hired by Caltrans to construct a retaining wall that was built in accordance with Caltrans issued…
California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc. (2019)
The Firm represented a lease-leaseback contractor performing work for the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. A third party filed a…
General Contractor v. Private Mixed-Use Project Owner and OCIP Insurer
The firm represented an ENR Top 50 general contractor to recover the contract balance and repair costs incurred on the…
Prime Contractor v. Electrical Subcontractor on a Federal Project
The firm represented the prime contractor in a dispute with an electrical subcontractor over the performance of work on a…
McGee v. Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC
The Firm represented a lease-leaseback contractor performing work for the Torrance Unified School District. A third party filed a lawsuit…
Prime Contractor Recovers Six-figure Settlement v. Subcontractor
The firm represented a prime contractor in claims against a subcontractor on a combination privately/publicly funded project. The claims arose…
ENR Top 20 Engineering Contractor v. Caltrans, District 7, OAH Arbitration
The firm represented an ENR Top 20 engineering contractor in recovery against Caltrans for delay, disruption, differing site conditions, and…
Engineering Contractor v. Caltrans
The firm represented an ENR Top 20 engineering contractor in recovery against Caltrans for delay, disruption, differing site conditions, and…
ENR Top 30 Engineering Contractor v. Caltrans
The firm represented an ENR Top 30 engineering contractor in recovery against Caltrans for delay, disruption, differing site conditions, and…
Groundbreaking GAO Protest of Department of Veterans’ Affairs Solicitation
The firm successfully protested to the GAO the VA's award of a $23 million solar project in Las Vegas to…
Kevcon, Inc. v. L.B. Contracting, LLC
The firm successfully obtained the dismissal of a federal court action filed in California against an out-of-state subcontractor for lack…
Private Works Prime Contractor v. Private Owner
The firm represented the prime contractor in a dispute with a Fortune 500 multi-national owner over construction of a flagship…
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Protest
The firm successfully protested the award of a United States Department of Air Force $45,000,000 Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ),…
J.B. Riha Corporation v. Andrew and Mary Connors-Nicholls
Three week jury trial regarding private work of improvement resulting in 11-0 verdict in favor of firm's contractor client on…
Kims v. Rowley et al.
Two week jury trial regarding private work of improvement resulting in 9-3 defense verdict in favor of firm's client on…
Recovery Against School District Following Discovery of Asbestos
The firm represented a trade contractor who discovered unanticipated asbestos in the walls and ceilings of school classroom buildings while…
Taylor Frager — NLRB Unfair Practices
The firm successfully defended a general contractor’s right to prevent illegal trespassing by union business agents on a private construction…
Settlement Of Federal Termination For Convenience
The firm’s client was terminated for convenience on a Federal project. The firm assisted the client in preparing a termination…
Wrongful Termination Of Construction Manager By Public School District
The firm represented a construction manager who was wrongfully terminated from two school district projects and was owed substantial amounts…
Bid Protest From Second Position – Interstate 5 Rehabilitation
The firm’s client was the second-low bidder on an Interstate 5 rehabilitation project (Engineer’s Estimate $38 million). The firm identified…
California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc. (2017)
The firm represented a lease-leaseback contractor performing work for the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. A third party filed a…
Local Agency Public Work – Prime Contractor v. Water District
The firm’s client experienced cost overruns and changed conditions on a northern California waste water treatment plant project. The firm…
First Class Water and Shower v. B. L. Murphy, dba B. L. Murphy & Sons
Two week jury trial regarding breach of contract and conversion resulting in 10-2 verdict in favor of firm's client on…
Private Golf Club v. Directors of an HOA
The firm’s three clients were sued by a private golf club for breach of fiduciary duty, interference with prospective economic…
Public Works: Prime Earthwork Contractor Claim For Extra Quantities
The Firm represented its client earth work contractor against a public water district in Northern California, in a claim for…
Public Works: Prime Contractor Claim Against Caltrans For Changed Conditions, Delay, And Disruption
The firm represented the prime contractor and one of its subcontractors against Caltrans on a claim for extra costs from…
Defense Of Employment Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The firm defended an international manufacturer of environmental and construction specialty products in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a…
Lower Tier Subcontractor v. General Contractor and Miller Act Payment Bond Surety
The firm represented a subcontractor on a federal work of improvement in Arizona. The firm filed suit against the general…
Defense of Federal Miller Act Claim
The firm’s client was the prime contractor on a federal design-build construction project on a military base in Northern California.…
Defense of Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment By The California Labor Commissioner
The firm’s subcontractor client was served with a Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment by the California DLSE relating to a…
Litigation Of General Contractor Mechanic’s Liens Against Commercial Project Owner
The firm represented a general contractor relating to a construction of a charter school in San Diego, California. After failing…
Bid Protest – San Diego Unified
The firm’s client was the low bidder for a San Diego Unified School District contract. The client had inadvertently failed…
Claim for Additional Grading Quantities
The firm represented a public works contractor against a water district on a claim for additional grading quantities. The firm…
Complete Defense Of A Prevailing Wage Forfeiture Action
The firm represented a general contractor and its bonding company on a public works school project in Southern California. The…
Differing Site Condition, Cardinal Change, Liquidated Damages, Subcontractor Substitution Penalty Assessment – California Central Coast
The firm’s client was the prime contractor on a flood control construction project involving the widening of a creek that…
Bid Protest Defense / Subcontractor Listing Inconsistency – Caltrans
The firm’s client was the low bidder on a roadway improvement project for Caltrans. A competing bidder protested, contending the…
Responsibility Challenge – Multi-Prime Public University Construction In Northern California
The firm’s client was the low bidder for the largest bid package on a public university construction project. Another bidder…
Sole-Sourcing / Brand Name / “Or-Equal” Dispute – Public Procurement
The firm’s client was a prime contractor on a water treatment facility. During the submittal stage of the project, the…
Response To Bid Protest – West Coast Port Rehabilitation
The firm’s client was the low bidder on a $75 million port facility rehabilitation on one of the largest marine…
Bid Protest Defense (24-Hour Subcontractor Listing) – Caltrans
The firm’s client was the low bidder on a $9 million Caltrans infrastructure rehabilitation project. The second low bidder protested,…
Federal Contracting – Teaming Agreement Member v. Prime Contract Awardee
The firm represented a member of an oral teaming agreement who was not awarded a contract despite the teammate being…
Appeal Of Good Faith Effort Determination (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises) – Caltrans
The firm’s client submitted the low bid for a $105 million Caltrans highway project. Caltrans rejected the bid, concluding the…
Complete Defense Of Prevailing Wage Claim Relating To Travel Time
The California Labor Commissioner issued a Civil Wage And Penalty Assessment (“CWPA”) against the firm’s client for alleged unpaid travel…
Defense of Employee Discrimination Claim
The firm defended a contractor in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee. The lawsuit alleged disability discrimination,…
Defense Of Federal Miller Act Claim – Naval Base Fire Station
The firm’s client was the prime contractor on a federal design-build construction project—a new fire station on a United States…
Bid Protest Defense (24-Hour Subcontractor Listing) – Caltrans
The firm’s client was the low bidder on a $47 million Caltrans infrastructure rehabilitation project. The second low bidder protested,…
General Contractor v. Public Owner
The firm’s client was the general contractor on a local public works project. The general contractor contended the project was…
Recovery From Unlicensed Contractor
The firm successfully pursued claims for disgorgement for unlicensed contracting and for defective construction on a private construction project, resulting…
Federal Design Build Contractor v. Structural Engineer
The firm represented plaintiff design/build contractor in a dispute with defendant civil engineer after the Department of the Navy required…
Trade Contractor v. Thomas Jefferson School of Law
The firm represented plaintiff subcontractor who installed a glass and glazing system at defendant’s new law school campus facility in…
Wage and Hour Class Action v. Contractor
The firm defended a contractor against a class action lawsuit based on alleged violations of wage and hour and prevailing…
Protest of International Airport Electrical Upgrade Project
The firm’s client was the second low bidder on a $17 million electrical upgrade project at San Diego International Airport. …
Los Angeles Area Community College District v. Construction Management Firm
The firm represented the construction manager for three community college construction projects. The owner of the projects claimed the construction…
Subcontractor Default – Caltrans Highway Facility Rehabilitation
The firm's client was the prime contractor on a highway facility rehabilitation project for the California Department of Transportation. The…
Representation Of Plaintiff Property Owner In Claim For Property Damage From Altered Runoff
The firm represented plaintiff homeowners whose property became inundated with muddy runoff from an adjacent construction project. The Firm sued…
ProUsys, Inc. v. Taisei-T&K Joint Venture
The firm represented the programming subcontractor in complex, multi-party litigation arising from the expansion of Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant No.…
Caltrans-Response To Proposed Final Estimate
Following completion of construction, Caltrans notified the firm’s client that it had re-calculated the final pay quantities and that the…
Defense Of Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
The firm defended a contractor in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee who had been laid off…
Community College Subcontractor Substitution Hearing
The firm’s client requested substitution of a listed subcontractor based on its failure to prosecute its work in a timely…
General Contractor v. Commercial Project Owner/Developer
The firm successfully litigated and resolved a claim by its general contractor client for over $1 million arising from non-payment…
Barnhart-Balfour Beatty, Inc. v. Roofing Subcontractor, Roofing Manufacturer and Their Insurers
The firm represented the Design Builder concerning a roof failure on a classified military base project. After asserting the claim…
Barnhart-Balfour Beatty, Inc. v. Oxnard School District
The firm represented the general contractor relating to a contract balance and claim by the school district that a second…
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. v. State of California, Department of Transportation
The firm represented the general contractor in recovery of damages for inefficiency claims relating to methacrylate application and for return…
In re: University of California Los Angeles Westwood Replacement Hospital Cases
The firm represented the mechanical subcontractor in claims arising from the University of California’s construction of the Westwood Replacement Hospital.…
Brewer Corporation dba Brewer Crane & Rigging v. TM Structural, Inc.; and Division 8, Inc. v. Mi Arbolito
The firm represented two clients, Brewer Crane & Rigging Company and Division 8, Inc. with claims for payment on a…
Litigation Of Subcontractor And General Contractor Mechanics Liens And Stop Notices Against Commercial Project Owner And Lender
The firm represented a general contractor relating to a multi-use private development in Rancho Cucamonga, California, which included a hotel,…
Bid Protest – Army Corps of Engineers
The firm represented a large prime contractor specializing in Federal work in a bid protest against the Army Corps. of…
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. v. State of California, Department of Transportation
The firm represented the general contractor in pursuit of damages for delay, disruption, and inefficiencies out of a bridge widening/modification…
Protest Of Bid Responsiveness And DVBE Outreach
The firm's client was the low bidder for the electrical bid package on a multi-prime California public high school construction…
United States of America, for the use and benefit of YMC, Inc. v. Insurance Company Of The West, et al.
The firm’s surety client’s funds were frozen by a writ of execution served on the surety’s bank account after its…
Ingeborg Hogue v. West Coast Air Conditioning
An asbestos claim was filed against the firm’s general contractor client by a former employee of a public school district,…
Architectural Aluminum Window Systems, Inc. v. Dick Pacific Construction Co., Ltd.
The firm’s client was a window subcontractor on a federal project at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. As one of the first…
Community College Construction Delay Claim – Southwest United States
The firm represented the prime contractor on a hard-bid new construction of a nine-building adult learning center on a community…
Subcontractor Default And Miller Act Claim – Department Of Army Project
The firm represented the prime contractor on a federal drainage channel project administered by the Army Corps of Engineers. One-third…
Claim For Extra Work – International Airport Cogeneration Plant
The firm represented the prime contractor on a design-build cogeneration plant project at John Wayne International Airport in Orange County,…
Good Faith Efforts – Caltrans Southern California
The firm’s client was low bidder for the $56 million Caltrans project to construct portions of California Route 76. Caltrans…
Sprotte + Watson Architecture & Planning, Inc. v. Santee School District et al.
The dispute involved a nine school site construction project at a local school district, valued at over $100 million. After…
Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Size Protest
The firm advised its client as to the structuring of an 8(a) joint venture to pursue an 8(a) sole source…
Echo Pacific Construction, Inc. v. Prism Designs & Services, Inc.
The dispute involved installation of casework at a local school district. After terminating the casework subcontractor, the subcontractor sought $61,650.00…
DOE Aggregates, Inc.
The firm represented its client in all aspects of an aggregate material mining operation, including obtaining state and local agency…
Jaynes Corporation of California v. Encina Wastewater Authority
The firm represented the general contractor in pursuit of delay and disruption claims arising out of construction of a wastewater…
Jaynes Corporation of California v. Pro-Tech Fire Protection Systems Corporation
The firm’s client was the prime contractor on a large-scale water treatment plant project. The fire protection subcontractor on the…
Submission of Proposed Final Estimate
The firm’s client was the prime contractor on a five-year project to widen Interstate 405 in the Culver City/Santa Monica…
Engineered Structures of San Diego, Inc., dba Cairo Construction Company v. CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc. et al.
The firm represented a subcontractor in litigation arising from the construction of a large wastewater treatment plant in North San…
RePipe – California, Inc. v. W I T Pipeline Rehab et al.
The firm initiated litigation on behalf of a pipeline rehabilitation subcontractor on a City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department…
Urata & Sons Cement, Inc. v. Lodi Unified School District et al.
A trade contractor on a public works new high school construction project filed suit against the firm’s construction manager client…
Erickson-Hall Construction Company v. San Diego Unified School District and Graham Champion
The firm recovered over $1 million on behalf of its general contractor client against the school district and its labor…
Quality Interiors, Inc. v. Brawley Luckey Ranch, L.P. et al. [and consolidated cases]
The firm represented six clients with claims for payment on a private 500 unit development project and related public improvements…
Milcon Services, Inc. v. Hemet Unified School District (Western Rim Constructors, Inc.)
This case involved a challenge to the award of a track and field improvement trade package for a Riverside County…
West Coast Air Conditioning Co., Inc. v. Fountain Valley School District
Prime contractor on a $12.8 million four school modernization project suffered delay, disruption, and inefficiency damages as a result of…
Protest of Award to HAR Construction by Jaynes Corporation of California
This matter involved the award of a $4 million educational building project by the Southwestern Community College District. Based on…
Blackinton Airport Property Owners Association v. Dino DeLuca et al.
The firm represented a homeowners association that sued to foreclose on a lien to collect delinquent assessments in the amount…
Protest of Award to W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. by Jaynes Corporation of California
The firm protested the award of a $19 million office building project by the Eastern Municipal Water District based on…
Time And Alarm Systems v. Edge Development, Inc. et al.
A second-tier subcontractor initiated litigation to collect the contract balance on a $42 million dollar new high school project which…
Earth Patterns v. Garville et al.
Arbitration regarding private work of improvement resulting in judgment in favor of firm's contractor client on complaint and zero recovery…