The firm’s client performed property inspection and preservation services for SCVMS throughout Southern California. Disputes arose over the non-payment or underpayment of more than 400 work orders performed by the firm’s client. Upon the firm’s initial demand, SCVMS was only willing to compensate the firm’s client for approximately fifteen percent of the total amount in dispute. The firm eventually filed a lawsuit on behalf of its client for breach of contract, reasonable value, and open book account. At mediation, the parties reached a negotiated settlement in which the firm’s client obtained payment for the entire principal amount it disputed.
San Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2011-00084104-CU-BC-CTL
Counsel: Jeffrey B. Baird and Christopher R. Sillari