The Firm represented the structural concrete subcontractor seeking recovery of payment for subcontract balance and extra work.
The Firm perfected its client’s mechanic’s lien and stop payment notice remedies, which were bonded off by the general contractor who contended nothing was due to the subcontractor because of defective work and delay caused by the subcontractor. Despite the Firm’s efforts for settlement, the general contractor and its surety never made an offer to pay the Firm’s client any amount.
The dispute was tried to a San Diego jury over three weeks.
The Firm used building modeling to create 3-D demonstrative exhibits allowing the jury to see how a structural concrete building is built from the ground up, and better understand the testimony of the witnesses.
The jury’s verdict was 12-0 in favor of the Firm’s client.
The jury awarded every penny the Firm asked for against both the general contractor and its surety.
Counsel: P. Randolph Finch Jr. and Andrea L. Petray