The firm represented a subcontractor who had not received full payment for work performed on a large hotel construction project in downtown San Diego. To protect the subcontractor’s collection rights, the firm recorded a mechanic’s lien against the hotel property for slightly more than $1,500,000 and served a bonded stop payment notice on the project’s construction lender. The subcontractor’s payment dispute included more than 370 outstanding or contested change order claims. The firm conducted extensive oral and written discovery with both the general contractor and the property owner regarding the subcontractor’s claims. Following percipient witness discovery, the firm successfully negotiated a settlement for its client. The settlement payments—totaling over $2,200,000—were guaranteed by the general contractor’s surety.
Counsel: P. Randolph Finch Jr., Jeffrey B. Baird, and Cory P. DiBene