PUBLISHED DECISIONS
Nearly all litigation matters handled by the firm result in resolution on confidential terms. For this reason, and to protect client confidentiality, non-public results are not published. Following is a list of public results in trials, appeals, agency rulings, arbitrations, and mediations. These individual results were dependent on the facts of each case, and results will differ if based on different facts.
American Building Innovation LP v. Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC – Firm Prevails on License Defense
The firm represented a general contractor in a dispute with a subcontractor on a public works construction project. Disputes arose…
Surety Awarded Fees and Costs Despite Bond Principal Having Paid the Freight
Cell-Crete Corporation v. Fed. Ins. Co. (2022) 82 Cal. App.5th 1090. Payment bond surety sought fees and costs following summary…
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…
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…
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…
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…
West Coast Air Conditioning Co., Inc. v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
The Firm represented the second bidder in a procurement dispute concerning a $100 million HVAC improvement project at Ironwood State…
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…
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…
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…
Brewer Corporation, et. al. v. Point Center Financial, Inc.
On January 31, the Fourth District Court of Appeal followed Familian Corp v. Imperial Bank, holding stop notice claimants have…
In The Matter Of The Request For Review of ASM Affiliates, Inc.
In the first case of its kind under the California prevailing wage law, the firm successfully defended a Civil Wage…
National Financial Lending, LLC v. Superior Court (Brewer Corporation)
The firm’s contractor client participated in a very troubled large scale condominium construction project, which culminated in the client obtaining…
Wagner Construction Co. v. Pacific Mechanical Corp.
The California Supreme Court agreed with the firm's argument that an arbitrator, not court, decides a statute of limitations defense,…
San Diego Unified Port District v. Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc.
In a construction case, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that the firm's client could not be forced to…