VERDICT: $89,136.51 to Plaintiff for home fire repair claims, 0 for emotional distress, $10,602.83 to Defendant contractor for Plaintiff’s breach of contract. [Read more…]
Construction defects, suit remains alive per clarification
CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS: Suit involving apartment building that was destroyed due to soil movement remains alive pursuant to Court’s ruling on Plaintiffs’ requested “clarification” of summary judgment rulings which Defendant construed as resulting in dismissal of entire case… Hayworth. [Read more…]
Construction defects, apartment building soil movement
CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS: Tort claims against excavation contractor of apartment building that was destroyed due to soil movement including concealment of defects dismissed on summary judgment based on statutes of limitation… contract claims survive summary judgment BUT Plaintiffs are unable to seek restoration damages because they cannot prove “temporary injury” resulting in dismissal of entire case… Hayworth. [Read more…]
Abuse of process, subpoena of judgment debtor’s son
ABUSE OF PROCESS claim stemming from subpoena of judgment debtor’s son in effort to discover location of debtor or his assets rejected on summary judgment, suspended attorney Plaintiff declared vexatious litigant… Menahan. [Read more…]