Cases: Construction – Page 4 – Cal Attorneys Fees

Construction: Failure To Appeal Postjudgment Fee Denial Order Doomed One Appeal

Lower Court Correctly Denied Fees Under Prompt Payment Statute Based On Decisional Law Under Similar Statutory Provision For you construction aficionados, Underground Construction Co., Inc. v. City of Oakland, Case No. A130752 (1st Dist., Div. 4 May 15, 2013) (unpublished) will be of interest. It is warmer down below . . . Travel in […]

Arbitration/Construction/Prevailing Party: $901,085.27 Fee Recovery Goes POOF! When Appellate Court Determines That Defendant Was Dismissed After Arbitration With Other Parties

April 18, 2013

Defendant Was Neither a Party to the Property Owner-HOA Settlement Nor Resulting Arbitration. Owner hired contractor to convert a hotel it owned into apartments and retail space. A few years later, the apartments were converted to condos and sold to the public, with an HOA being formed. Owner had to disclose certain construction