Executive Summary 25 years of experience resolving high-risk, complex construction and surety disputes totaling nearly $1B at issue. Proven expertise in construction industry bond claims; performance bonds, payment bonds, license bonds, and more. Veteran of numerous...
VLA&S senior trial counsel, Yvonne Jorgensen, recently won a defense verdict for our client in San Francisco County Superior Court. Plaintiff sued the client, a general contractor’s employee, for negligence in connection with a large, multi-family housing project...
VLA&S partner, Jennifer Thomas, successfully defended our client, a Mobile Home Park, against allegations the park failed to properly maintain trees on its premises, causing Plaintiff to trip over a fallen tree branch. Following extensive fact discovery, briefing,...
Eric Phillips’ Representative Energy Project Experience Co-Generation Plants. I represented a major California University in litigation regarding a Design-Build, Combine Cycle Co-Generation power plant at one of its campuses. This litigation involved numerous...
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the trial court erred when it failed to consider Defendants pre-offer fees/costs as part of Defendant’s CCP 998 Offer, which was silent as to costs. Facts Restaurant worker Samantha Martinez (Plaintiff) sued...
The California District Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District recently overturned a lower court ruling and held that the reduction in permitted uses under a Conditional Use Permit qualifies as the loss of use of tangible property and therefore “property...
