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Rita Martin vs. Vojislav & Barbara Vujicic

CASE NO.: BC 115 091
TOPIC: Construction Defect: 10 Unit Apartment Building
RESULT: $395,000 (settlement); $250,000 from Developer, $100,000 for Sheet Metal and $45,000 from Roofer
SPECIALS: Damages: $550,000 cost of repair
AREA: L.A. Central
JUDGE: Paul G. Flynn
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: Alois Peter, Jr. (Law Offices of Verboon, Whitaker, Hartmann & Peter), L.A.
DEFENDANT ATTORNEY: for Developers: William Kelsberg ( Knopfler and Robertson ), Los Angeles; for Roofer: Larry Robinson (Early, Maslach & Price), Los Angeles; for Sheet Metal: Bruce Gubersky (Early, Maslach & Price)

FACTS

1988: Defendants and subcontractors built a 10unit apartment building in the City of Hawthorn. Original cost of construction was $450,000. The Plaintiffs sued the Defendants as a result of defective conditions in the building.

PLAINTIFF

claimed the building suffered from leaks in the roof, walls and windows, decay and dry rot in the walkways and decks, defective plumbing and fire sprinklers.

DEFENDANT

disputed damages.

OFFER

None

DEMAND

$250,000 to Developer, $100,000 CCP 998 to Sheet Metal and $45,000 CCP 998 to Roofer

After a failed attempt to summarily adjudicate based of statute of limitations, Taylor Roofing and Jerry Souza Sheet Metal settled on the eve of trial.

TriService Reference No. S961121
 
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