Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (DBNTC) prevailed at a three-day bench trial before Judge Richard Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiff, a mortgage borrower, alleged that DBNTC had failed to perfect its ownership of the loan following origination and then failed to provide pre-foreclosure notices required under Washington law. Judge Jones rejected… Read More
This was a complex case arising out of a failed low-income housing project and involving sophisticated tax credit syndication issues. In voir dire, several jurors in this Los Angeles Superior Court admitted mixed feelings (at best) about banks. Yet, after two weeks of trial and less than an hour of deliberation, a unanimous jury concluded that the developer had failed… Read More
Severson attorney Andrew Noble has mixed litigation with transactional work for a number of years, but not quite like in one recent week. Noble closed two multi-property commercial mortgage loans totaling $32 million in Colorado and New Mexico on Tuesday and Thursday, after representing a mortgage servicer in a one-day bench trial in Alameda County on Monday. The court rejected… Read More
Recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars for client in elder abuse case. Read More
Obtained for clients settlements of over $6.8 million in construction disputes involving geotechnical issues. Read More
Secured favorable settlement at trial for Major League Baseball team and individual professional baseball players in litigation alleging casualties. Read More
Negotiated favorable integrated project delivery (IPD) agreement for multi-discipline design firm on hospital-related project. Read More
Negotiated favorable design/build agreement for civil engineering firm on multi-billion dollar university campus expansion project. Read More
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of insurance carrier client in coverage litigation. Read More
Secured defense judgment for architect client on claim of wrongful death arising from mold. Read More
Obtained summary adjudication and dismissal of tort claims for mechanical contractor client in SB 800 action covering dozens of condominium units. Read More
Obtained judgment at trial on behalf of civil engineering firm on contract claim against real estate developer. Read More
Obtained defense award on behalf of engineering firm in binding arbitration involving claims of professional negligence. Read More
Secured dismissal by motion for engineer client on claim of professional negligence in connection with design of liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Mexico. Read More
Secured summary adjudication and defense judgment for attorney clients in legal malpractice suit. Read More
Secured defense judgment for land surveyor client at trial. Read More
Obtained defense judgment at trial for distributor of polyethylene tubing whose product was alleged to have suffered from a manufacturing defect and to have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. Read More
Represented general contractor in negotiating project-specific contracts. Negotiated professional services contract with project owner for architect on multi-million dollar phased development. Read More
Obtained dismissal of surveyor in boundary dispute and misplacement of building on subject lot. Read More
Negotiated settlement of claim for budget overrun by school district against architect. Read More
