Significant Cases – Plaintiff
Year
Case Title and Type
Verdict/Settlement
1982
West v. Johnson & Johnson
(Products Liability)
$10.5 million
1990
Tru-Turf Farms v. Rhone-Poulenc
(Products Liability)
Confidential Settlement
1992
Hidden Lane Homeowners v. Pendar Construction Co.
(Construction)
$1.2 million
Lyng v. Cattle Beach Assoc., et al.
(Construction)
$1.0 million
Prometheus Development Co. v. International Minerals, et al.
(Environmental Cost Recovery)
Confidential Settlement
1994
Aerosafe, Inc. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co.
(Insurance Bad Faith)
Confidential Settlement
Santa Cruz Transit District v. Sverdrup Parcel, et al.
(Design & Construction)
$6.7 million
1998
Eagle Square Partners, Ltd. (Park Place) v. Weyerhaeuser, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$25 million
2000
Chang, et al. v. Weyerhaeuser, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$6.5 million
Sunset Ridge Assoc. (Trellis Square) v. Weyerhaeuser, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$5.1 million
Williams, et al. v. Weyerhaeuser (Class Action)
(Products Liability)
Valued at $175 million
2001
Capitol Ford, et al. v. Sonic Corp., et al.
(Contract)
$10.2 million
Cupertino City Center Ltd. v. Calprom, et al.
(Construction)
$1.0 million
The Farm Assoc. Ltd. v. Lyntrak Constr., et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$3.2 million
Orchard Glen Ventures v. Carl N. Swenson Co.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$10.2 million
G.W. Williams Co. v. Weyerhaeuser
(Products Liability)
$1.2 million
2002
Benton Park Ltd. v. Barnes Constr., et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$5.6 million
Eagle Square Partners (City Center) v. Calprom, et al.
(Construction)
$1.6 million
Prometheus Income Partners (Alderwood) v. Weyerhaeuser, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$8.5 million
Prometheus Income Partners (Timberleaf) v. Weyerhaeuser, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$7.34 million
Shelter Cove, Ltd. v. Forestex, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$12.7 million
Lick Mill Creek Apartments v. Forestex, Inc., et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$31.5 million
2003
Fifty Peninsula Partners (Sterling Court) v. Webcor, et al.
(Construction)
$6.0 million
2004
Kensington-Fair Oaks Assoc. v. Masonite, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$10.2 million
2005
Bridge St. Commons, LLC v. Speckert Bld. Products, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$3.5 million
Surf City Produce v. City of Santa Cruz, et al.
(Condemnation)
$2.4 million
2006
Antelope Associates (Danbury Park) v. Louisiana-Pacific, et al.
(Products Liability & Construction)
$10.5 million
Cupertino City Apartments Ltd. v. Trident Constr., et al.
(Construction)
$9.2 million
2007
Motayar v. American General Life Ins. Co.
(Insurance Bad Faith)
$2.75 million
Rincon de los Esteros Ltd. v. Dow Builders, et al.
(Construction)
$6.5 million
2008
Miramar Apartments Ltd. v. Ross Constr., et al.
(Construction)
$14.5 million
Park Centre, LLC (Park Place II) v. Ross Constr., et al.
(Construction)
$10.5 million
Sierra Ridge Investors v. Northwest Land Co., et al.
(Construction)
$7.3 million