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

2009

Kensington-Fairoaks Associates v. Pacific Building Development, Inc., et al.
(Construction Contract)

$1.35 million

2010

Trinity Avenue, LLC v. KTGY Group, Inc.,
(Construction Design and Administration)

$1.0 million