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Representative Sampling of Recent Construction-Related *** Mediations / Settlements and Parties

  • 4S Ranch (Newland), San Diego, CA
  • Aliante (Pulte), Las Vegas, NV
  • Anthem (Del Webb), Las Vegas, NV
  • Crosby Estates (Starwood), Rancho Santa Fe, CA
  • Eaglepoint (Sky Development), Salt Lake City, UT
  • Fairway View – Summerlin (Del Webb), Las Vegas, NV
  • Oak Creek (The Irvine Co.), Irvine, CA
  • Pinnacle Hills (Lennar), Phoenix, AZ
  • Sun City (Del Webb), Palm Desert, CA
  • 36 Bankers Hill, San Diego,CA
  • 88 Master Association, San Jose, CA
  • 350 West Ash, San Diego, CA
  • 1000 Channel Street, San Francisco
  • Acqua Vista (Watt / K Hovnanian), San Diego, CA
  • Alicante (Intergulf), San Diego, CA
  • Aperture (CityMark), San Diego, CA
  • Cortez Blu (K Hovnanian), San Diego, CA
  • El Cortez (Janopaul Block), San Diego, CA
  • Grande North (Bosa Development), San Diego CA
  • Hayden Ferry Lakeside, Tempe, Arizona
  • Landmark (Crown/Carlyle), Phoenix, AZ
  • One Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA
  • LaVita (Intergulf), San Diego, CA
  • Parkloft (Douglas Wilson Co.), San Diego, CA
  • Treo (Intergulf), San Diego, CA
  • The Mark (Douglas Wilson Co.), San Diego, CA
  • 35 Dolores, San Francisco, CA
  • 464 Prospect (McKellar Development), La Jolla, CA
  • Aloft at Cortez Hill (Oliver McMillan), San Diego, CA
  • Atria (Morgan Group), San Diego, CA
  • City Walk (The Olson Co.), San Diego, CA
  • DECA (Resmark), San Diego, CA
  • Fahrenheit (CityMark) San Diego, CA
  • La Boheme (Western Pacific), San Diego, CA
  • Laurel Bay (Simpson/Hammer), San Diego, CA
  • Library Court, Los Angeles, CA
  • Luna di Lusso at Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
  • M2i (CityMark), San Diego, CA
  • Montefaro (Centex), La Jolla, CA
  • Park Boulevard East & West (DRHorton), San Diego, CA
  • Porto Siena (Intracorp), San Diego, CA
  • Seahaus (Barratt-American), San Diego, CA
  • St Baristo, Palm Springs, CA
  • The Lido (Concordia), San Diego, CA
  • Trellis (Intracorp), San Diego, CA
  • Union Square (Western Pacific), San Diego, CA
  • Latitude 33, Marina del Rey, CA (Cal-Atlantic)
  • Highlands Village, San Diego, CA (Pardee)
  • Allegro Towers, LP, San Diego, CA
  • Ariel Suites, LP, San Diego, CA
  • Ball Park Village (Greystar), San Diego, CA
  • Civita (Sudberry Properties), San Diego, CA
  • Creekside Pointe, San Diego, CA
  • Indigo Apartments, Redwood City, CA
  • Irvine Company Apartment Communities
  • Little Italy Mixed-Use Project (Fenton), San Diego, CA
  • Skye@Laguna Niguel, CA
  • Sunroad Centrum, San Diego, CA
  • Alpine Unified School District: Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine, CA
  • Antelope Valley Community College District
  • Banning Unified School District
  • Beaumont Unified School District, Beaumont CA
  • Biogas Treatment (BUDG) Facility, San Diego, CA
  • California Dept. of Transportation
  • California Dept. of Parks & Recreation
  • Cal Rail Project
  • City of Brawley
  • City of Carlsbad Joint First Responders Training Facility (Carlsbad, CA)
  • City of Chicago (Chicago One Fiber Initiative Project)
  • City of Coronado: Aquatics Center
  • City of El Cajon: El Cajon City Center Project (El Cajon, CA)
  • City of Imperial
  • City of Imperial Beach
  • City of Menefee (Bradley Fire Station)
  • City of National City: National City Aquatic Center
  • City of North Salt Lake
  • City of Oceanside
  • City of Poway (Espola Road Safety Improvement Project)
  • City of Riverside
  • City of Salt Lake
  • City of San Diego: Carmel Mountain Ranch Roadway, Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge, San Diego Public Library – Central Library Project and 101 W. Ash/City Hall Project
  • County of Imperial
  • County of San Diego
  • Escondido Union School District
  • Fallbrook Union School District
  • Grossmont Union High School District
  • Long Beach Community College District
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Mountain Home AFB Housing, Mountain Home, Idaho
  • Palomar Community College District
  • Palomar Energy Center/San Diego Gas & Electric
  • Perris Union High School District
  • San Diego Community College District
  • San Diego Unified Port District
  • San Diego Unified School District
  • Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • San Vicente Dam Project: San Diego County Water Authority
  • SANDAG: Trolley Station Upgrades, San Diego, CA
  • San Diego State University
  • South Orange County Community College District  (Saddleback Sports Complex)
  • Southwestern Community College District
  • Sweetwater Union High School District, San Diego, CA
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of California San Diego
  • University of California Santa Cruz
  • University of California Riverside
  • United States Navy: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA and Pacific Beacon BEQ Home Ashore Towers, 32nd Street Naval Base, San Diego, CA
  • Bishop’s School, La Jolla, CA
  • Friends of La Jolla Shores
  • Hope Alvarado Modular Homeless Housing Project, Los Angeles
  • Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Ocean Institute, Dana Point, CA
  • San Diego Revitalization / Price Charities
  • San Diego Zoo/Zoological Society of San Diego
  • Sharp Hospital of San Diego (Kearny Mesa & Grossmont)
  • Thomas Jefferson Law School, San Diego, CA
  • GEICO Regional Call Center, Poway, CA
  • Novartis, San Diego, CA
  • RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA
  • Sonos Headquarters, Santa Barbara, CA
  • Tower 180, San Diego, CA
  • Canyon Lakes Master Planned Community Road Restoration Project (42 miles)
  • City of San Diego/Carmel Valley Road Project
  • South Bay Tollroad, San Diego, CA
  • The Generals Highway, Sequoia National Park
  • Big Horn, Palm Desert, CA (Example: Orin Smith, former President and CEO of Starbucks)
  • Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, CA (Example: Lee Rocker, aka Leon Drucker, of The Stray Cats)
  • La Jolla, CA (Example: Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers)
  • Livermore, CA (Example: Saritch Residence)
  • Los Angeles, CA (Example: Tyler Perry, Producer/ Director/Actor, Laurene Powell Jobs)
  • Malibu, CA (Example: Dick Clark Estate)
  • Orange County, CA: Coto de Caza (Example: Semeniuta Residence)
  • Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, CA
  • Rancho Santa Fe, CA
  • Allure, Las Vegas, NV
  • Arroyo Grande Inn, Pismo Beach CA
  • Aviara, Carlsbad, CA
  • Carmel Valley Residence Inn, San Diego, CA
  • Dream Hotel, Hollywood, CA
  • Element Anaheim, CA
  • Element Irvine, CA
  • Hyatt Hotel Complex, San Jose Airport, San Jose, CA
  • Hyatt USC, Los Angeles, CA
  • Monsaraz Inn, San Diego, CA
  • Montage Beverly Hills, CA
  • Pendry, San Diego CA
  • Platinum Hotel & Spa, Las Vegas, NV
  • Se Hotel, San Diego, CA
  • Terranea Resort, Palos Verdes, CA
  • Viejas Casino, San Diego, CA
  • Waterfront Beach Resort Hotel, Huntington Beach, CA
  • Westgate Hotel, San Diego, CA
  • Fish Market, San Diego, CA
  • Tilted Kilt, San Diego, CA
  • Barley Mash, San Diego, CA
  • Karl Strauss Brewing, Carlsbad, CA
  • Pacific Beach AleHouse, San Diego, CA
  • Bonita Valley Community Church, Bonita, CA
  • El Camino Christian Fellowship, Encinitas. CA
  • Skyline Church, La Mesa, CA
  • Temple Solel, Cardiff by the Sea, CA
  • Grossmont Hospital, San Diego
  • Sharp Hospital, San Diego
  • Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA
  • Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA
  • Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, CA
  • Scripps Health, San Diego, CA
  • UHS Lancaster Hospital  Lancaster, CA
  • Carl Burger Auto Center, La Mesa, CA
  • Mossy Toyota, Pacific Beach, CA
  • Stephen Wade Mazda, St. George, Utah
  • CFW Solar, Los Angeles, CA
  • Desert Jet Center, Thermal CA
  • First Solar, Willow Springs Solar Farm, Kern County, CA
  • Two solar photovoltaic facilities (totaling 120MW) in Antelope Valley, CA
  • Approximately $150,000,000 in soils-related case settlements
  • Approximately $30,000,000 in professional office building CD settlements
  • Approximately $30,000,000 in industrial / distribution / warehouse CD settlements
  • Approximately $7,500,000 in mobile home park settlements
  • Approximately $25,000,000 in condo conversion settlements

Representative List of Parties

  • Beazer Homes USA
  • Brookfield Residential
  • Corky McMillan Companies
  • Davidson Communities
  • D.R. Horton
  • K. Hovnanian Homes
  • Intergulf
  • Intracorp
  • Intrawest
  • KB Home
  • Lennar Corp (CalAtlantic)
  • McKeller Development Group
  • Meritage Homes
  • Oliver McMillan
  • PLC Land Co.
  • Pulte Group (Centex Homes and Del Webb)
  • Richmond Homes
  • Shea Homes
  • Taylor Morrison (William Lyon Homes)
  • The Olson Company
  • Toll Brothers
  • Trans West Housing
  • TriPointe Homes (Pardee Homes)
  • US Home Corp
  • Van Daele
  • Woodside Homes
  • Del Webb
  • Lennar Corp.
  • Lowe Enterprises
  • Newland Communities
  • Starwood Capital Group
  • Sunrise Desert Partners
  • The Irvine Company
  • Arthur Ortiz
  • Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC
  • Bovis Lend Lease Inc.
  • BuildGroup
  • Clark Construction
  • Deacon
  • DavisReed Construction
  • DPR Construction
  • Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc.
  • Erickson-Hall Construction Co.
  • Ferrovial SA
  • Flatiron
  • Gilbane Building Co.
  • Harper Construction
  • Hensel Phelps
  • Highland Partnership Inc.
  • JF Shea Co.
  • JR Filanc Construction Co.
  • Kitchell Corp.
  • KPRS Construction Services
  • Ledcor Group
  • Lusardi Construction
  • McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
  • Morley Builders
  • Obayashi Corporation
  • Perini Corporation
  • PCL Construction Services, Inc.
  • Richard & Richard Construction
  • Roel Construction Co.
  • Rudolf & Sletten
  • Sahara Construction Inc.
  • Sundt Construction
  • Swinerton
  • TC Construction
  • The Weitz Co.
  • Turner
  • Watkins/Landmark
  • W.E. O’Neil Construction Co.
  • Webcor
  •  West Coast Building & Construction Services
  • White Construction Co.

To date, Mr. Roberts has mediated close to 1,000 claims involving either alleged defective design* or defective products**.

* (e.g. architectural, structural, geotechnical, civil, plumbing/mechanical, electrical, etc.)

** (e.g. building envelope, window assemblies, sealants, roofing materials, structural engineered wood products, steel framing, sanitary and pressurized residential plumbing, municipal sewer pipe, concrete, etc.)

*** In addition to construction defect cases, Mr. Roberts also regularly mediates other construction-related disputes, including:

  • mechanics liens/stop notices,
  • retention/delay claims,
  • terminations for cause or convenience, and
  • surety and performance bonds.

Representative Sampling of Recent General Liability Mediations / Settlements

  • Largest wrongful death construction accident case in Nevada history ($15,000,000)
  • Wrongful death case involving teenager in private care facility for substance abuse ($4,000,000)
  • Product class action involving 150,000 homeowners in Nevada ($47,000,000)
  • DeAnza Cove / City of San Diego insurance coverage litigation
  • Landlord-tenant class action involving major REIT and 3,000 tenants
  • Partnership Dissolutions and Fiduciary Duty Claims by professional corporations and business entities (settlements collectively over $25,000,000)
  • Wrongful Termination Claims including employees and minority shareholders (settlements collectively over $10,000,000)
  • Professional Malpractice ($40,000,000 settlement involving alleged mishandling of development of master-planned community)
  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Legal Malpractice Claim (involving beneficiary and lawyers for trust allegedly mishandling a multi-state family-owned real estate holding company)
  • Real Estate Broker/Seller Disclosures cases ($5,000,000)
  •  Settlement of a Product/Design Defect Claim including Business Interruption loss involving large turbines in a wind tunnel facility ($17,500,000) involving separate settlements over several years in a multi-party case.
  • MTS-Intermodal Border Transportation Center (Real Estate Dispute-retained and settled post-trial)
  • Burgess and Soda Rock Winery-Kincaid Fire Losses-first party property claims
  • Big Basin Winery-CZU Lightning Complex Fire-first-party property loss
  • Huntington Park Industrial Fire Loss-first party claim
  • Settlement of a Catastrophic Injury Claim involving a product design claim by a worker operating a machine used in manufacturing (total permanent disability and long-term medical treatment). Multi-million dollar settlement was partially structured for the benefit of the plaintiff.
  • Wrongful death claim that involved bicyclist and disputed allegation of failure to repair public street ($3,500,000)
  • Settlement of a Contractual Dispute between a Bio-Diesel Manufacturer and its Main Supplier leading to a new, multi-year contract renewal and the end of litigation between them.
  • Numerous environmental law cases involving the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the California Water Quality Control Act.
  • Multiple settlements in mold and air quality cases totaling over $20,000,000
  • Resolved more than $10,000,000 of cases relating to Disclosure Claims arising out of Sale and Purchase of High-End Single Family Homes
  • Resolved more than $10,000,000 of cases  involving Commercial Landlord-Tenant Leasing Disputes
  • Currently mediating and also recently settled several large claims involving alleged failure to properly abate asbestos contamination in pre-1974 high-rise office buildings
  • Currently mediating and also recently settled several large claims related to new trunk line municipal sewer systems and re-lining of existing systems in San Diego and Salt Lake City
  • Major bodily injury case resulting from negligent disposal of explosive devices in Kauai, Hawaii ($4,000,000 settlement)

Representative Insurers / TPA's

  • American International Group (Lexington, National Union)
  • Allied World
  • Allstate
  • AmTrust North America
  • Argos Group
  • Axis
  • Catalina Holdings (Arch, Alea)
  • Chubb/Ace
  • CNA
  • Enstar
  • Everest
  • Fairfax (American Safety, Riverstone,  Crum & Forster, US Fire)
  • Farmers Ins. Group
  • Federated
  • Fireman’s Fund
  • San Francisco ReInsurance
  • Great American Insurance Group
  • Hartford (Navigators)
  • Liberty Mutual Group (Ironshore, Safeco, Ohio Casualty, American Fire)
  • Lloyds
  • Markel
  • Nationwide (Scottsdale)
  • Intact Insurance
  • Philadelphia Insurance (Tokio Marine Group)
  • QBE
  • RLI
  • RSUI (Landmark)
  • State Farm
  • Swiss Re Group
  • Travelers
  • W.R. Berkley (Gemini, Admiral, Vela)
  • Zurich (Steadfast)
  • AXA (XL Insurance, Catlin Ins.)
  • Beazley
  • Hiscox
  • Hudson
  • Lloyds
  • Zurich
  • Fidelity National Title Group
  • Lawyers Title
  • Sedgwick Claims
  • Gallagher Bassett
  • York Claims Services
  • Catlin
  • Carl Warren
  • Crawford
  • CRMI
  • Empirical
  • George Hills
  • Midlands
  • NARS
  • Nova Pro
  • REM
  • TRISTAR
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