Representative Sampling of Recent Construction-Related *** Mediations / Settlements and Parties
- Master-Planned Communities
- Residential High - Rise
- Mid-Rise Residential
- Large Apartment Projects
- Public Works
- Private Non-Profit
- Commercial / Office
- Roadway Cases
- High-End Single Family Homes
- Hotels / Time Shares / Resorts
- Restaurants
- Churches and Synagogues
- Hospitals
- Auto Dealerships
- Private Projects
- Wineries
- Other
- 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
- 75 Howard St. San Francisco, 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
- LaVita (Intergulf), San Diego, CA
- One Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA
- Parkloft (Douglas Wilson Co.), San Diego, CA
- Treo (Intergulf), San Diego, CA
- The Mark (Douglas Wilson Co.), San Diego, CA
- The Park at Bankers Hill, 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
- Opukea Condominiums, Maui Hawai’i
- 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
- Cerritos Community College
- 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 Redlands
- City of Rialto
- 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: County Administration Center Historic Preservation Project
- 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
- Mt. San Jacinto College
- Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA
- 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 (Riconda Water Treatment Facility)
- 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 Irvine
- University of California San Diego
- University of California Santa Cruz
- University of California Riverside
- University of Hawai’i-Hilo
- 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
- EJE Academies Charter School, El Cajon 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
- Riverside Avenue North Project, City of Rialto, CA
- 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)
- Coronado. CA (Call Residence)
- 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
- Beach Villiage Condominiums at Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, CA
- Carmel Valley Residence Inn, San Diego, CA
- Carte Hotel, San Diego, CA
- Dream Hotel, Hollywood, CA
- Element Anaheim, CA
- Element Irvine, CA
- Hyatt Hotel Complex, San Jose Airport, San Jose, CA
- Hyatt Seabird Resort, Oceanside, 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
- Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts, Napa, CA
- Terranea Resort, Palos Verdes, CA
- VEA Resort Hotel, Newport Beach, 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
- Big Basin Winery
- Burgess Cellars
- Joseph Cellars, Calistoga, CA
- Soda Rock Winery
- 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)
- McCaffrey Homes
- 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
- Rudolf & Sletten
- Sahara Construction Inc.
- Shimmick Construction Co.
- Snyder Langston
- 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)
- 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
- Manufacturing Equipment/Factory Shutdown – Hershey Corp, Monterey, Mexico
- 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
- Tokio Marine Group (Philadelphia, HCCI)
- 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