Gray•Duffy, LLP Negotiates Dismissal of Drywall Subcontractor in Multi-Party Construction Defect Lawsuit.

April 2014

Overview

Barry Brown of Gray•Duffy’s Redwood City office successfully reached a settlement in a construction defect case which included a dismissal of the firm’s client, a drywall subcontractor, without any monetary contribution.

Discussion

Pacheco v. Frontier Land Companies This lawsuit involved six single-family homes located in Manteca, California. Frontier Land Companies was the developer and general contractor for the project. The firm’s client, Rangel Drywall, had entered into a series of contracts with Frontier for the installation of sheetrock and drywall at all of the homes involved in the lawsuit. Although there were allegations of drywall defects, Mr. Brown convinced the developer that Rangel did not cause or contribute to any of the alleged defects. On that basis, the developer included Rangel as a released party and dismissed them from the lawsuit in exchange for nothing more than a waiver of costs. The lawsuit was ultimately settled for the total amount of $110,478.

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