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CSCG LLP Secures Defense Verdicts in California and Arizona!

02/10/20

Following a seven-day jury trial in Riverside Superior Court, Collinsworth, Specht, Calkins & Giampaoli partners Scott Calkins and Anthony Gaeta won a trial victory when the jury returned a 12-0 defense verdict against one plaintiff homeowner, and awarded the other homeowner less than $2,000, an amount well below the defendant’s pre-trial CCP 998 Offers to…

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MSJ Victory in Arizona

12/18/15

Ryan Swartz, a partner in the firm’s Arizona office, recently obtained summary judgment in defense of an action for money paid by the Plaintiff to remodel a home owned by one of the Defendants. Although Plaintiff was living in the home with the owner’s sister, and spent over $40,000 remodeling, he did so without ever…

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West Coast Coast Casualty 2015

07/23/15

Mark Collinsworth spoke at the 2015 West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Conference in Anaheim, California.  Mr. Collinsworth was part of a panel that discussed issued related to recovery of Crawford fees by a developer against subcontractors, as well as alternative strategies and uses of experts in construction defect cases.  The conference is the largest construction…

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Scott Calkins and Anthony Gaeta obtained a defense verdict in a three week multi-million dollar lawsuit against a developer client of CSC&G.

02/05/15

This week Scott Calkins and Anthony Gaeta obtained a defense verdict in a three week multi-million dollar lawsuit against a developer client of CSC&G. The case initially involved construction defect claims and a claim of breach of fiduciary duty brought by the HOA of a downtown San Diego high-rise condominium. The construction defect claims were…

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