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Congratulations to Bruce Lorber on WCC Legends of an Era 2018 Award!

We are happy to announce that Bruce Lorber was honored with the prestigious West Coast Casualty Legends of an Era Award for 2018. This award recognizes his career achievements and professional success representing developers in construction litigation. His family was present to share in the ceremony and his comments shared the appreciation for the recognition as well as the individuals … Continue reading

Don’t Miss Our Speakers at the 2018 WCC Construction Defect Seminar

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Thomas Olsen and Kaitlyn Jensen published in CLM Magazine

We are pleased to share that Partner Tom Olsen and Associate Kaitlyn Jensen have published an article in the CLM Construction Claims Magazine titled “BadaBing, Bada Building Boom: Much of today’s raging Northwest construction activity is based on essential digital instruments that can  help defense counsel if played well.” Click Here to view the article

Fee Shifting Returns For Subsequent Purchaser Implied Warranty Claims In Arizona

Arizona’s rules for homeowner fee recovery have changed again due to the decision of Sirrah Enterprises, LLC v. Wunderlich (http://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/OpinionFiles/Supreme/2017/CV-16-0156-PR%20Opinion.pdf) wherein the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that homeowners pursuing claims based in implied warranty may now recover fees whether or not they are original parties to the contract. In 1984 Arizona recognized and defined a special implied warranty right which … Continue reading

Congratulations Zachariah Tomlin!

We are pleased to recognize that one of our Sr. Associates in our San Diego office is now licensed to practice law in the state of Washington…congrats to Zachariah Tomlin!

LGP’s SuperLawyers of 2017

We are proud to recognize this year’s three Superlawyer recipients: Bruce Lorber, Joyia Greenfield and Lisa Cappelluti. Congratulations to all!

LGP Spring Newsletter 2017

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Recent developments in Arizona’s statutory scheme and case law limit a Plaintiff’s ability to recover attorney fees in residential construction defect cases.

New statutes and case law have changed the rules for when attorney fees may be awarded in Arizona residential construction defect cases. New developments are based on the changes to the Purchaser Dwelling Act that went into effect in 2015, and changes in the law from the Sullivan v. Pulte (aka Sullivan I) decision in 2012 and the Sirrah v. … Continue reading

LGP Winter Newsletter 2017

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West Coast Casualty CD Litigation Seminar Speakers

We are proud to announce that we have 3 speakers at this year’s West Coast Casualty CD Litigation Seminar being held May 18 and 19th, 2017.  Speaking on separate panels will be:  Lisa Cappelluti, Holly Davies and J.D. Turner.