Hon. Robert J. Polis, Ret.

Construction Breach Of Contract

• Public works contract dispute between the owner, general contractor, and four specialty electrical subcontractors and vendors about the scope of work, change orders, delay charges, unpaid invoices, and "pay-when-paid" issues.
• Multi-million dollar house renovation construction contract dispute resolved.

Construction Defects

• Construction defect and failure to pay on a multi-million dollar custom home construction. Developer sued contractor for CD, delays, and damage, with Cross Complaint for unpaid costs.
• Dispute between General Contractor and HVAC Sub contractor on 8 Change Orders, Back Charges, attorney fees, and costs with swing adding up to mid six figures. Impasse at mediation led to both parties ready to walk.

Discrimination

• Defendants MSJ on workplace allegations of harassment and discrimination on the basis of national origin.

Family Law Palimony

• Family law-Marvin vs. Marvin matter with 18 year relationship, over residence, income, cars, property, including Partition, Fraudulent transfer, etc.

Coverage

• Arbitration of 2860 Cumis Fees

Property Damage

• Factually completed case between new owner buyer versus seller, continuous property owner and Home Owner Association about quiet title to land encroached by new buyer and alleged failure to reveal by seller to new owner (TDS form violation).

Breach Of Contract

• Home buyer action against seller (flipper of distressed home) over failures to disclose lack of permits, faulty electrical installation and other defects in renovations raising issues of TDS violations and fraud re roof, leaks, septic, drywall, windows, tile, electrical, and other code violations.
• Landlord Tenant dispute over unpaid rent, CAM, interest, penalties, defaults from breaches of lease.

Buy/Sell

• Buyer of "short-sale" property action against dual real estate agent and wholly owned escrow company who allegedly misrepresented the price to be paid to the underlying lender and against Title company for complicity, with cross action against real estate agent by Title company.
• Sale of two properties, dispute between First finance lender and subsequent lenders due to fraud by first buyers fraudulently recording reconveyances of record, leading to dispute of priorities of first, second and third lenders, including Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act claims by first lender and priority claims between remainder of lenders.

Home Owners Association

• Two Adjacent home owners in dispute with lower unit claiming upper unit was making too much noise and wood flooring did not meet code standards by transmitting excessive noise to downstairs unit. Plaintiff demanded upper stairs unit owner replace wood floor to meet code compliance and demanded HOA Board enforce the CC&R requirements regarding code compliance in floors/ceilings.
• Case is soils matter with subsidence but against the Home Owners Association since it is in common area that subsidence is occurring; case has overtones of construction defect and Geo-Technical matters.
• Homeowner sued HOA for negligence that caused house and pad to slip by way of slope creep due to over watering. HOA sued Landscaper. Three way negotiation settled by way of a mediator's proposal after a early impasse.
• HOA association issues with member over validity of assessments resulting in granting of mandatory injunction against home over and denying home over allegations of breach of fiduciary duties, fraud and other issues.
• Two members of BOD of HOA seeking mediation for dispute over prior voting on special assessment of a low 5-figure loan as well as a much larger 7-figure loan which were rescinded by a new recall BOD after assessment passed but loan did not pass majority vote of members.
• Homeowner association versus homeowner and tenant for CC&R placing lights and cameras without permission.

Landlord/Tenant

• Landlord tenant rental issues with tenant claims of lack of habitability due to mold and constructions problems.

Real Property

• Complicated real property multiple mortgage foreclosure action with complex trust securitization agreement with JPMorgan Investments and trust issues including a fraudulent developer and innocent buyers.

Transaction

• Title Insurance Company dispute with insured over coverage for long term real property lease of 99 years (with 99 year option) with many moving parts and complex policy and lease provision interpretation--an all-or-nothing case with little room for compromise dealing with demand for full policy. Complex settlement discussions involving possible Mary-Carter type arrangement with two additional lawsuits in the offing. All pre filing.

Personal Injury

• Plaintiff, in their mid-seventies, fell stepping from the exit onto air stairs due to deep gap of 14" and broke both ankles on their flight. Issues involved the Montreal and Warsaw Conventions regulating "aircraft" accidents (or occurrences) including disembarkations.

Toxic Torts

• Toxic chemical inhalation injuries to mother and daughter living in faculty college facility from an overheated Inverter which burned up 24 batteries in a closed room, emitting chemical effluents.