Law Practice
Aug. 14, 2009
Caltrans Legal Strategy: Fight, Delay, Pay More
Attorneys Steven A. Nichols, left, and Rob Marcereau, of Rutan & Tucker in Costa Mesa, have won a string of legal victories against Caltrans, representing builders in construction disputes. They are among the lawyers who say the transportation department delays settlements, costing the agency more money.
Daily Journal Staff Writer The California Department of Transportation might have forestalled litigation over the construction of a $30 million freeway project back in 2002 had it paid a major Orange County builder a little more than $3 million to take care of cost overruns and delays, according to the company's attorneys. Instead, under the gun from a judge, Caltrans finally cut the company a check for more than $12 million...
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