Construction
Nov. 9, 2023
$51M ‘narrow’ question faces judge in LA construction dispute
The lawsuit arises from the Oceanwide Plaza development in downtown Los Angeles. Construction on the three-tower project near the Convention Center in 2019 after the developer was unable to secure additional funding.
A bench trial started on Wednesday to settle a dispute between a contractor and an investment group for a massive downtown Los Angeles development that came to a halt when the project ran out of money.
The $51 million question before Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger is rather narrow, all sides agree: Can a defendant and cross claimant argue that incomplete documents negate a claim for payment of work done?
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