Rai Fink Ebner trial attorney Darren Ebner defended a general contractor client in a one-month jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys, California. The trial involved a bodily injury claim by a 29-year-old male who was permanently injured when a step gave way on an outdoor staircase that was part of a construction project at an apartment complex in Calabasas, California. As a result of the incident, Plaintiff [...]

Four days before trial began in San Jose, Rai Fink Ebner trial attorney Darren Ebner was retained to take over as lead trial counsel in a $1.7 million construction defect case involving a range of alleged defects and exposure for improper contractor’s licensing. The lawsuit named only two defendants, each facing joint and several liability. After a month-long trial began, the firm’s client reached a $300,000 settlement following extensive negotiations, which [...]

Less than a month before trial in downtown Los Angeles, Rai Fink Ebner trial attorney Darren Ebner and co-counsel were retained to take over the defense of an individual who admitted liability for rear-ending the plaintiff’s vehicle while it was stopped at a red light. The plaintiff, an emergency medical technician in her mid-20s, had undergone surgery to replace two lumbar discs (L4–S1) after post-accident neuropathy and bulging discs, and sought [...]

Rai Fink Ebner trial attorney Darren Ebner obtained a defense verdict in an $11.2 million single-defendant construction defect case involving water intrusion and alleged window leaks at a multi-million-dollar Malibu estate. The homeowner sought damages for window replacement, leak repairs, and lost profits from filming delays on a reality television show. Through pre-trial motions, the defense eliminated most of the lost-profits claims for lack of foundation and other evidentiary deficiencies, and [...]

Rai Fink Ebner trial attorney Darren Ebner defended a waterproofing contractor named as a target defendant in a 72-day binding arbitration. The plaintiff — owner of a 250-unit apartment building in Irvine, California — sought more than $40 million in damages for construction defects, including significant waterproofing failures alleged against the firm’s client. Although the arbitrator awarded the plaintiff in excess of $30 million after it prevailed on nearly all of [...]

Rai Fink Ebner trial attorney Darren Ebner secured a defense verdict in a construction defect lawsuit involving a $25 million Newport Coast residence. The homeowner pursued damages for alleged hardscape and stucco cracking, pool defects, drainage issues, and plumbing leaks — seeking compensation for driveway, courtyard, and stucco replacement, pool and retaining-wall repairs, and more than $1.5 million in loss-of-use damages. The five-week jury trial took place in Orange County Superior [...]