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Construction
Construction Defects
Single Family Residence

Allouche, et al. v. Nevada Power Company

Published: Apr. 24, 1999 | Result Date: Jan. 7, 1999 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: A307599 c/w A321057 Verdict –  $230,655

Judge

Sally Loehrer

Court

Clark County District, Nevada


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Jerome R. Bowen

J. Randall Jones


Defendant

Donald Brookhyser


Experts

Plaintiff

Ned Cole
(technical)

Richard Cuppet
(technical)

Defendant

Michael Brinkley
(technical)

Facts

This case arises out of the design, development, construction and sale of homes located in Harbor Cove, Las Vegas, Nevada. Initially there were twelve (12) homes involved in this litigation; however, only ten of the homes suffered damages as a result of deficiencies in the design of the HVAC systems. The remaining party defending this action was Nevada Power Company, the HVAC design professional for Harbor Cove Development Department.

Settlement Discussions

The plaintiffs made a settlement demand for $115,000 representing $10,000 for each of the five Model "C" homes and $13,000 for each of the five Model "D" homes. The defendant offered $32,500 representing $2,300 for each of the five Model "C" homes and $4,200 for each of the five Model "D" homes.

Result

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Other Information

The verdict was reached approximately ______ years and _____ months after the case was filed. A judgment was entered by the court in the amount of $284,162.10 inclusive of pre-judgment interest of January 26, 1999.

Deliberation

four hours

Length

3.5 days


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