Facts

AT&T designed a wireless Medical Grade Network in a building at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Plaintiff filed suit against the City of San Francisco in relation to payment for the network installation.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff claimed breach of contract. Specifically, plaintiff alleged it was owed payments for work performed during one of the phases of the network installation. It was further argued that the city never rejected work done by the plaintiffs.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: The city's initial answer denied AT&T's allegations generally, or that AT&T was damaged by the city's actions or inaction. Many defenses were put affirmatively forth by defendants, including estoppel, laches, assumption of risk, and failure to state a claim.

Damages

Plaintiff's first amended complaint contended it was owed $713,320.

Result

A settlement in the amount of $498,000 was authorized by the City and County of San Francisco. Per terms of the settlement, the city reserved rights to make future claims against AT&T for latent defects.