After more than five years of complex litigation, Steven D. Stutsman successfully defended a commercial tenant and its construction manager against claims stemming from a severe injury to a construction worker during a tenant improvement project.
Plaintiff, a plumber, and his wife initially filed claims against the landlord, its property manager, and others after he was electrocuted by a negligently maintained sign at the property that was not a part of the lease signed by Steve’s client. Collectively, the Plaintiffs sought more than $10,000,000 in damages. After previously obtaining Summary Judgment against the Plaintiffs' claims on a Privette motion and obtaining declaratory relief against the clients’ general contractor on the issue of a duty to defend, the only remaining claims were those asserted by the landlord and property manager, including contractual indemnity, breach of contract, and duty to defend claims.
Continuing his string of victories in this matter, Steve obtained summary judgment against the property manager. In the end the Court also granted summary adjudication in favor of Steve’s clients as to seven of the eight causes of action asserted by the landlord. The clients and their carriers were ecstatic with the results.
Cases like this underscore the relentlessness with which Burrows & Stutsman represents its clients. We fight hard to provide the best defense possible for our clients, no matter how complex their case may be.
