Arbitrations

December 2008 – Tom Stauch successfully defended a national homebuilder and its affiliated mortgage company against claims of fraud, DTPA violations and breach of contract, and secured a judgment in the amount of $76,934 on a counterclaim for breach of contract against the defaulting buyers.  The buyers subsequently attempted to vacate the award in the district court.  With assistance from Brandon Starling, Mr. Stauch successfully defended the award, which was then confirmed in a final judgment that included an additional award of attorney’s fees based upon the buyers’ unjustified refusal to abide by the arbitration award.

May 2008 – Matt Nowak successfully defended a national processing company against claims of negligence and leveraged a settlement from the third party manufacturer for half the judgment.

April 2008 – Tom Stauch defended a local homebuilder on claims of contract and deceptive trade practices arising from a defective slab.  Homeowners’ recovery was limited to return of deposits and attorney’s fees, without any findings of misrepresentation or fraud. 

March 2008 – Tom Stauch successfully defended a national homebuilder accused of breach of contract, construction defects and deceptive trade practices, and obtained a judgment that cancelled the claimants’ lis pendens, and awarded $177,456 in damages to the homebuilder.