Jeremy Chevres, of our Miami office, obtained summary judgment in a construction defect case that involved a $3 million three-story custom home in Doral equipped with an elevator and a full kitchen inside the master bedroom, among other things! The biggest issue with the home was water intrusion throughout the home from the roof-top terrace; however, the roofer was an “empty pocket,” and the roofer’s carrier denied coverage because his policy had a residential-roofing exclusion. With an uncollectable, defunct roofing company, the homeowners turned their sights on our client, the plumber. The homeowners argued that all of the water intrusion resulted from plumbing leaks. Jeremy attacked the homeowner’s/the developer’s experts with Daubert motions, and filed motions for summary judgment on causation, common law indemnity, contractual indemnity, violation of Fla. Stat. 558.34, and breach of contract. Following an all-day hearing, Jeremy won all six of his motions, successfully opposed all four of Plaintiffs’ and the developer’s motions, and got the client completely out of the case! Better still, we served a proposal for settlement early on in the case, which should allow for recovery of about $40,000 in fees.
Locations
9100 South Dadeland Blvd.
Suite 1800
Miami, FL. 33156 305.374.1212
125 West Romana St.
Suite 550
Pensacola, FL 32502 850.434.0003
1705 Metropolitan Blvd.
Suite 202
Tallahassee, FL 32308 850.222.5188
201 South Orange Ave.
Suite 475
Orlando, FL 32801 407.245.3630
13350 Metro Parkway
Suite 401
Fort Myers, FL 33966 239.334.8403
402 Applerouth Lane
Suite 2C
Key West, FL 33040 305.509.7300
1 Independent Drive
Suite 1601
Jacksonville, FL 32202 904.396.0062
1396 NE 20th Ave.
Suite 500
Ocala, FL 34470 352.622.4222
400 North Ashley Drive
Suite 1200
Tampa, FL 33602 813.204.9776
110 East Broward Blvd.
Suite 1400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 954.768.0011
1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
Suite 800
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.640.0303
11 North Water St.
Suite 10290
Mobile, AL 36602 251.308.3351