California Court of Appeal
Thompson Pac. Constr., Inc. v. City of Sunnyvale, H029818
In case arising from dispute over construction of a public building, judgment for defendant city and awarding it damages as cross-complainant is modified to strike a $91,000 penalty for violation of the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act entered against plaintiff where the court lacked jurisdiction to impose such penalties under the FPA.
Appellate Information
- Decided 09/21/2007
- Published 09/21/2007
Judges
- PREMO, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- McInerney & Dillon, Robert L. Leslie, Alexander Bannon, Oakland, for Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant/Appellant Thompson Pacific Construction, Inc., City Attorney, David E. Kahn, Rebecca L. Moon, Assistant City Attorney, for Defendant/Cross-Complainant/ Respondent City of Sunnyvale., Attorney General, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., David S. Chaney, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Alfredo Terrazas, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Frank H. Pacoe, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Joshua A. Room, Deputy Attorney General, for Brief of Amicus Curiae Registrar of Contractors, Contractors' State License Board on behalf of Defendant, Cross-Complainant and Respondent., Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, Wayne T. Lamprey, Francine T. Radford, San Francisco, for Amicus Curiae Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund on behalf of Defendant, Cross-Complainant and Respondent.