$8M Judgment for LAUSD Against Job Order Contractor Affirmed by Court of Appeal.

On November 172020, the Second Appellate District published its opinion in Los Angeles Uni fied School District vTorres Construction Corp. (B291940) affirming the $8,000,000 trial court judgment and jury verdict following a five-week trial obtained by the firm on behalf of LAUSD

The first published opinion in California

This case is now the first published opinion in California on the job order contracting alterna tive procurement method for public agencies. The opinion affirms the important right of public agencies that have determined they have been overcharged through post-project contractual audits to pursue contractors for reimbursement that have overpriced job orders