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F. ALBERT IBRAHIM is
a partner and one of the firm’s lead trial counsel.
Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A. 1984); Pepperdine
University School of Law (J.D., 1987).
Practice: Mr. Ibrahim has extensive trial experience in state and
federal courts involving construction disputes, such as delay and impact claims,
"differing" site conditions and extra work claims, mechanic’s
liens/stop notices and contract claims; guarantee and indemnity agreements; real
estate cases, commercial landlord and tenant rights, foreclosures, lender
liability, boundary disputes, broker liability and business disputes including
partnership dissolutions and other matters.
Representative Trials:
Lewis Jorge Construction Management, Inc. v. Pomona Unified School District
Suit for wrongful termination of public works construction contract. Jury award for contract balance, lost profits and interest totaling $4.7M. Damage award affirmed on appeal. The California Supreme Court granted review and overturned the lost profits component of the damages.
Madison Paving v. Trustees of the California State Universities
Suit for collection of damages incurred due to the failure of the University
to properly conduct its inspection services, and requiring additional and
unnecessary work and causing delays and impacts. Full recovery plus attorneys’
fees.
Conrak Erectors, Inc. v. Hytrol, R.J. Lanthier, etc.
Plaintiff abandoned job for non-payment and disputed the percentage of
completion shown by the defendant. Plaintiff was sued by the defendant also for
cost to complete. Plaintiff prevailed at trial and recovered 95% of its claims
and also received attorneys’ fees under Bus & Prof. Code plus 24% per
annum interest.
DE/EN/CON Construction Company, Inc. v. Clark Steel Fabricators, Inc.
Defended suit by Clark against General Contractor for delays, disruption and
attendant damages. Defense judgment with award of full attorneys’ fees and
costs.
GMC Sales Corporation v. Jordan Ehrenkranz
Defense of suit on irrevocable personal guaranty. The defense judgment
was appealed and argued before the Court of Appeal 2nd District, Division
7. Judgment affirmed.
Membership: He is a member of the California Bar, as well as the United
States District Court for the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts
of California; Orange County Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association
and, through the firm, the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National
Association, Inc., Orange County/Long Beach Chapter.
Publications: Mr. Ibrahim also co-authored the 1996 publication:
"Comprehensive Legal Guide For Contractors" for CAL-SMACNA
Appellate Publications:
Amelco Elec. v. City of Thousand Oaks, 27 Cal. 4th 228 (2002) 27 Cal. 4th 228 (Filed a friend of the court brief) The city of Thousand Oaks solicited bids for electrical work to be performed in the construction of a civic arts plaza. During the two-year construction process, the city furnished 1,018 sketches changing original contract drawings, 248 affected the electrical cost. The lighting company requested 221 change orders. A civil suit followed. The lighting company submitted a $ 1.7 million total cost claim for costs allegedly resulting from the change orders. The jury found the contract was breached and abandoned, and awarded total cost damages. The court of appeal affirmed. The issue submitted for the Supreme Court review was whether the abandonment theory of liability applied against a public agency. The Supreme Court concluded the theory of abandonment did not apply against a public entity, and that the lighting company failed to adduce sufficient evidence to warrant instructing the jury on total cost damages for breach of contract.
LEWIS JORGE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC. v. POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. (2004) 34 Cal. 4th 960: Suit for wrongful termination of public works construction contract. Jury award for contract balance, lost profits and interest totaling $4.7M. Damage award affirmed on appeal. The California Supreme Court granted review and overturned the lost profits component of the damages.
BFGC ARCHITECTS PLANNERS, INC., v. FORCUM/MACKEY CONSTRUCTION, INC. et al. (2004) 119 Cal. App. 4th 848. Cross-complainant, an architecture firm, appealed from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County (California) in favor of cross-defendant general contractors after their demurrers were sustained without leave to amend. The superior court held that the architecture firm's claims for implied indemnity required a predicate tort.
E-mail: F. Albert Ibrahim
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