Our San Diego Attorneys Make a Difference
Groundbreaking GAO Protest Victory, August 22, 2012
The firm successfully protested to the Government Accountability Office a VA award of a $23 million solar project in Las Vegas. The GAO, in a detailed published decision, agreed with the firm's arguments that the VA's evaluation of its client's proposal was unreasonable and that the VA's overall best-value tradeoff analysis was fundamentally flawed. For more details or to view the GAO's decision, click here.
Federal Jury Verdict, July 2, 2012
Marks, Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP trial team of Louis J. Blum and Brett T. Walker received an 8-0 federal jury verdict in favor of the firm’s client for $4.34 million in a hotly contested case regarding misrepresentations in the sale of a manufacturing business. Post-verdict, judgment was entered in favor of the firm's client in the total amount of $7.34 million.
State Court Jury Verdict, July 26, 2012
Marks, Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP trial team of Robert J. Marks and Dustin R. Jones received a state court jury verdict in favor of the firm’s client and against the San Diego Airport Authority for breach of contract, breach of implied warranty, failure to disclose superior knowledge and progress payment statute violations, including defense of the Airport’s cross-complaint for false claim violations. The Airport was represented by McKenna, Long & Aldridge/Luce Forward and the trial lasted nearly six weeks.
