Court Reverses Fee Awards to Subcontractors

SAN DIEGO - A California appellate panel has reversed attorney fee awards for several subcontractors sued for contribution by a window installer blamed for water intrusion in homes in a housing development. Jeld-Wen Inc. v. Action Iron Works, Inc., et al., No. D051465; Jeld-Wen, Inc. v. Cal-Coast Construction Specialties, Inc., et al., No. D053094 (Calif. Ct. App., 4th Dist.).

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, on Feb. 17 affirmed an order granting $56,734.44 in fees to Western Insulation Inc., but it reversed similar awards to subcontractors after reversing judgments in their favor in an October 29 ruling.

The companies …