Subcontractor Awarded $521,169.43 In Attorney Fees In Defects Coverage Suit

Mealey's (May 3, 2023, 4:53 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon issued an order awarding a construction subcontractor a total of $521,169.43 in attorney fees in a coverage dispute with its insurer stemming from an underlying construction defects lawsuit, finding that a federal magistrate judge who recommended the amount committed no “clear error” in issuing the recommendation....