Venue: Monterey County
Jury Verdict/Result: Motion for Summary
Judgment resulting in favorable settlement
Case Name and Date: Borde v. Monterey County,
et al.
Description: Plaintiffs, residents of the
City of Carmel in an area bordering the Carmel River, brought suit against multiple
public entities following two successive massive flooding events. Our motion
for summary judgment brought on behalf of client the City of Carmel allowed for
the successful and highly favorable settlement of a multitude of highly complex
water damage claims involving interlocking theories of flood and surface water
damage. Plaintiffs alleged numerous tort causes of action against all defendants
as well as inverse condemnation against the public entitydefendants and claimed
$12 million in damages.
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