Fassberg Construction Co. v. Housing Authority

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

Fassberg Construction Company (Fassberg) appeals a judgment, after a jury trial, denying it relief on its complaint and awarding the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (Housing Authority) $3,960,500, exclusive of costs, on its cross-complaint. The action arises from a construction contract between the Housing Authority as owner and Fassberg as general contractor. The jury found that Fassberg breached the contract, that Fassberg knowingly submitted 2,983 “false claims” to the Housing Authority, and that the Housing Authority suffered $1,104,000 in damages resulting…