Pinner Construction Amends Complaint, Seeks to Hold Seven Los Angeles Community College District Board Members Personally Liable for Delayed Theatre Project Costing Taxpayers Millions
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinner Construction, a century-old Southern California construction firm, amended its complaint against the Los Angeles Community College District ("LACCD") and its construction project consultants, adding seven members of LACCD's Board of Trustees. While the initial complaint was filed in state court, the new complaint moved to federal court and seeks to hold the trustees personally liable for Los Angeles Valley College's long-delayed and costly performing and media arts project ("project"), as detailed in a bombshell Los Angeles Times piece last month.
Key Points:
- LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinner Construction, a century-old Southern California construction firm, amended its complaint against the Los Angeles Community College District ("LACCD") and its construction project consultants, adding seven members of LACCD's Board of Trustees.
- While the initial complaint was filed in state court, the new complaint moved to federal court and seeks to hold the trustees personally liable for Los Angeles Valley College's long-delayed and costly performing and media arts project ("project"), as detailed in a bombshell Los Angeles Timespiece last month.
- LACCD has already paid Pinner over $3.2 million as ordered by an independent arbitrator in April money that comes straight from taxpayers.
- Even so, when asked about the first complaint by the Los Angeles Times, Board President Gabriel Buelna said, "I trust our staff.