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9-9 19.3 Litigation Information In today’s litigious society, businesses are constantly confronted with civil claims and Chen Moore and Associates has not been spared that exposure. With respect to current/pending or past litigation/arbitration in the last seven (7) years CMA has been involved in three cases which are explained in history detailed below. We assert that this history (1) will have no material negative impact on CMA’s ability to execute this project, (2) does not display an undesirable pattern of litigation with owners over construction matters and (3) does not have had a claim against its bonding company in the last seven (7) years wherein the bonding company was required to take over and complete the project or pay outstanding liens on the project. We wish to reiterate that just because we are involved in litigation, it does not reﬂ ect on our culpability in the cases. In fact, we believe our full disclosure in these matters displays good faith. We welcome the Evaluation Committee to review CMA and all other vendors for their willingness to disclose active and past cases by visiting any of the respective Clerk of the Court Websites. As an example, the Miami-Dade County Civil, Family and Probate Courts Online System (https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1) will display all three cases listed below. Case No: 11-30999 CA 02 in the 11th Circuit Court of Miami-Dade Case Name: Steven I. Gunther vs. M. Vila Associates, City of Miami Beach, Chen and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. Date Filed: June 4, 2012 Type of Case: civil Claim or Cause of Action: Chen Moore and Associates is a co-defendant in a personal injury suit with one count for negligence. Brief Description: During a streetscaping project, the complaintant asserts that the plaintiff fell off their motor scooter while driving through a construction zone. Amount: more than $25,000; exact amount not known Agencies Involved: 11th Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County, 175 NW 1st Avenue, Miami FL 33128; City of Miami Beach Police Department, 1100 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 Disposition of Case: closed Opposing Counsel: David A. Hagen, P.A., Phone: 305.373.4200; hagen.esq@lawyer.com In Gunther v. M. Vila, City of Miami Beach and CMA; Case Number 2011-030999-CA-01, the plaintiff asserted a negligence action alleging that he was injured when he rode his scooter over a pothole in a crosswalk located within the City of Miami Beach. The plaintiff alleged that the pothole was the result of defective construction of the crosswalk and the failure to inspect the defective construction. M. Vila was the contractor that performed the work and the City of Miami Beach retained the responsibility for safety inspections. CMA had no contractual responsibility relating to the alleged defective work and inspection. CMA was improperly included as a defendant and the case against CMA was dismissed. Case No: 13-025280 CA-01 (05) Case Name: Luis A. Nazario as Personal Representative of Estate of Miriam Cabrera v. M. Vila Associates, City of Miami Beach, Metro Express, and Chen Moore & Associates Date Filed: March 12, 2014 Type of Case: Civil Claim or Cause of Action: Chen Moore and Associates is a co-defendant in a wrongful death action with one count of negligence Brief Description: The complaint asserts that, during a streetscaping project, the defendant fell off the back of a motorcycle while driving through a construction zone