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Pacific Metal Craft, Bell Gardens
Rick Goudy-President
40% loss of overall property from fire.
Recovered $1,287,000 of $1,298,000 Insurances
Alliance Housing
David Itken
12th Street, Los Angeles. Offered $14,000.
Settlement $33,000.
United Methodist Churches of Los Angeles
Dr. Weist
Fire loss to church property on Workman Street, Los Angeles, Offered $14,000, Settlement $104,000.
North Hollywood 32 Apartments
Dr. Marvin Strick
Earthquake damage.
Offered $2,137,
Kapilow settled at $307,683.
North Hollywood 16 Apts.
Regina Weinsoff
Earthquake damage.
Offered $34,000,
Kapilow settled at $302,000
Los Angeles Dwelling
Leonard Reifman
Earthquake damage.
Offered O
Kapilow settled at $185,000
Canoga Park 23 Apartments
Ed Tabash
Earthquake damage
Offered 50,
Kapilow settled at $1,503,128.
Studio City Dwelling
Les Frank, Esq.
Earthquake damage.
Offered, $6891.
Kapilow settled at $187,000
Facit Addo Electronics – Canoga Park, CA.
Insurance Company originally reserved claim at $100,000.
Kapilow increased reserve to $750,000.
Kapilow settled loss at $1,207,000 1 month later.
Wagner Jacobson Apartments
Norman Jacobson
Earthquake damage to 87 units
Offered $8,429.
Kapilow settled at $1,645,823
Warren & Pat Shoenenneman – Burbank, CA
Two commercial Properties.
No recovery in 1994.
Kapilow recovered $164,402 & $210,000 in 2001.
Harlan Properties
Harlan Kerman
recovered zero in 1994 on 2 valley apartments.
Kapilow recovered $425,000 and $225,000 in 2001.
Sam DeLug law office – 8383 Wilshire Blvd.,
fire on above floor. $70,000 policy.
Kapilow settled for $298,700.
Newcastle Manor HOA
Insurer said claim was below $1,800,000 deductible. Another firm was hired by the HOA and settled for $635,000 in 1995.
Kapilow & Son reopened claim 7 years later and recovered $5.6 million additional.
Horlick-Moorhead Properties-WLA
26 properties in West Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley.
Agent discouraged clients from filing claims after 1994 quake suggesting that deductibles were higher than damage.
In 2001 Kapilow activated 26 claims, recovering $7.4 million 6 months after.
Brentwood-17 condos 838 S. Barrington,
Originally offered zero.
Kapilow recovered $417,827 in 1995
10 apartments 1517 N, Hobart, LA
Tom Bruttig
Kapilow reopened claim 7 years after Northridge quake and recovered $176,000
Dr. Peter Balacky, flood loss to Dental office at 321 N Larchmont Ave, Los Angeles.
Kapilow & Son obtained policy limit of $125,000 from State Farm and then went after upstairs tenant who caused the flood, recovering additional $485,000.
50 condominiums 13040-50 Dronfield, Sylmar
Original offer zero.
Kapilow recovered $559,329.
12 unit apartments on Sherman Way, Van Nuys.
Cecilia Licht
Paid zero in 1994.
Kapilow recovered $130,000 in 2001.
fire loss at 4224 Western Ave, Los Angeles.
Yoav Atzmon
Liberty Mutual offered $150,000 on near total loss to the property. Kapilow settled claim for $505,000 policy limit one month later.
Dr. Eric Loberg Ensley Dental Clinic, WLA
December, 1999 fire was initially evaluated at $120,000 by insurer: Kapilow settled at $480,000.
Business loss reserved at $25,000 for 30 days.
Kapilow settled claim for $367,000 based upon full year impact to Loberg’s practice.
Apartments 1545 Amherst, WLA,
Tony Shu
small 1994 recovery.
Kapilow recovered $240,000 additional in 2001.
28 apartments Mission Hills, CA
Donald Newmark
Discouraged, by his agent, from claiming on 28 apartments in 1994.
Kapilow recovered $600,000 in 2001.
Kirkpatrick Pallet Co., Alameda St, Compton
Insurer offered $225,000 based upon property purchase price previous year. Kapilow settled claim for $415,571.
La Mancha/CBM Development
Sam Bachner
210 N. Western Avenue, LA fire estimated by client at $500,000.
Kapilow settled in excess of $1,100,000.
205 S, Fuller Ave, LA.
Joseph Tomaszewski
5 unit apartment, paid $30,000 in 1994.
Kapilow recovered $260,000 additional in 2001.