The firm represented the prime contractor in a dispute with a Fortune 500 multi-national owner over construction of a flagship retail store. The project was delayed — resulting in increased costs due to the delay and inefficiencies. Each party claimed the other was responsible. The dispute involved $28 million in claims between the parties.
Rigorous research and analysis made all the difference.
The firm sued the owner for the increased costs. The owner initially refused to discuss a reasonable settlement and cross-complained against the client. Pressure from the firm’s successful demurrer to the owner’s cross-complaint and substantiation of the client’s claims through analysis of terabytes of project records produced the desired effect. Prior to costly depositions — and well short of trial — the firm obtained a favorable monetary settlement for the client.
Counsel: Jeffrey B. Baird, Louis J. Blum, and Daniel P. Scholz