Matters

  • Three-week 2025 federal jury trial for an international oil and gas refinery contractor in the United States District Court for District of Montana against a top five global oil company on a dispute relating to a $160 million refinery turnaround mechanical construction project. The jury verdict awarded client $64 million in damages and rejected the refinery owner’s consequential damages counterclaim; pending judgment for additional interest, Montana Prompt Payment Act Penalties, attorney fees and expenses.   
  • Four-week 2024 federal jury trial for an international highway engineering client in the United States District Court for District of Colorado against a design-build contractor on a dispute relating to a $500 million, 13-mile highway expansion project. Jury verdict awarded client $5.25 million in damages and rejected the entirety of the defendant’s $260 million in counterclaims; Court awarded client $14.2 million in attorneys and expert witness fees and costs.