20. Los Angeles, California - Airport

Claim involving allegedly defective installation of piers to shore up foundation at airport terminal.

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19. Liverpool, England - Hospital

Claim involving cladding at new hospital built in Liverpool.

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18. Santa Clara, California - Stadium

Class action involving alleged Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations.  We assisted insurers with recovering loss from various parties involved in the design and construction of the project.

17. London, United Kingdom - Residential Developments

Claim arising from alleged design defects in numerous residential projects. Various structural issues have been alleged, including failure to comply with building regulations and inadequate design causing over stress in punchingshear, insufficient slab reinforcement and offset column geometry.

16. Roane County, Tennessee - Power Plant

Claim arising from design services provided for coal ash holding pond at a power plant in Roane County, Tennessee. As a result of a dike rupture, millions of gallons of fly ash sludge spilled into river and surrounding community. Design firm assisted with the clean-up of the fly ash sludge. When project was completed, several workers filed claims for injuries and illnesses.

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15. Beloit, Wisconsin - Generation Stattion

Claimarising from design and construction of a gas-fired combined-cycle generationstation near Beloit, Wisconsin

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14. Border of Chile and Argentina - Mining Project

Claim based on design firm’s design and construction services for construction of Pascua Lamamining mega project in South America. Damages total $330 million.

13. Jubail, Kingdome Saudi Arabia - Petrochemical Facility

Claim arising from engineering/procurement/construction(EPC) services provided for claimant’s petrochemical facility. Following successful completion of project, design firm sought to recover approximately US$100 million for unpaid fees and costs. Claimant refused to pay, and design firm initiated arbitration proceeding seekng US$141 million. Claimant’s counterclaim, which previously sought US$654 million from design firm, was significantly reduced at outset of hearing.

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12. Afghanistan - Suicide-bombing Attack

Claims arising from suicide-bombing attack at Bagram Air Base that killed and injured several people, resulting in three lawsuits seeking approximately $105 million in damages.

11. Newfoundland, Canada - Nickel-Processing Project

Claim arising from arbitration petitions against design firm arising from nickel-processing project.  Owner sought in excess of CAD $900 million in damages (approximately USD$724 million), and was ultimately ordered to pay design firm.

10. Vietnam - Mine

Claim arising from Insured's services provided during development of tungsten mine for Vietnamese Mining Company in the Thai Nguyen Province of Vietnam.Statement of claim filed with Singapore International Arbitration Centre asserted damages in excess of US$167 million. With our assistance, matter settled following arbitration.

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9. Saudi Arabia - Metro Project

Claim involving the world's largest subway project, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Contractors alleging numerous design errors and omissions on the part of design firm, totaling approximately US$897.6 million.

8. Australia - Natural Gas Power Plant

Claim arising out of engineering/procurement/construction(EPC) of natural gas combined cycle power plant in Blaydin Point, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Japanese authorities sought alternate power generation sources following Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, and project at issue was pursued following that catastrophic event.

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7. Colombia, South America - Refinery

Claim arising from work performed by engineering/procurement/construction (EPC) contractor at refinery in Cartagena, Colombia. Owner claimed damages exceeding US$2 billion allegedly caused by EPC’s misrepresentations before and during the project, allegedly resulting in excessive costs and project execution failures.

6. Port Arthur, Texas - Refinery

Claim involving large refinery expansion project in Port Arthur, Texas. Refinery's caustic delivery system reportedly allowed untreated caustic to corrode and crack more than seven miles of stainless-steel pipe and vessels. Incident allegedly caused $8 billion in damages.Arbitration panel found in favor of the design firm, awarding the owner $0.

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2. Queensland, Australia - Natural Gas Facility

Claim arising from engineering, procurement, construction, and construction-management services provided for a liquefied natural gas facilities and pipeline in Queensland, Australia.  Alleged damages exceed AUD $1.4 billion (approximately USD $1.2 billion). On behalf of insured’s insurance tower with limits in the hundreds of millions of dollars, we facilitated the exchange of information and provided independent analysis and reserve recommendations to insurers.

1. British Columbia, Canada - Mining Storage Facility

Claim arising from catastrophic failure of mine-tailings storage facility in British Columbia, Canada. Engineerof record faced multiple lawsuits with alleged damages of approximately CAD $400 million (approx. USD $319 million). Working closely with defense counsel, technical experts, and insurers to develop a comprehensive defense strategy while limiting defense fees and costs, we negotiated a global resolution.

3. Garner, North Carolina - Manufacturing Facility – Explosion

Explosion at manufacturing plant resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.  Design firm paid damages exceeding $100 million.  Assisted design firm and its insurers in developing strategy to recover entire sum from plant owner under contractual indemnity theory.  Design firm (and its insurers) prevailed after lengthy trial, and recovery upheld on appeal.

4. San Francisco, California - Luxury Condominium Tower

Large, luxury condominium tower experienced substantial settling, leading to multiple claims by homeowners and requiring massive redesign and remediation efforts.  Advised insurers on navigating complex coverage issues regarding policy year triggered and interplay between general liability and professional liability insurance.

5. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Tunnel Project

Claim involving various allegations arising out of design firm’s preparation of traffic forecasts provided to a consortium of contractors for use in its preparation of a bid to construct a large tunnel project in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Damages totaled more than AU$2 billion (approx. US$1.4 billion).  We spearheaded settlement efforts and resolved claim for significantly less than claimed amounts.