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  • Represented the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in nine cases against design firms seeking recovery for cost over-runs and defective design on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (Big Dig).
  • Represented Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in various litigation and appeals arising from $200million in contractor delay and disruption claims and resulting arbitral awards, Central Artery/Tunnel Project (Big Dig).
  • Represented Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in suit brought by frustrated bidder that had sought a contract for the design, installation and maintenance of the cellular telephone system for the I-90/I-93 Tunnel.
  • Represented a city housing authority in the litigation and appeal of claims arising from environmental contamination of a housing project during demolition phase of a major renovation.

Firm Highlights

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Procurement

We have assisted many owners, and contractors in design and construction contracting including: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company on over a billion dollars in projects in Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts...

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Representative Litigation Matters

Represented one of the nation's largest geotechnical subcontractors in claims against a major general contractor arising from construction of pier improvements at an East Coast naval facility Led defense trial team in a four-week...

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39 Verrill Attorneys Named 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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Verrill Welcomes Michael B. Donahue to the Firm’s Construction Group

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Subcontractor Prevails on Wrongful Termination and Delay Claims Following 18 Day Arbitration

Our client was terminated as a mechanical subcontractor on a U.S. Navy project at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine for alleged delays. Our client and its surety faced claims for costs of...

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New Rules for Apprentices on Energy Projects Come with Uncertainty for Contractors and Developers

On January 1, 2021, a new law went into effect setting benchmarks for use of apprentices on energy generation facility construction projects. Enacted in 2019, the law was part of “An Act to Establish...

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Recovery From Surety and Professional Liability Carrier for Defective Turbine and Biomass Energy Facility Components

Our client developed a biomass fired cogeneration power facility to sell power back to the grid and to support its sawmill operations. As part of this project, it entered into a $13+ million contract...

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