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Verrill’s Construction Litigation Group has unmatched depth of construction industry and trial experience. Our combination of industry knowledge and litigation skills sets us apart from our competition in providing efficient, timely, and strategic advice to our clients. When claims and disputes cannot be resolved through negotiation, the team has an impressive track record of achieving victories for its clients in mediation, arbitration, and jury and non-jury trials in state and federal courts in New England and beyond. Our clients include owners, construction managers, contractors, sureties, design professionals, and subcontractors.
The group’s construction lawyers have experience in all phases and types of construction claims including:
- Bid protests and bid mistakes
- Differing site conditions
- Delay, disruption, acceleration, and lost productivity
- Adverse weather conditions
- Davis-Bacon and prevailing wages
- Warranties and indemnification
- Construction defects and insurance claims
- Subcontractor default
- Subcontractor default insurance claims
- Catastrophic failures of buildings and structures
- Design defects and errors and omissions
- Product defects and failures
- Mechanic’s liens and nonpayment
- Claims related to the failure to build in accordance with green building standards
- Surety bonds
The group’s construction lawyers are recognized as leaders in the field of construction law. Its members are regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, among other legal industry honors. Group members are commonly asked to speak before construction industry professional and trade organizations on a variety of construction law-related topics and issues.
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Verrill successfully represented Hudson Meridian Construction Group, LLC in defeating breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims totaling more than $1.7 million arising from alleged agreements for labor and materials on a Connecticut multifamily project. Following summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs’ Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and good-faith claims, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut entered judgment for Hudson after trial on all remaining...
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 jury trial of a quasi-state agency in $22 million differing site condition claim arising out of the construction of $100 million marine terminal
Secured dismissal of design malpractice claim arising out of alleged defective specifications on project for...
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