Construction Litigation

Contractors and subcontractors need partners they can count on to solve a wide range of problems. Accidents and disputes involving both personal injury and property damage, design and construction defects, OSHA violations, borrowed servants, workers compensation exclusive remedies and indemnification are just a few of the issues that regularly surface in litigation in the construction industry. MHN has represented project owners, developers, general contractors, architects, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and municipalities in construction-related disputes. We have extensive experience with in claims involving breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, design and construction defects, fraudulent inducement conspiracy, deceptive trade practices and personal injury. Our lawyers also have significant experience on various damage models related to construction cases, including increased construction costs, lost profits, consequential and exemplary damages.

MHN has successfully resolved these disputes for our clients through mediation, arbitration, settlement and trial. In many cases, we have been able to recover damages and attorney’s fees by pursuing successful claims and counterclaims. Our lawyers have represented clients in arbitration proceedings under most major arbitral rules, including AAA, ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and LCIA.

“Juries don't want to hear from the academician – they want to hear from the guy who swings the hammer or maintains the machine or performs the safety checklist or makes the imperfect drawings functional. It's our job to find that witness or document and leave no stone unturned in the process.”