Sample Cases

Jump to A Sample Case or Topic: Project Dispute Resolution - Valuation of a Partially Completed Mega-Yacht - Evaluating Causes of Massive Coating Rework on Product Tanker - Identifying Reasons for Non-Performance of a Special Service Vessel - Incomplete Modifications to Government Research Vessel - Changes to a Fishing Vessel Conversion - Agency's Delay Causes Shipyard Extra Costs, Recovered by Fisher Maritime - Defending a Shipyard from a Cash-Strapped Owner Who Wants More Work - Shipyard Protests an Unusual Interpretation of Specifications - Provision of Engineering for PAX Ship Conversion - Standards for Inspection of Supplied Components - Worklist Without Agreement Brings Megayacht Problems - Four Design-and-Build Vessels for Government Agency - Quantifying Damages Through Detailed Analyses - Inappropriate Specifications, Not Defective Product, Lead to Coating Failure - Incomplete Basic Design Procedures Caused Delay; Defending a Subcontractor - Supplier of O.F.E. Gets Entangled in Dispute Between Owner and Shipyard - After Unsuccessful Claim Resolution By Others, Fisher Maritime Gets It Done - Insufficient Engineering Resources, Chemical Barge Never Completed - Owner Interference V. Construction Irregularities - Shipyard Claim Defeated; Underbidding and Loss of Project Control - Alleged Preferential Treatment Between Two Contractors - Contract Termination for Default - Double Hull Tankers Can Bring Double Size Claims - Separating the Effects of Shipyard Misunderstandings from Owner Changes - Shipyards and Government Agencies - A Potentially Volatile Mixture Litigation Support - Defending Against a Reckless Contractor - Assessing Productivity Risks in Series Construction; Saving Shipyard $350 Million - Defending a Shipyard; Changes Not the Same As Underbid or Rework - Alleged Late Engineering V. Incomplete Manufacturing - Extra Payment to Subcontractor, But Not As Much As Claimed - Late Owner Information Impacts Construction of a Factory Vessel - Expert Testimony Defeats Repairer's Claims - Enforcement of Shipyard Warranty - Termination for Default Accepted by Shipyard - Inadequate Engineering and Integration of Multiple Suppliers Contract Formation - $180 Million Response to a NAVSEA Solicitation on Behalf of Contractor - Seeking Clarifications to Minimize Risks - A "Tight" Vessel Modification Contract Results in Lower Final Costs - Construction Agreement for a Dive Support Vessel - Drafting Contract Agreement for Government Agency - Procurement and Maintenance of Naval Auxiliaries - Tugboat Contracts - Many Differences from Other Construction Contracts - Development of Specialized Performance Specifications Project Management - Stabilizing Contractual Relationships to Achieve Timely Re-Delivery - Limiting Changes and Price Escalation, Getting the Ship Finished - The Cost of Engineering and Design Modifications - Construction of a Replica Sailing Vessel - Resolving Divided Project Management and Late O.F.E. - Modifying Two Oceanographic Research Vessels With Lots of O.F.E. - Emergency Contract Management for Shipyard Specification Quality Assurance - Contract Development for Anchor Handling Tugs - Ship Modification Contract Development - Conversion Project: "No Changes, No Growth, No Disputes. Thanks." - Multi-Ship Contract Preparation Modifies Similar One for Different Class of Vessels Boating Casualties Personal Injury - A Crane Malfunction - An Outboard Motor - A Carbon Monoxide Detector - Unusual Tank Entry Design on a Chemical Tanker Product Liability - Shipyard's Failure to Achieve Reasonable Safety Mechanism - Hatch Cover Failure or Other Source of Failure Leads to Major Casualty - Major Component Manufacturing vs. Inspection and Maintenance - Differences Between Product Liability and Warranty Issues Asbestos Cases - Asbestos Liability Issues for a Shipyard Environmental Issues - Insurance Coverage for Shipyard Environmental Clean Up Costs - Shipyard Environmental Clean Up Proportioned By Benefits Received - Shipyard Site Contamination Sources - Shipyard Environmental Clean Up Costs