Dispute Resolution for Underground Construction, Expert Witness Services

Geo-Solutions provides specialty construction litigation support in the form of expert witness services and related work to support law firms working on cases that involve soil and groundwater issues. Each of our principals has 20 to 30 years of engineering and construction experience that provides us with an extensive background in a number of areas sometimes in dispute. Areas where we have worked for law firms include:

Differing site conditions

Reasonableness of costs

Defective work

Comparison of construction methods and costs

Construction expert witness services

Testimony

Our Principals Experience with Various Forms of Construction Litigation Support

Most frequently, Chris Ryan of Geo-Solutions has provided these services as well as construction litigation support in the form of cost estimates, reports, technical arbitration, deposition support, and technical support. Steve Day has also served in a support role and as a technical arbitrator.

Specialty Construction Litigation Support Project Samples

Here are a few recent samples of expert witness and litigation support services provided by Geo-Solutions:

The favorable settlement of a case involving grouting of a deep foundation, tie-down installations, and water inflow problems in a major downtown excavation

Consultant and expert witness services for a law firm on technical matters in a case alleging defective installation of a groundwater collection system installed via the bio-polymer slurry method at a Superfund Sitebr

Acting as an expert witness in a case that involved a dispute over solidification and stabilization methods for remediation of a site and the cost of construction associated with alleged defective work

Expert witness services related to the remediation of a gasoline-contaminated site and the reasonableness of costs assessed to the owner

Acting as an expert witness on a case involving a foundation problem in Honolulu, Hawaii

Expert witness services for a Tulsa, Oklahoma landfill case

Construction expert witness services for a drain installation in Niagara Falls, New York

We have also participated in the preparation of written and detailed claims proposals for additional compensation.

Contractors are often pleased with our approach, which is unbiased and avoids legal jargon. Our proposals have been instrumental in restarting stalled negotiations and assisting in equitable settlements

Call Us Today

If you are a law firm or company with special needs for a pending legal issue on underground construction – expert witness, litigation support, or dispute resolution – call us at 724-335-7273.