Sunday, December 18, 2011

Major Victory in Complex Construction Litigation

In a complex multi-party construction litigation, Egan & Golden’s litigation team obtained summary judgment for claims of breach of contract and successfully defeated all counterclaims against its client, J. Tortorella Swimming Pools, Inc. The Court awarded the full amount of the client's claim as well as a full recovery of attorneys fees.  The Court’s decision ended four years of litigation concerning a major renovation project in the Hamptons undertaken by the firm's client. Firm partner Brian T. Egan, and associates Justine Tocci and Christopher Bianco, successfully argued that the firm's client complied with the terms of its agreement and was not responsible for subsequent changes made to the construction plans. The decision can be found here (J. TORTORELLA SWIMMING POOLS vs. GANS, JIL & BERNARD, Index No. 012662-2007, Suffolk County, Supreme Court).