Town v. General Contractor and Architect v. Subcontract Engineer

Town filed suit against Melody Jolly‘s (Wilmington) client, Architect, and the general contractor for damages arising from the design and construction of a municipal project, specifically relating to the storm water retention system.  In addition to filing suit in state court, Town contemporaneously filed a demand for arbitration with AAA, seeking $1,000,000.00 in damages for breach of contract and professional negligence, against the general contractor and Architect. We brought in our specialty subcontractor as a third party to both actions, and after multiple mediations, in November 2013, a confidential settlement was reached, with no payment required by our client.  The Town settled out separately with the general contractor. (2014 – confidential settlement so no parties are disclosed)