Robert J. Dietz Wins Directed Verdict For Contractor Client

This June, BrigliaMcLaughlin won a directed verdict for a general contractor client against two sub-subcontractors in a multi-day bench trial in Maryland state court.  Lead counsel Rob Dietz successfully defended the claims brought against a general contractor on Kohl’s Department Store projects in Easton, Maryland and Roanoke, Virginia.  The plaintiffs attempted to assert claims against the contractor arising out of a settlement agreement between the general contractor and a subcontractor.  The court granted the general contractor's motion for a directed verdict, ruling that the terms of the settlement agreement were unambiguous and did not require the general contractor to pay the unsubstantiated claims of the sub-subcontractors. The court further ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to properly substantiate their claims.

THE RESULTS OF THIS CASE DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF UNIQUE FACTORS.  CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE.