A large chuck of concrete broke off of an eight-foot internal diameter pipe segment during its installation into a contractor’s micro-tunnel underneath Seattle’s Ship Canal, allowing water to flood the tunnel. A later investigation revealed flaws in the broken pipe segment, as well as similar flaws with approximately 80 other yet-to-be installed pipe sections. Work to repair the pipe segments took over a year and cost millions of dollars in damages. Harper│Hayes was retained to represent the micro-tunneling contractor in a lawsuit against the Project’s Builders Risk carrier, who had denied coverage, and to assist the contractor’s pursuit of other available insurance. After just over a year of litigation, the contractor recovered eight-figures from the Builders Risk insurer and from the insurer of the pipe manufacturer.
Micro-Tunneling Contractor Nets Eight-Figure Recovery from Builders Risk Insurers and Other Sources
