Introduction: The buyer of oil and gas produced water treatment and disposal facilities, who had a representations and warranties policy, claimed that the facilities and wells were not as represented. Baker & O’Brien evaluated the technical merits of this claim by reviewing facility design, well completions, and operational performance from both pre- and post-acquisition periods. We opined on facility functionality in the ordinary course of business in an initial expert claim assessment, a preliminary expert report, and with follow-up analysis.

Introduction: In this personal injury case, truck drivers from two different contract companies had an unfortunate interface when one became pinned between their vehicles during a routine parking maneuver. We were asked to identify the responsibilities for the incident, which required our review of regulations, industry standards, and safe work practices. Baker & O’Brien presented our opinions in an expert report supporting the dispute resolution.

In this dispute, investors lost a substantial portion of their investments when prices collapsed in 2014, months after a fiduciary advisor performed financial due diligence and solicited customers. Baker & O’Brien was retained to review the offering memorandum to determine whether the risks were sufficiently outlined to inform the investors about the perceived risk inherent in the investment. We reviewed the drilling venture, the investment prospectus, and other financial due diligence to present opinions that helped the dispute resolution.