When severe winter weather disrupts natural gas deliveries, pipeline curtailments can lead to complex disputes over payment for gas supplied to pipelines exceeding the quantities scheduled for delivery to customers. Baker & O’Brien evaluated the parties’ conduct, pipeline communications, and the operational circumstances surrounding a disputed natural gas transaction. Our expert analysis and deposition testimony addressed the technical and operational issues, and the court resolved the dispute through summary judgment before trial.

Introduction: While erecting a scaffold at a power plant, a scaffolder made a tragic mistake when he opened the electrical panel door protecting energized high-voltage equipment. We identified the applicable electrical generation regulations, industry standards, responsibilities of independent contractors, and individual human factors to determine the incident’s cause and responsibilities. Our expert report of opinions was used to negotiate a settlement.

A disagreement between an EPC contractor and its subcontractor led to a dispute about the causes and impacts of delays and cost escalation for constructing a combined cycle power plant. We reviewed the project documents, records, and correspondence and compared the significance of the delays in the control narrative deliverables to the overall project delays and schedule milestones. We produced a technical expert report, followed by a joint expert report, and provided oral testimony at the arbitration hearing.