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A Texas retirement community in the middle of a $100 million multistory luxury retirement project hired Gravely PC after it was sued by its construction contractor. The Gravely team’s initial job was to defend their client in what was a true bet-the-company situation.
With an approach to litigation that relies on veteran trial lawyers with extensive expertise in construction, design and engineering at the heart of building projects, the Gravely team tackled the case and took a deep dive into the project’s details. That’s when the tables began to turn.
Investigation Leads to Countersuit
In the original lawsuit, the contractor sought $3.5 million in damages from the retirement community. Relying on civil and structural engineers and architectural experts, the team determined that the retirement community was owed far more based on the contractor’s shoddy work and suspicious billing practices. The Gravely team uncovered internal documents that the contractor had failed to turn over. In addition, a forensic review of records revealed that the contractor was playing shenanigans by paying its workers a fraction of the rate submitted in invoices.
What started as a $3.5 million lawsuit against the retirement community turned into a $20 million counterclaim. The legal fight churned through the court for three years. Just before trial, multiple parties paid in excess of $20 million to settle the litigation.