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#82 - Case History - Practice, In Small Claims Court, Makes Perfect? Think About It

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GBA Case History Series – Case History #82 - Practice, In Small Claims Court, Makes Perfect? Think About It

Summary

A GBA member firm conducted a Phase I and Phase II study for the developer AND later did work directly for a former tenant of the same site. After things got even more complicated, the member firm decided to try small claims court for a resolution (where they had already been for at least 60 different projects). This practice did NOT make perfect.

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Elizabeth is the Principal Geotechnical Engineer at JLT Consultants in Boise, Idaho. Elizabeth has performed and/or assisted with numerous geotechnical investigations throughout Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming managing projects, providing geotechnical design, project quality control, cost and value engineering, and evaluating geotechnical constructability issues.

Tim is the Chief Operating Officer of Geoprofessional Services at BSK Associates, an employee-owned engineering firm. With over 30 years in materials testing and inspection, he oversees six Northern California offices and chairs BSK's Board of Directors. Tim is Past-President of the California Council of Testing and Inspection Agencies.

Lessons Learned:

  • Perform a Go/No-Go Analysis
  • Project Risk Often Is Inversely Proportional to Project Size, Complexity, and Fee
  • Avoid Litigation When You Reasonably Can
  • Follow Policies That Work
  • Do Not Give up Leverage When Dollars Are at Issue
  • Understand the Cost of “Your Day in Court”
  • If You Cannot Quell Your Emotions, Rely on Someone Who Can
  • Learn the Lessons of History

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GBA Case History Series – Case History #82 - Practice, In Small Claims Court, Makes Perfect? Think About It

Summary

A GBA member firm conducted a Phase I and Phase II study for the developer AND later did work directly for a former tenant of the same site. After things got even more complicated, the member firm decided to try small claims court for a resolution (where they had already been for at least 60 different projects). This practice did NOT make perfect.

Our Hosts:

Elizabeth is the Principal Geotechnical Engineer at JLT Consultants in Boise, Idaho. Elizabeth has performed and/or assisted with numerous geotechnical investigations throughout Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming managing projects, providing geotechnical design, project quality control, cost and value engineering, and evaluating geotechnical constructability issues.

Tim is the Chief Operating Officer of Geoprofessional Services at BSK Associates, an employee-owned engineering firm. With over 30 years in materials testing and inspection, he oversees six Northern California offices and chairs BSK's Board of Directors. Tim is Past-President of the California Council of Testing and Inspection Agencies.

Lessons Learned:

  • Perform a Go/No-Go Analysis
  • Project Risk Often Is Inversely Proportional to Project Size, Complexity, and Fee
  • Avoid Litigation When You Reasonably Can
  • Follow Policies That Work
  • Do Not Give up Leverage When Dollars Are at Issue
  • Understand the Cost of “Your Day in Court”
  • If You Cannot Quell Your Emotions, Rely on Someone Who Can
  • Learn the Lessons of History

Calls-to-action:

Subscribe

This episode was produced by the following GBA Members:

  continue reading

67 episodes

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