Owner of an aluminum plant that employed 26 workers who alleged that exposure to putative toxins emitted from the reduction "pots" caused their development of an alleged neurodegenerative disease. After two-month jury trial: Settled. Foss v. Alumax Inc., et al., U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Co-counsel for Metropolitan Life Insurance against workers exposed to asbestos who alleged that Metropolitan conspired with the manufacturers to suppress the dangers of asbestos during the 1930's and 1940's. After a ten-week trial: Defense verdict. Bard, et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

Project engineer in several related state and federal actions as well as an arbitration proceeding in Ohio arising from the design/management of the construction of a $100,000,000 electrical distribution system throughout the eastside of Cleveland. Settled. Cleveland Electric Utility Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio; AAA Arbitration

One of nine insurers against whom Microsoft filed a declaratory judgment action seeking defense and indemnity for the more than 150 civil antitrust complaints filed against the company following entry of the judgment in United States v. Microsoft. Summary Judgment, 2001. Microsoft appeal pending. Microsoft Corporation v. Federal Insurance Company, et al., U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Consulting engineer who is one of multiple defendants in an adversary proceeding to recover more than $130,000,000 to finance the design and construction of a mixed waste paper mill in Hagerstown, Maryland. Settled. Hagerstown Fiber Limited Partnership v. Carl C. Landegger, et al., U.S. District Court, Southern District New York

Manufacturer of a component on the Cessna Citation jet aircraft landing gear system against the multi-million dollar claim by Cessna for reimbursement of the costs of retrofitting the fleet with new landing gear actuators. Settled. Cessna Aircraft Company v. Teijin Seiki America Co., Inc., et al.; AAA Arbitration; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Attachmate Corporation in a multi-million dollar securities fraud action arising from an alleged failure to disclose information concerning employee stock options. Settled. DeBriae v. Attachmate Corporation, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

Design engineer against MWRA's $50,000,000 damage claim arising from the design and construction of an electrical co-generation plant to power a sewage treatment facility in Boston Harbor. Settled. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority v. R.W. Beck, Inc., et al., Suffolk County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Designer of a natural gas flaring system for the Central Gas Facility in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in a multi-million dollar breach of contract action. Arbitration proceedings in Japan and related civil action in Texas ultimately were settled. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries v. John Zink Co., JCAA Arbitration, Tokyo, Japan; District Court, Dallas County, Texas

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