Trial attorney Allen Eraut
obtained a defense verdict for a roofing subcontractor in a Washington County
construction defect case. Plaintiffs asked the jury for
$833,000. The case was unusual in that the general contractor
declared bankruptcy shortly before trial, and the Plaintiffs were successful in
severing the claim against the general contractor from the case against the
subcontractors. After the other subcontractors settled, Plaintiffs
proceeded to trial against RMB’s client only. Given its bankrupt status,
the general contractor was not present at trial and was not included on the
verdict form. Despite a wave of additional destructive testing shortly
before trial focusing on RMB’s client’s work, the jury ruled against the
Plaintiffs on both the negligence and breach
of warranty claims. The case was tried to a twelve member jury in front
of Washington County Circuit Court Judge Charles Bailey.