Samuel M. Starr

Practice Details

• Languages
  French
• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Construction Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Representation of a large dredging company in a multimillion-dollar action against the US Army Corps of Engineers including a trial in Court of Claims. Case arose out of survey practices employed by Corps on the dredging of a major shipping channel in New York-New Jersey Harbor.
  Representation in court, arbitration,
  mediation of a municipal water
  sewer authority against a design-builder of a combined sewer separation project. Authority terminated the design builder for performance
  design failures.
  Representation of the lead engineering procurement
  construction contractor in a multimillion-dollar, 34-day, three-party arbitration arising out of the failure of the wastewater treatment plant at a pulp
  paper de-inking facility.
  Representation of a design-builder against a design consultant on several major highway
  bridge design-build projects for design failures including inadequate estimating.
  Representation of an excavation
  garage contractor against a construction manager for wrongful termination.
  Representation of a major university on construction
  design claims against a builder
  architect on a $250 million science, classroom,
  research facility.
  Represented a contractor in a multimillion-dollar differing site condition claim against an owner on the 9 1/2 mile Outfall Tunnel Project for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
  Construction Law & Counseling: Served as outside counsel for the Massachusetts Port Authority in connection with the $1.2 billion modernization program at Boston's Logan Airport. This engagement included detailed contract review, bid protest advice
  hearings,
  construction claims review
  litigation.
  Continued representation of a variety of owners
  contractors on drafting
  negotiating multiple contract forms (AIA, custom forms).
  Revised owner, contractor,
  subcontractor contract payment provisions to comply with new Massachusetts Prompt Pay Law.
  Represented an independent authority in an investigation of contractor compliance with the federally m
  ated disadvantaged business enterprise program.
  Ongoing representation of a variety of owners
  contractors on contract performance issues, change orders,
  schedule issues.