Peckar & Abramson is proud to have represented one of the nation’s largest general contractors in the achievement of a $48 million award in its favor and the denial of a $135 million claim against it in Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida on May 3, 2024 arising out of the FDOT’s $2.3 billion reconstruction of I-4, a P3 project and the Department’s largest project ever in the State of Florida.

After a 2-week bench trial, P&A secured the favorable decision which found that the general contractor client was entitled to recover $48 million on its affirmative claim against the party who initiated the lawsuit and that it did not breach its fiduciary duties and was not grossly negligent as was claimed which resulted in a denial of the initiating party’s $135 million claim in its entirety.

“This case dealt with very complicated legal and factual issues, and the court’s ruling is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our trial team and the strength of our client’s case,” commented Gary Stein, who served as lead counsel.

Note: P&A’s trial team included partners Gary Stein, Jerry Brodsky, and Stefan Chin, then senior counsel Charles Fombrun, and paralegal Cadian Baker.