Legal Opinion
Tampa Bay Water v. HDR Engineering, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 2013No. 12-14600PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Tampa Bay Water (“TBW”) challenges three pretrial rulings that preceded its defeat at trial in this diversity case. The subject matter of the lawsuit was a reservoir, owned by TBW, which developed large cracks in its earthen embankments shortly after construction. TBW sued several defendants, including HDR Engineering (“HDR”) and Barnard Construction Company (“Barnard”), alleging that HDR defectively designed the reservoir and that Barnard defectively constructed it. The amount in controversy was very large; TBW’s initial settlement demands exceeded $200…
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