by Halley Porter | Aug 3, 2023 | Top Cases, Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Skanska Claims
A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with a Pensacola federal judge who found that Skanska was negligent in its response to Hurricane Sally when more than two dozen of its barges broke loose from their moorings, causing chaos across Pensacola Bay. A three-judge...
by Halley Porter | Mar 30, 2023 | Top Cases, Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Skanska Claims
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The attorneys representing the dozens of businesses suing Skanska USA are still waiting for a decision on an appeal. Last year, Skanska appealed a federal judges ruling that found the company was negligent and responsible for the damage their...
by Halley Porter | Dec 17, 2022 | Top Cases, Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Skanska Claims
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The legal battles continue over damage caused by Skanska barges during Hurricane Sally. The company tasked with building the Three Mile Bridge appealed a federal judge’s decision that would allow those who saw damage from their barges to...
by Halley Porter | Dec 29, 2021 | Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Skanska Claims, Top Cases
On December 29, 2021, Senior District Judge Lacey A. Collier issued an Order and Final Judgment dismissing Skanska’s limitation of liability action in its entirety in a case involving Skanska’s barges breaking free during Hurricane Sally and destroying the Pensacola...
by Halley Porter | Aug 30, 2021 | Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Skanska Claims, Top Cases
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida Judge Hope T. Cannon has ruled against Skanska on charges that the company deliberately destroyed evidence by wiping company cellphones in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally and the trail of destruction left by...
by Halley Porter | Aug 16, 2021 | Top Cases, Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Skanska Claims
Attorneys representing the close to 1,000 commuters and business owners impacted by the Pensacola Bay Bridge’s outage are claiming that Skanska deliberately wiped cellphones to destroy evidence in the case. The group of attorneys — primarily Aylstock, Witkin,...
