Expert Opinion Services and Arbitration Proceeding Support (Mette, Evans & Woodside Law Firm for the County of Dauphin v. The Harrisburg Authority, Pennsylvania)
GBB was hired to provide expert opinion services in a contractual dispute between the County of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, a supplier of solid waste under a waste-disposal agreement with the Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility, and the Harrisburg Authority. In preparation for deposition and testimony before an arbitrator, GBB analyzed hundreds of documents, including waste-disposal contracts, facility retrofit contracts, facility operating contracts, manuals, financial records, correspondence, delivery records, and reports from others. GBB provided expert opinion on industry-standard language in disposal contracts regarding Uncontrollable Circumstances and Force Majeure, and on retrofit construction management and oversight. GBB gave a deposition and also testified before the arbitrator regarding its expert report findings. The arbitrator ruled in favor of Dauphin County based on GBB’s testimony and that of other witnesses.


