Construction Litigation: Delays, Claims and Damages

Construction Litigation: Delays, Claims and Damages

Aug 27, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

1.00 Live Credit in

Professional Practice 1.00 Professional Practice

New York accepts teleconferences / webcasts for Live credit.

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Large-scale construction projects involve stakeholders, including the general contractor, architects, engineers, and subcontractors. One participant's actions can significantly impact the others, often leading to claims for project delays. Whether you're new to construction law or an experienced practitioner, this course offers valuable insights for all.

This course addresses key issues related to delay claims, such as critical path, float, concurrency, and damage calculations. It also explores the intersection of essential delays of path and concurrent delays, along with their potential impacts.

This program is designed for attorneys at all experience levels, this program provides a comprehensive overview of construction litigation related to delays, claims, and damages.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Analyze the critical path of a construction schedule and how the delay is calculated.
  2. Investigate the issues of concurrency and how that may impact compensability.
  3. Evaluate how delay damages are calculated and other related damages that may be included.

About the Presenters

William “Casey” Vaughn, Esq.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP

Practice Area: Litigation (+1 other areas)

Casey Vaughn is an experienced construction attorney who represents contractors, owners, developers, and design professionals in a variety of disputes and construction related matters.  His experience includes representing an international airport authority in preparing and negotiating contract documents for capital improvement projects with an estimated...

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Andrew Atkins, Esq.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP

Practice Area: Litigation (+4 other areas)

Andrew Atkins is a seasoned construction attorney with significant experience in litigation and contracting and is Co-Chair of Smith Anderson’s Construction Group. He regularly represents owners, contractors and developers in multi-party disputes involving public and private commercial projects. He is also regularly involved in other...

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