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EXPERT WITNESS _______________________________________________________________
- Support for law firms and shipyards engaged in REAs, ADR or litigation that involves the cost, schedule and performance of shipbuilding and ship repair programs
- Support For Asbestos And Mesothelioma Personal Injury Lawsuits
Richmond Consulting is able to offer testimony regarding U.S. Navy and commercial ship design, construction and maintenance. In particular this will address the specifications for and use of asbestos contained insulation, including asbestos aboard ship and present in shipyards for various marine engineering applications. This includes boilers, steam generators, main and auxiliary steam systems, and the equipment connected to the steam systems, i.e., pumps, valves, as well as the use of asbestos for insulation, lagging, gaskets and packing aboard ships and in shipyards. This includes testimony to the authenticity and meaning of records, specifications, qualified products lists and other documents pertaining to Navy and commercial ship construction and repair and overhaul. Testimony is also routinely provided regarding research, development, design, engineering, procurement and shipyard production practices for the Navy and commercial ships in regard to asbestos containing materials on board ship and in shipyard shops.
- Expert Witness Experience
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R. BRUCE WOODRUFF-- EXPERT WITNESS CASES DEPOSED |
| DATE |
CASE TITLE
*REPRESENTED |
LAW FIRM & ATTORNEY |
COURT/LOC. |
DECISION |
| FEB. 10,
2011
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ASBESTOS: KEENER * V.
BUFFALO PUMPS#CCCCCC, ET AL
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EARLY, LUDWICK & SWEENEY, LLC. CHRIS MEISENKOTHEN,
BRIAN KENNEY
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RICHMOND, VA |
OPEN |
SEPT. 22, 2010 |
ASBESTOS: BARAGAR V. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS, HONEYWELL/BENDIX * ET AL |
PERKINS COIE, SAN FRANCISCO SC
D. BIDERMAN/D. FRIEDMAN |
WASHINGTON DC |
SETTLED |
MAR. 25, 2010 |
ASBESTOS: KEENER * V.
A.W. CHESTERTON, ET AL BUFFALO PUMPS |
EARLY, LUDWICK & SWEENEY, LLC. CHRIS MEISENKOTHEN |
NORFOLK VA |
OPEN |
MAR. 11, 2010 |
ASBESTOS: MILLER V. BORG WARNER MORSE, HONEYWELL* ET AL |
PERKINS COIE LOS ANGELES SC
D. BIDERMAN/ D. FRIEDMAN |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
JAN. 12, 2010 |
ASBESTOS: RIEMANN* V.
AALBORG INDUSTRIES ET AL BUFFALO PUMPS |
EARLY, LUDWICK & SWEENEY, LLC. RICH BULLOCK, DONNI YOUNG |
NEW HAVEN CT |
SETTLED |
OCT. 2, 2009 |
ASBESTOS: PANTALONE * V.
A.W. CHESTERTON, ET AL |
EARLY, LUDWICK & SWEENEY, LLC. CHRIS MEISENKOTHEN |
NEW HAVEN CT |
SETTLED |
| OCT. 29, 2009 |
ASBESTOS: RAYNOR V.
ALFA LAVAL ET AL HONEYWELL * & BONDEX * |
JULIE FRIEDMAN
DAVIES, MCFARLAND & CARROLL |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
JUNE 22, 2009 |
ASBESTOS: GOEBEL V. BONDEX CORP.
GEORGIA PACIFIC * & HONEYWELL/ BENDIX * |
PERKINS COIE LOS ANGELES SC
D. BIDERMAN/D. FRIEDMAN |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
| JUNE 16, 2009 |
ASBESTOS: NIEBAUER V. 3M CO
HONEYWELL/ BENDIX * |
PERKINS COIE LOS ANGELES SC
D. BIDERMAN/ D.FRIEDMAN |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
SEPT. 12, 2008 |
ASBESTOS: VAN KIRK V. BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC INC ET AL, HONEYWELL/ BENDIX* |
PERKINS COIE LOS ANGELES SC
VICK MANSOURIAN D. BIDERMAN/ D.FRIEDMAN |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
SEPT. 15, 2008 |
ASBESTOS: ORNSTEIN V.
ALFA LAVAL ET AL, HONEYWELL/ BENDIX* |
PERKINS COIE LOS ANGELES SC VICK MANSOURIAN D. BIDERMAN/ D. FRIEDMAN |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
JULY 18, 2008 |
ASBESTOS: OWENS V. ALLIS CHAMERS ET AL,
HONEYWELL/ BENDIX * & GEORGIA PACIFIC * |
PERKINS COIE LOS ANGELES SC BRIAN SOFFER/ D. BIDERMAN/D. FRIEDMAN |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
AUG. 17, 2007 |
ASBESTOS: CAMPBELL* v, AC and S, INC., ET AL VOL II |
EARLY, LUDWICK & SWEENEY, LLC. RICH BULLOCK |
NEW HAVEN CT |
SETTLED |
JUNE 15, 2007 |
ASBESTOS: CAMPBELL* V. AC and S, INC., ET AL VOL I |
EARLY, LUDWICK & SWEENEY, LLC. RICH BULLOCK |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
AUG. 1, 2006 |
ASBESTOS: SERIO * V. AC and S, INC., ET AL |
ASHCRAFT & GEREL DAVID LAYTON |
BALTIMORE MD |
SETTLED |
JULY 13, 2006 |
ASBESTOS: BAXTER* V. ALFA LAVAL INC. |
COADY LAW FIRM - DAVID FINACKUS; CHRIS DUFFY |
WASHINGTON DC |
SETTLED |
AUG. 10, 2005 |
ASBESTOS: GENDREAU V. HONEYWELL, FORD, DAIMLER CHRYSLER & GEN MOTORS* |
THELEN REID & PRIEST. ROSS PETTY; DICKINSON WRIGHT, ROBERT KRAUSE |
SAN FRANCISCO CA |
SETTLED |
MAR. 10, 2005 |
ASBESTOS: VAUGHN V. CRANECO* |
KIRKPATRICK, LOCKHART ET AL. CHRIS TEMPLE |
WASHINGTON DC |
SETTLED |
JAN. 18, 2005 |
ASBESTOS: WALRAVEN V. AMERICAN STANDARD FORD & GEN MOTORS * |
KIRKPATRICK, LOCKHART ET AL. CHRIS TEMPLE |
ALEXANDRIA VA |
SETTLED |
APR. 23, 2004 |
ASBESTOS: BRAATEN V. GOULD CORP.* |
NAMAN HOWELL. NEAL PIRKLE |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
OCT. 3, 2003 |
ASBESTOS: BRAINERD V. BORG-WARNER, FORD, DAIMLER CHRYSLER & GEN MOTORS* |
THELAN REID & PRIEST. JIM OSTERTAG, |
ALEXANDRIA VA |
SETTLED |
AUG. 13, 2003 |
ASBESTOS: VELASQUEZ V. BORG-WARNER, FORD, DAIMLER CHRYSLER & GEN MOTORS* |
THELAN REID & PRIEST, GORDON & REIS |
ALEXANDRIA VA |
SETTLED |
JUNE 30, 2003 |
ASBESTOS: LAVALEE V. HONEYWELL/ BENDIX* |
PERKINS COIE DAVID BINDER |
ALEXANDRIA VA |
SETTLED |
| JULY 17, 2002 |
ASBESTOS: MACDONALD V.
WORTHINGTON PUMP DRESSER RAND* |
GOLLATZ GRIFFIN AND EWING.
CHUCK HOWARD |
LOS ANGELES CA |
SETTLED |
MAY 8, 2002
TRIAL |
ASBESTOS: MACDONALD V.
WORTHINGTON PUMP DRESSER RAND* |
GOLLATZ GRIFFIN AND EWING.
CHUCK HOWARD |
NEW YORK NY
TRIAL |
SETTLED |
| APRIL 26, 2002 |
ASBESTOS: MACDONALD V.
WORTHINGTON PUMP DRESSER RAND* |
GOLLATZ GRIFFIN AND EWING.
CHUCK HOWARD |
RICHMOND VA |
SETTLED |
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EXPERT WITNESS _______________________________________________________________
- Support for U.S. Government, law firms, and shipyards engaged in U.S. government Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REAs), contract issues and claims litigation involving cost, schedule and performance of shipbuilding and ship repair programs
Richmond Consulting has more than 40 years of experience in the maritime industry and specifically with the Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Justice, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The practice centers on contractual aspects of the design, operation, and maintenance of Navy, Coast Guard, and NOAA ships as well as the optimal design and production execution for shipyards and the shipbuilding and repair industry. As may be seen from the below table, this includes litigation support, not only for commercial shipyards, but also for the Navy, Coast Guard, Department of Justice, and numerous national law firms. The assignments often involve assistance to parties engaged in claims, government Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REAs), that is, litigation that involves the cost, schedule and performance of shipbuilding for new construction as well as ship repair programs.
- Expert Witness Experience
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R. BRUCE WOODRUFF-- EXPERT WITNESS CASES DEPOSED |
| DATE |
SUBJECT |
ENGAGEMENT OR CASE TITLE** REPRESENTED |
COMPANY CLIENT OR LAW FIRM & ATTORNEY |
STATUS |
| MAR. 2011-PRESENT |
SHIPYARD: INDUSTRY TEAM MEMBER EVALUATING SHIPYARD PROPOSAL FOR SHIP TO U.S. NAVY. |
TEXTRON LAND & MARINE SYSTEMS** , NEW ORLEANS AND SLIDELL, LOUISIANA |
EDWARD BROWN, L-3 UNIDYNE, NORFOLK VA |
OPEN |
MAR. 2010 |
SHIPYARD: EVALUATION OF NASSCO SAN DIEGO SHIPYARD IMPROVEMENT WEIGHT HANDLING PROJECT |
NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING RESEARCH PROGRAM, CHARLESTON, SC |
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (ATI) CHARLESTON SC RICK SELF |
COMPLETED |
MAR 2006 - JAN 2010 |
SHIPYARD: $ 300 MILLION CLAIM- REQUEST FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER (NSC) DESIGNED & BUILT BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIP SYSTEMS, PASCAGOULA, MS |
U.S. COAST GUARD** V. INTEGRATED COAST GUARD SYSTEMS (ICGS) (NORTHROP GRUMMAN,LOCKH EED MARTIN) CONTRACT REA CHANGE REQUEST. |
USCG DEEPWATER SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM, WASHINGTON, DC
ANDREW SQUIRE,
BYRON J BRAUN |
SETTLED |
JUNE 2008 |
SHIPYARD: REQUEST FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT FOR PROPULSION SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT ON MSC SHIPS |
L 3 POWER PARAGO** CORP ANAHEIM, CA WITH US NAVY, VERSUS U.S. NAVY MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) |
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATE
MARK SIMON, NEW YORK, NY |
SETTLED |
MAY 2004
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DOD BASE: SERIOUS INJURY TO WORKER AT NAVY FACILITY IN MARYLAND |
RYAN** V. US NAVY |
KALFUS LAW FIRM, NORFOLK, VA JESSE SUIT |
SETTLED |
MAR 2002 |
SHIPYARD: ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTION PROBLEM REPORT IN SHIPYARD |
LAKE MICHIGAN CONTRACTORS V.
THE MANITOWOC CO, INC** |
WILLIAMS MULLEN NORFOLK, VA MIKE GARDNER |
SETTLED |
FEB 2002 |
SHIPYARD: DESIGN PROBLEMS ON ANCHOR WINDLASS ON BOARD US NAVY FAST SUPPORT SHIPS CONSTRUCTED AT NASSCO SAN DIEGO |
J. J. MCMULLEN ASSOC. INC** V.
EDGEWATER MACHINE FABRICATORS |
JACOBS LAW FIRM
ALEXANDRIA, VA
CARMEN JACOBS |
SETTLED |
DEC 2001 |
FACTORY PRODUCTION. (INTERNATIONAL) DESIGN PROCESSES, MANUFACTURING & PRODUCTION PROCESSES IN LUXEMBOURG FACTORY |
BABINGTON V. ELECTROLUX AB** (NETHERLANDS) |
FRANTZ WARD LLP
CLEVELAND, OH NEAL RAINS |
SETTLED |
| JUNE 2001 |
SHIPYARD: DEATH OF SAILOR ON BOARD DD 963 CLASS SHIP BUILT BY INGALLS SHIPYARD,PASC.,MS |
WISE** V. INGALLS SHIPBUILDING |
PETERS, REDDITT, WILLOUGHBY ET AL, MOBILE, ALABAMA
CHRIS PETERS |
SETTLED |
MAR 2001 |
SHIPYARD: DEATH OF SHIPYARD WORKER ON BOARD AIR. CARRIER USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) |
WELLINGTON V. UNITED STATE** V.
EARL INDUSTRIES |
US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASH DC DAMON MILLER |
SETTLED |
AUGUST 2000 |
SHIPYARD: (INTERNATIONAL) MULTIPLE BOILER CASUALTIES ON DISNEY BIG RED BOAT CRUISE SHIP-- FAULTY DESIGN, WORKMANSHIP AT ITALIAN SHIPYARD |
PREMIER CRUISE LINES V. SIEMENS AG** |
TROUTMAN SANDERS
ATLANTA, GA
JIM LAMBERTH |
SETTLED |
JUNE 2000 |
SHIPYARD: CONTRACT REQUEST FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT FOR DESIGN & GROWTH WORK ON NAVY SHIP USS MT WHITNEY |
PROTEST: REA AEPCO MARINE** V.
UNITED STATES |
VANDEVER BLACK
NORFOLK, VA
DAN WECKSTEIN |
SETTLED |
APRIL 2000 |
SHIPYARD: (INTERNATIONAL) ASSESSMENT OF NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD PRODUCTION COSTS TO REPAIR SAUDI MERCHANT SHIP AFTER COLLISION BETWEEN US NAVY DESTROYER RADFORD (DD 968) AND SAUDI ARABIAN VESSEL SS SAUDI RIYADH |
NATIONAL SHIPPING CO OF SAUDI ARABIA**
V. UNITED STATES |
VANDEVER BLACK
NORFOLK, VA
DAN WECKSTEIN |
SETTLED |
MAR 2000 |
SHIPYARD: CONTRACT PROTEST OF AWARD OF SURFACE SHIP MAINTENANCE CONTRACT TO ATLANTIC MARINE, JACKSONVILLE, FL |
PROTEST: METRO MACHINE** V.
ATLANTIC DRYDOCK |
VANDEVER BLACK
NORFOLK, VA
DAN WECKSTEIN |
SETTLED |
1997-1998 |
SHIPYARD: $ 75 MILLION SHIPBUILDING CLAIM & REQUEST FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (REA) - NAVY SHIP DESIGN PROCESS AND INCOMPLETE DESIGN CAUSING COST OVERRUNS AND SCHEDULE DELAYS |
MCDERMOTT CORP V. UNITED STATES* *, COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS |
US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, DC
GERALD ALEXANDER |
SETTLED |
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