Litigation Services

CDC has developed an exceptional working relationship with many legal firms across the nation. CDC's experience and expertise in exterior building facade has built a reputation of excellence among our peers in the industry, ranging from Owners, Architects, and Contractors. The following is a list of litigation services CDC is able to provide:

• Preliminary Investigation and Testing
  • Review the existing documents for the cladding systems under investigation to determine inherent defects in the design, as well as, possible causes of failure.
  • Develop a comprehensive report outlining observations and discoveries made as a result of document review.
  • Identify areas of the cladding system that are potential failure causes and determine locations that should be focused on during any destructive testing that may need to take place.
  • Review of all the original construction documents, as well as, any discoverable materials related to the cladding system and associated problems.
  • Develop an outline review of discoveries made through this review process.
• Expert Presentation
  • Prepare presentation which will include images of affected areas and a description of observations and discoveries made on-site with expert opinion of cause.
• Observation and Witnessing of Destructive Testing
  • Specify and observe various testing procedures used to determine the cause of failure including water testing and structural testing.
  • Provide a full, formal report of observations based on test results and offer expert opinion as to the cause and effect of failure.
• Testifying and Depositions
  • Provide expert testimony describing the cause and effect of failure, as well as, a proposed course of remediation.