7th Circ. Considers Reviving Claims In Wind Farm Contract Row

A Seventh Circuit panel seemed unconvinced Monday that a jury improperly awarded an Illinois wind farm contractor nominal damages in a subcontractor termination dispute, but suggested the $1 award may still be unwound if the court decides the subcontractor's claims were improperly kept from trial. Pushing back on that assertion, Boldt's attorney Michael Scodro of Mayer Brown LLP told the panel his client's notice was "more than adequate," as it included video alongside photos depicting conditions that had trucks "literally sinking into the mud." The subcontract's notice requirement called for timely notification of an event, details of the delay it caused, and its effects on Boldt's project performance, he told the panel.