United States ex rel. Williams Elec. Co., Inc. v. Metric Constructors, Inc.

In United States ex rel. Williams Elec. Co., Inc. v. Metric Constructors, Inc., James L. Bruner and Brian P. Robinson successfully defended Metric Constructors, the general contractor, in a dispute with a subcontractor concerning damages arising from delays in the construction of a new federal prison in Estill, South Carolina. The case centered on a “no-damages-for-delay” clause in the contract between Metric and its subcontractors. Bruner and Robinson convinced the Supreme Court of South Carolina that adopting a very open-ended exception to these clauses when the contract language was unambiguous was not consistent with prior South Carolina decisions and law.

United States ex rel. Williams Elec. Co., Inc. v. Metric Constructors, Inc., 325 S.C. 129, 480 S.E.2d 447 (1997).