Henry D. Hoss

Representative Experience

Construction Litigation

• Negotiated favorable settlement of claims brought by subcontractor against general contractor for work performed in Iraq.
• Represented leading national contractor in claims brought by subcontractor after termination.
• Defended one of the nation’s largest professional construction companies in a lawsuit in which plaintiffs claimed building’s existing roof was damaged while office was being renovated.
• Represented landscaper in arbitration with subcontractor over large downtown municipal park.
• Represented numerous general contractors in litigation with subcontractors over failure to complete their scope of work resulting in delays and damages.

Contracting

• Represented owner in preparing and negotiating contracts with general contractor for the construction of apartment complexes.
• Represented owner in preparing construction contracts for an addition to a hospital.
• Represented owner in negotiating contracts related to the construction of a specialty hospital.
• Represented owner in drafting and negotiating construction contracts related to the renovation of a historic building site.
• Negotiated contracts on behalf of a manufacturer and installer of water treatment equipment on multiple construction projects.

Professional Negligence

• Represented design professionals in a lawsuit alleging negligent design resulting in excessive moisture in a slab.
• Represented architectural firm in a lawsuit alleging improper design and resulting fire issues.
• Represented design professionals against claims of negligence involving exterior building panels.

Aircraft Transaction Litigation

• Tried case in state court for an aircraft owner in a dispute involving a back-to-back-to-back transaction involving a G550.
• Negotiated favorable settlement for the seller of an Agusta helicopter in a lawsuit arising from failed back-to-back transactions.
• Represented buyers and sellers in interpleader actions arising out of failed aircraft purchase and sale agreements and disputes over entitlement to funds deposited in escrow.
• Represented aircraft maintenance facilities in billing disputes.
• Represented lenders in aircraft foreclosures, both judicial and non-judicial.

Commercial Litigation

• Preserved a multimillion-dollar jury award in favor of an Oklahoma-based limestone mining company by defeating a motion to vacate the judgment filed five years later by the Rogers County Board of Commissioners.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of three defendants in a case where the receiver for two failed insurance companies asserted claims of constructive fraudulent transfer and successor liability.
• Successfully represented Oklahoma State Fair, Inc. in trial where plaintiffs requested an injunction that would have prevented the demolition of a racetrack determined to be physically unsafe for public activities.
• Obtained preliminary injunction on behalf of a lumber and supply company prohibiting a former employee and his new employer from utilizing confidential information to unfairly compete.