American Bridge Hit With $4.8M Sanction For Discovery Abuse

By Rachel Riley ( December 16, 2025, 9:50 PM EST) -- A Washington state judge has slapped American Bridge Co. with $4.8 million in monetary sanctions and found the steel subcontractor and its counsel at Smith Currie Oles LLP on the hook for additional legal fees for "widespread discovery abuses" throughout a court battle with a general contractor over delays in a Seattle convention center project....

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