Environmental Costing
Joseph Lifrieri
Expert Services Rubin Property for a large NJ ...

Dr. Lifrieri was retained by a prominent New Jersey Law Firm on behalf of the County Government to evaluate the costs associated with a portion of the 2011 - 2012 development of an urban park called the Riverfront Park site in Essex County, New Jersey. The County requested that Dr. Lifrieri perform an independent cost breakdown of the actual expenditures the County had made to complete the environmental investigation and remediation of the Rubin Site. The County provided the actual construction costs to construct the cap and Dr. Lifrieri utilized these costs in conjunction with the Environmental Consultant’s costs to establish the total costs expended on this effort. In addition Dr. Lifrieri was asked to evaluate the cost to close the site had the site been used to store tractor trailers and storage containers only.

Mold and Asbestos
Joseph Lifrieri
Expert Witness Services related to the ...

Dr. Lifrieri was retained by Crum and Forster to assist counsel to defend against a mold related claim against their insured relating to negligence and performance of work not in conformance with good engineering practice.

Rock Slope & Stability
Joseph Lifrieri
Expert Consultation for NY MTA and Lewis ...

Dr. Lifrieri was retained by Lewis Brisbois to provide expert rock engineering services to assist them with a damages claim filed by a worker for a rockfall incident at the construction site for the Second Avenue Subway.

Sinkholes & Mine Shafts
Joseph Lifrieri
Expert Consultation Assessment of Potential ...

Dr. Lifrieri was retained by an Owner of a large piece of property to provide expert claims consultation for the remediation and repair of sinkhole settlement and occurrences beneath the ground floor slab in an existing hospital.

Business Interruption
Joseph Lifrieri
Expert Consultation Business Interruption claim ...

Dr. Lifrieri was retained by AJS Acquisition to document the losses sustained by its subsidiary before, during, and after Super Storm Sandy in October 2012 in accordance with the provisions noted in their business interruption insurance policy and to prepare a business interruption claim report. Dr. Lifrieri reviewed financial data prepared by AJS Acquisitions and developed a forensic financial approach geared towards quantifying AJS’ loss.

Expert Consultation Octagon Site Remediation Expert Services for NJ Law Firm

Dr. Lifrieri was retained by Slowinski Atkins, a prominent NJ Legal Firm to provide expert opinions with respect to a professional negligence claim that their client is pursuing against a remediation contractor. Dr. Lifrieri was asked to provide expert consulting services and forensic technical support to the law firm and their client with regard to the losses sustained by their client as a result of the failure of performance by the Environmental Remediation Contractor under an assigned contract, for a guaranteed remediation of the Octagon property for a “Not-to-Exceed Cost” (“NTE”) or specified fee.

Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services Brown and Evans AZ for Insurance Carrier

Dr. Lifrieri was retained to investigate the validity of a claim made for three UST sites in Arizona by a confidential insurance client. Dr. Lifrieri concluded that the leak at each of the three sites occurred prior to the retroactive date of the policy.

Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services for “By Lo” Oil for Insurance Carrier

Dr. Lifrieri was retained to investigate a leaking UST and related piping at a service station in Bay City, Michigan. Dr. Lifrieri conducted interviews with relevant parties regarding site conditions and former discharge events at the site, as well as contacted the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to conduct a FOIA file review. Dr. Lifrieri provided a site description, a release history, a loss background, a description of planned activities, costs to date, a subrogation analysis, and conclusions and recommendations regarding this claim.

Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services Spartan Oil Butler NJ for an Insurance Carrier

Dr. Lifrieri’s review of the available information for a confidential insurance client indicated that the costs and scopes of work presented by the environmental consultants appeared excessive given the types, levels and extent of contamination observed at the site. It was Dr. Lifrieri's opinion that the cost for a program to investigate Areas of Concern (AOCs) at this site was much less than those proposed by the consultants.

Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services for a Warehouse in Bridgewater NJ for an Insurance Carrier

Dr. Lifrieri assisted a confidential insurance client in the claim review for a petroleum discharge which was uncovered during the excavation for a PCB remediation at the Brook Warehousing Site in Bridgewater, NJ. Dr. Lifrieri concluded that the discharge was remnant from a UST tank closure that was performed in 1998 which received an NFA letter from NJDEP.

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