Delayed new construction of the operating center – GvW Graf von Westphalen acts before the courts on behalf of the University Clinic of Düsseldorf (Imtech und Siemens AG)
The first oral hearing in the litigation involving the construction of the clinic "Center for Operative Medicine II" (ZOM II) took place before the District Court Düsseldorf. The university clinic of Düsseldorf (UKD) is demanding here, among other items, damages from the, in the meantime, insolvent building furnisher Imtech resulting from delayed commissioning and resulting loss of revenue.
The UKD opened the new "Center for Operative Medicine II" in June 2014 after a delay of more than three years. The litigation involves allegedly outstanding claims of the building equipment supplier for its compensation of around EUR 9.7 million. UKD is asserting counterclaims for around EUR 27 million.
UKD filed a complaint against the company Siemens AG, which was also involved in the area of fire protection at the ZOM II in a further case.
The court anticipates that the proceedings will last a long time in both cases.
GvW Graf von Westphalen is representing UKD through the partners Dr Bettina Meyer-Hofmann and Dr Thomas Senff (both in Düsseldorf).
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