Balfour Beatty
AS OF SEPT 2024: WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS FOR BALFOUR BEATTY HOUSING CRISIS
Just Well Law is bringing claims against Balfour Beatty on behalf of employees, residents, and former residents who have been harmed by Balfour Beatty's bad conduct. If you’d like to bring a claim, please click the button below or email JWL’s Intake Director, Casey, at casey@well.law.
Military Families in Key West Sue Balfour Beatty over Allegations of Squalid, Toxic Housing Conditions
NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST - A group of nearly 200 current and former residents of Naval Air Station Key West has filed a lawsuit claiming that the contractor the Navy used to maintain family houses on base has committed fraud and negligence for at least a decade and exposed them to dangers ranging from toxic mold to asbestos.... READ MORE
Lawsuit Filed
Filed in Monroe County Circuit Court, the new claims brought by 192 current and former residents of Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West allege that Balfour Beatty, for at least a decade, has failed the communities with “shoddy maintenance practices and corporate indifference or ineptitude.”
Dozens of military families adversely affected by toxic privatized housing at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West have brought new state-court fraud and gross negligence claims against Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC and other entities.
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Our Mission
Balfour Beatty builders were negligent. We hope you will join us in the effort to hold them accountable.
We know that our clients need to recover financially to rebuild their health and their lives. Together, we will send a message to Balfour Beatty: safe housing is essential for the well-being of our communities. As a leader in housing and infrastructure, they have a responsibility to ensure that the properties they manage are safe and free from harm.
Who We Are
We are experienced advocates with a record of securing damages for our clients. We have practiced as Assistant U.S. Attorneys and plaintiffs' counsel in large national cases.
Kristina Baehr
Kristina Baehr is a national trial lawyer who represents sick families against the companies and governments that made them sick. After Princeton and Yale Law, she worked her way up the ranks to partner at a national trial firm. Their teams represented clients against big pharma and tech companies in state, federal and international courts, and their victories led to over $1 billion in revenue for their clients. She then transitioned to the US Attorneys’ Office, where she represented federal agencies like the Army, Air Force, and VA in personal injury cases like this one. And when her own family experienced toxic exposure, she left the Department of Justice to build the personal injury firm she couldn’t find.
Bob McKee
Robert J. McKee is a Florida-based trial lawyer and certified civil circuit mediator with a focus on personal injury cases involving chemical, microbial, and radiation exposure. He has secured some of Florida’s largest verdicts in mold, wrongful death, and pesticide exposure cases. McKee graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida with a degree in Agricultural Science. He initially ran a horticultural business before transitioning to law. His notable achievements include significant wins against DuPont for pesticide damages and a $48 million post-COVID mold exposure verdict. McKee has extensive knowledge in fungal exposure and environmental science.
David Thompson
David H. Thompson is the Managing Partner of Cooper & Kirk and has been with the firm since its founding. With extensive trial and appellate experience, he has litigated in over 30 federal district courts, all 13 federal circuit courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous state courts, securing victories worth billions of dollars. A Harvard graduate, he earned his A.B. magna cum laude in 1991 and his J.D. cum laude in 1994. His expertise spans commercial litigation, where he has represented both plaintiffs and defendants, winning significant verdicts, including a $205 million victory in AmBase Corp. v. United States.