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Rockville Reaches Settlement in Town Square Pavers Litigation
ROCKVILLE, Md., December 21, 2009-The City of Rockville has reached a settlement in its litigation with Macris, Hendricks and Glascock, P.A., related to the failure of paver sections of Maryland Avenue, Gibbs Street and the plaza in Rockville Town Square.
Macris has agreed to pay the City $1.4 million and to dismiss its counterclaim against the City for $100,000 in exchange for dismissal of the City's lawsuit against Macris and a release by the City of its claims against Macris. The settlement also provides that there is no admission of liability by either the City or Macris.
Macris, Hendricks and Glascock, P.A., contracted with the City to provide the full scope of civil engineering design services for the Town Center project.
In June 2008, after the failure of paver sections of Maryland Avenue, Gibbs Street and Town Square plaza, the City filed a lawsuit against Macris in Montgomery County Circuit Court, alleging that Macris had breached its contract with the City and its duty of care to the City in connection with the design of the roads and plaza that ultimately led to the failure of the pavers in Town Center.
The trial for the case was set to begin Nov. 30 in Montgomery County Circuit Court. The case has been removed from the trial calendar and stayed for 30 days in order to allow the City and Macris to finalize and execute a settlement agreement.