Davenport, Iowa, and Atlanta, Ga.—Parties have agreed to tentative dates for a trial and mediation in two contractor-related lawsuits (GM Aug. 19, p. 14; May 6, p. 1 ), pertaining to nitrogen plants currently under construction. The case, styled Maintenance Enterprises LLC v. Orascom E&C USA Inc. and Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC, is set for trial Jan. 16, 2018. Maintenance Enterprises initially sued Orascom and Iowa Fertilizer for their failure to pay. Orascom later countersued, citing Maintenance Enterprises’ performance. Iowa Fertilizer’s Wever plant is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, in the suit of U.S. Nitrogen LLC v. Weatherly Inc., concerning USN’s Mosheim, Tenn., plant, which is still in startup, the parties are eyeing mediation on or before Sept. 2, 2017.
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