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SERVICES
 Mr. Doddridge’s firm has worked with attorneys throughout New York, New Jersey and New England. In March 1999, he testified at a subcommittee hearing of Massachusetts senators and representatives in support of an "Act Providing for the Licensing of Home Inspectors," now Chapter 146 of the Acts of 1999. He recommended a section of the bill, now included in Section 205, requiring a licensed home inspector and associate to "promptly report to the insurance company any complaint …" The board may "deny, refuse renewal, limit, suspend or revoke the license of a home inspector or an associate" if the inspector "… (3) failed to report a claim forthwith to the insurance carrier …" His recommendation and support were acknowledged in Senator Jacques' letter to him dated December 16, 1999.
Apart from Donald and David Doddridge’s wealth of experience in construction and building inspection, litigation support requires a full understanding of the background surrounding each case. It also requires intensive analysis of deposition transcripts, interrogatories, photographs, communications exchanged between the parties, and all related documentation, including court filings. The qualifications of opposing experts are checked.
Site review is mandatory if the site conditions have remained static. Photographs may be taken at that time.
Our opinions are formed via researching state and federal codes, industry standards, and local practices. We provide opinions of validity/invalidity of a dispute.
We estimate corrective costs in construction disputes and remedial costs in injury disputes and will include settlement opinions. Mediation and arbitration assistance and trial testimony are provided if necessary.
Court testimony has averaged no more than one to two times yearly; arbitration averages the same. Virtually 95 percent of all cases are settled.
D.A. Doddridge & Associates provides the following technical assistance:
Slip and Fall/Worker Injuries
- Expert witness testimony - both plaintiff and defense attorneys
- Site inspection, if appropriate, with attorney(s) and/or injured party
- Take photographs and measurements
- Cite defective site conditions
- Determine clear, irrefutable culpability
- Analysis of facts of case from a technical perspective
- Building code interpretations and compliance/violations
- OSHA standards and regulations
- Review photographs and statements from injured party, co-workers, and others
- Establish and cite responsibility of contractor, subcontractors, and any other supervisory personnel
- Review all documentation and testimony
- Preparation of questions during interrogatories
- Preparation of reports
- Inspections and investigations during discovery
- Reconstruction of accident scene
Construction Disputes; Workmanship/Contract/Building Code Violations
- Review all documentation, including contract, blueprints, and punch lists
- Review correspondence and allegations between parties
- Conduct an on-site evaluation of the issues
- Take photographs
- Estimate fair and reasonable value of completed work, including remedial requirements for such work
- Estimate cost to complete the work
- Determine professional liability
- Establish federal and state code compliance
- Determine conformance with industry standards
- Issue work product report
- Assess impact on schedule
- Provide technical assistance throughout all stages of litigation
Home and Building Inspection Disputes
- Review all legal and other documentation and communications
- Review the inspection report
- Verify inspector’s licensing and insurance coverage as required by law
- Conduct site inspection
- Determine breaches of industry standards of practice
- Cite errors and omissions
- Estimate repair, replacement, or reconstruction costs
- Issue work product report
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