Stuart C. Poage, of the Tallahassee office, achieved a favorable settlement in a case involving a lawsuit against an electrical contractor, Stuart’s client. The case arose from the construction of an experimental solar farm comprised of “solar sausages.” Each solar sausage was a 54’x5’ multi-chamber inflatable balloon with a solar cell unit attached to the top to collect the reflected sunlight and mounted side-by-side to wooden hitching posts. Plaintiff, and a combination of three other non-party companies, had a total of $30 million in small business loans and grants for construction of balloons, solar cells, and multiple development sites which have never been completed. During construction, unidentified issues arose causing damage to most of the prematurely installed balloons at the third development site. Plaintiff and the general contractor both filed suit against our client, the electrical contractor, and its subcontractor. They claimed that the improper brand of equipment was installed which may have caused the loss to the balloons. They originally demanded a total of $8.6 million in damages to “solar sausages.” Following a two-year investigation and discovery into the project financing and multiple potential causes of the sausage damage, Stuart was able to negotiate a settlement of all claims of both plaintiffs against our client, the electrical contractor, for a combined total of $112,500. Plaintiffs’ claims against the electrical subcontractor remain pending.