PROJECT PROFILE WJE www.wje.com Vista Ridge Forensic Geotechnical Investigation and Standard of Care Assessment | Erie, CO CLIENT McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, P .C. BACKGROUND The two filings at Vista Ridge included eighty-six single-family homes located near Erie, Colorado. The homes were underlain by Laramie Formation claystone, which has high to very high swell potential. After their initial inspections, the plaintiff’s experts alleged that vertical foundation movement was occurring at all of the homes. As a result of these allegations, the plaintiff’s team quickly implemented repairs to the homes that were completed during the litigation process. The c

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