Construction
Sep. 11, 2026
Lucas Museum delays spur contractor's $1.9M cost claim
An electrical contractor seeks nearly $1.9 million in costs tied to delays building the Lucas Museum, as contractors pursue related claims and courts consider disputes over payment protections.
Weeks before the long-delayed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is set to open its doors in Los Angeles, an electrical contractor is seeking nearly $1.9 million for costs it says accumulated as construction stretched five years beyond schedule.
Christopher G. Hook, a Los Angeles attorney representing J.E. Snyder Electric Inc., said Thursday the case is beginning discovery as the museum and general contractor, Hathaway Dinwiddie, seek dismissal of several claims Snyder asserted against...
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