Shawmut hired Maurer & Sforza in May 1995 to do work on the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in the Strauss Conservation Center of the Fogg Museum, according to Shawmut's lawyers.
However, in December 1995 Shawmut filed a lawsuit against Maurer and Sforza claiming that welds on the piping for the hydronic heating system did not conform to the requirements of the contract.
In response, Maurer & Sforza filed a counterclaim in September 1996 stating that their work had, in fact, conformed to contract guidelines established by Shawmut.
Donin declined to comment on the possible outcomes of the case.
"Whatever the problem is, it must be very subtle because I know that they're all working away quite happily in the Conservation Center," Mansfield said.
The Harvard Art Museums, which include the Busch-Reisinger, Fogg and Sackler, contain billions of dollars in world-renowned art and artifacts Mansfield said