Turner Construction Company filed a $12.3 million lawsuit on Nov. 18 against USC alleging the University did not pay for the construction of Ginsburg Hall, a seven-story computer science building opened in 2024. 

The complaint Turner Construction Company filed said USC has not honored its contractual obligations and caused Turner and its small business partners “significant hardship” by refusing to compensate them for a project that represented a large portion of their business. 

In a statement to the Daily Trojan, Turner Construction Company said the alleged non-payment has forced them to take legal action to protect the rights of both their company and their partners.

“The building is complete and serving the USC community, and the companies that delivered it deserve to be paid what they are owed. We remain committed to achieving a fair and timely resolution,” the statement read. 

In a statement to the Daily Trojan, the University made no comment on the lawsuit’s validity, and said that they are “aware of the lawsuit and reviewing it in detail.” 

Ginsburg Hall at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering is a modern, seven-story facility designed to bring together faculty, graduate students and researchers in computer science. It features open collaborative spaces, no traditional classrooms, a 300-seat amphitheater, and green design elements such as solar panels, radiant cooling and a sunken garden.