by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: J. Kent Holland, Jr., Esq. ConstructionRisk, LLC I. Executive Summary. Where project owners have declined to grant requested cost increases to account for unexpected inflation, contractors have succeeded in obtaining relief from courts. “Commercial...
by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: Michael S. Zetlin, Esq. Zetlin & De Chiara, LLP In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for design professionals, a court in California recently concluded that a fiduciary relationship existed between an architect and an owner. As a result of...
by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By J. Michael Littlejohn, Esq. Akerman Senterfitt Wickwire Gavin In October, the Court of Federal Claims issued a decision determining that, based on trial testimony, a construction contractor that had been seeking affirmative claims against the United States Corps of...
by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: J. Kent Holland, Jr., JD. ConstructionRisk, LLC www.ConstructionRisk.com In December 2006, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) issued new procedures to be applied in engineering, architectural and surveying contracts. These are called “Consultant...
by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
[printfriendly] By: J. Kent Holland, Jr., JD. ConstructionRisk, LLC Executive Summary Adding either a project owner or another architect/engineer as an additional insured under a professional liability policy could have such serious adverse consequences to all...
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