by Kent Holland | Jan 4, 2024 | Newsletter Article
Where a building owner sued its contractor for negligence in driving sheet piling that resulting in building damages, the court rejected the owner’s motion to amend its complaint to add a claim for punitive damages based on alleged gross negligence. Florida has a...
by Kent Holland | Oct 11, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Where a construction laborer was injured when a wall collapsed on him while demolishing part of a building, the laborer sued the project architect and the project engineer for alleged negligence in preparing and approving design plans and specifications and in failing...
by Kent Holland | Oct 11, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Where an individual slipped and fell on steps defectively constructed by a contractor at a public library, her estate sued the contractor. Trial court granted summary judgment on the basis that it concluded the applicable Restatement (Second) of Torts, section 385,...
by Kent Holland | Oct 11, 2023 | Newsletter Article
1 Minute Video Series – Design Professional Contract Clauses Kent Holland created this series of short videos to provide risk management and contract drafting tips for design professional contracts. Each video is one to two minutes in length. At the conclusion...
by Kent Holland | Jul 17, 2023 | Newsletter Article
When Contractor filed suit against residential property owner/client for failure to pay amounts due, the homeowner counterclaimed for construction defects. The Contractor then filed third-party claims against the client’s architect and against the geotechnical...
by Kent Holland | Jul 17, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Where agreement between a contractor and its client contained an agreement to insured but also a waiver of subrogation, the client and its insurance carrier had no right to file suit against the contractor to recover losses paid to third parties. Court also held that...
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