by Kent Holland | Jul 13, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Trial court granted summary judgement against building owner for worker who fell through a skylight while doing work on a roof for an independent contractor. During trial, the plaintiff’s attorney violated an order granting a motion in limine prohibiting him from...
by Kent Holland | Jul 13, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Where an insurance carrier denied coverage for damages caused by a heating and air-conditioning company whose removal of a system from a residential home resulted in 170 gallons of heating oil leaking into the basement. The carrier argued that the oil was a...
by Kent Holland | Jul 13, 2023 | Newsletter Article
General Contractor on a housing project hired two subcontractors, one of whom installed scaffolding for use on the project. An employee of one of the Subs fell from the scaffolding and sued the GC for his injuries. Trial judge, relying on what is known as the...
by Kent Holland | May 24, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Where a state law requires engineers to designate a full-time person or “manager” as being in “responsible charge” of engineering activities, the state agency responsible for administering the statute found an engineer in violation because it used a used an...
by Kent Holland | May 24, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Where subcontractor executed a contract containing a pay-if-paid provision, the contractor subsequently used that clause as a basis to refuse paying for work performed by that sub because the project owner refused to pay the Prime for that same work. In New Jersey no...
by Kent Holland | Mar 14, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Homeowner whose house was damaged by a landslide filed negligence lawsuit against a geotechnical engineer who performed a Geotech investigation for the homebuilder/contractor. The contractor was out of business and couldn’t be sued. Trial court dismissed the lawsuit...
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