by Kent Holland | Jan 2, 2018 | Newsletter Article
When a subcontractor employee was injured by being struck by pieces of concrete that unexpectedly shot out of a concrete pumping hose, he sued the project construction manager (CM) who had subcontracted the concrete work. Tutor Perini was serving as CM at risk and...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
An employee of a contractor died due a trench collapse during installation of a sewer line. His wife filed a wrongful death action against the project engineer, alleging that the firm overseeing the project owed a duty to the worker to perform its professional...
by Kent Holland | Jul 16, 2009 | Archive Newsletter
Inside This Issue: New OSHA Policy is Upheld – Rendering Prime Contractors Responsible for Hazards Created by their Subcontractors; Faulty Workmanship Arising from Subcontractor Work is Covered by a CGL Policy; Huge Penalty for False Claim is Enforced , and Forfeiture...
by Kent Holland | May 2, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A sanction for spoliation (destruction) of evidence must be carefully considered to impose only such relief as is reasonably necessary to level the playing field between the plaintiff and defendant. Where a trial court barred a project owner from presenting expert...
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