by Kent Holland | Oct 4, 2012 | Newsletter Article
A project owner/developer successfully recovered on most aspects of its complaint against a contractor for defective workmanship that caused window leaks and underground parking garage wall leaks, but its negligence claim was dismissed by summary judgment with the...
by Kent Holland | Oct 4, 2012 | Newsletter Article
After a project owner terminated its prime contractor and paid an outstanding invoice owed to the subcontractor, it subsequently filed suit against the subcontractor alleging negligent construction and breach of contract. Summary judgment was granted, and affirmed on...
by Kent Holland | Mar 28, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Design-Build contractor (Maeda Pacific Corp) engaged a design firm to prepare a cost estimate that it used in preparing a bid to the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (“Navy”) for a water supply system at the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. After being...
by Kent Holland | Jan 4, 2012 | Newsletter Article, standard of care
A Builder/Contractor that was building a house for a client/homeowner, used architectural plans that were drafted by an architect under contract with the homeowner, was permitted to sue the architect (with whom it had no independent contract) for breach of implied...
by Kent Holland | Dec 12, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A restaurant owner that contracted with a general contractor to remodel a restaurant was permitted by the Supreme Court of Idaho to file a negligence-based law suit directly against an electrical subcontractor that it alleged was responsible for defective installation...
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