by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
A builder who purchased a couple building lots from a subdivision developer in a new subdivision and built houses on them was sued by the homeowners on the basis of improper soil compaction that resulted in soil subsidence and structural damage to their homes. The...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
P. Douglas Folk, Esq. – Folk and Associates, P.C. I am very pleased to report the Arizona Supreme Court’s favorable decision in the Flagstaff Affordable Housing L.P. v. Design Alliance, Inc. case 2010 WL 476683 (Arizona, February 12, 2010). ACEC Arizona, AIA...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
The economic loss doctrine was enforced by the Supreme Court of Wyoming to bar a general contractor’s (GC) complaint against a project engineer with whom it lacked privity of contract. The GC had a contract was with a town to construct water and wastewater lines. The...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
In this case, the court considered the scope of an assignee’s right to recover damages from an engineer that breached a contract made with the assignor. The engineer argued that while it may have breached a contract or duty before the assignment occurred, the assignee...
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