by Kent Holland | May 23, 2011 | Newsletter Article, standard of care
Where an architect designed a house and observed its construction during the construction phase, it had a duty to identify significant deviations from its plans and specifications that impacted the structural integrity of a balcony – causing it to collapse and...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A material factual dispute existed regarding whether an architect met the requisite standard of care in reviewing an engineering report prior to its client’s purchase of property and prior to the architect proceeding with plans for renovation of the building. ...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a pedestrian sued a city and its engineering consultant for negligent design and construction, and failure to warn of a dangerous condition in a sidewalk, a court held that the engineer was entitled to summary judgment. This was because the plaintiff did not...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
In response to a plaintiff’s suit against an engineer alleging breach of an express warranty, a court held that the complaint must be dismissed because the record revealed no express warranty, and if the service was performed negligently the cause of action must be...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Statutes in several states require that law suits against design professionals be accompanied by an affidavit of merit by an expert, attesting there is a reasonable probability that the defendant did not exercise the requisite standard of care. The issue to be decided...
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